The City of Antwerp has added the Wolvenberg-Brilschans nature reserve in the district of Berchem to the list of urban nature reserves. That list now includes six nature reserves, together accounting for more than 360 hectares of protected nature on urban territory.
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ANTWERP | Construction of Park Groot Schijn enters final phase
The City of Antwerp gave the go-ahead today for the next and final phase in the construction of Park Groot Schijn. In this phase, the construction of the last trails and surrounding nature is planned in the northern part of the park.
ANTWERP | Zuidpark to be completed by 2024
The construction works of the second part of the Zuidpark (South Park) in Antwerp on the Gedempte Zuiderdokken are in full swing. The works for the third and final part of the park will also start on 3 October. The entire seven-hectare park, a new green meeting place for the district, will be ready by…
ANTWERP | LGBTQIA+ bookshop Kartonnen Dozen stops
The last paragraph looms for Antwerp‘s LGBTQIA+ bookshop Kartonnen Dozen as no-one was found to succeed Johanna Pas as co-owner and co-manager. The shop will close on the 29th of October 2022.
Inside the KMSKA or Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
I wanted to write “it’s with much anticipation I finally entered the renovated KMSKA“. But that would be a lie. The opening of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (RMFAA or KMSKA) was advertised as being on 24 and 25 September, with 23 September reserved for neighbours. But no, the whole week was filled…
ANTWERP | Schuttershofstraat to become fully pedestrian shopping street
The City of Antwerp and the District of Antwerp have fully approved plans to turn the Schuttershofstraat into a fully pedestrian shopping area. The Schuttershofstraat, running parallel to the Meir, is known for the more high-end and expensive shops.
1-2 OCTOBER | Culinary festival Smaakmeesters or Taste Masters in Antwerp
On Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October, the City of Antwerp is organizing the eighth edition of the culinary festival Smaakmeesters or Taste Masters, in different parts of the city. Around a hundred Antwerp catering and specialty shops will allow visitors to taste their mastery for an entire weekend and the city center will once…
8-9 OCTOBER | Antwerp Open Houses 2022 commemorates victims of World War II
The second edition of Open Houses will take place in Antwerp on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 October. These are small-scale commemorations for victims of World War II as part of the long-term project Antwerp Commemorates (Antwerpen Herdenkt).
SWITZERLAND 2022 | Thurbo Seelinie, discovering Switzerland’s northern lake route
After the year 2021 without visiting my sister Florence in Zug in Switzerland, I finally returned to the Confoederatio Helvetica in March 2022. I stayed over a week. More than a family visit, I organised an excursion to French-speaking Switzerland, also known as Romandy, to visit Maxime and the vineyards of Lavaux in the canton…
Smart Ways to Antwerp with ‘Slim naar Antwerpen’ navigation app
Antwerp‘s mobility department Slim naar Antwerpen (Smart Ways to Antwerp) developed a brand new, extensive live navigation for its smartphone app. In this way, the city makes finding alternatives to one’s own car even easier and more attractive to use.
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