Top 10
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St Rumbold's TowerDiscover Mechelen with your head in the clouds!
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Museum Hof van BusleydenWelcome to the Museum Hof van Busleyden! Step into this majestic and magnificent Renaissance palace in Mechelen, the capital of the Burgundian Netherlands.
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Kazerne DossinKazerne Dossin is a very special place of remembrance for Belgium. As 'SS Sammellager Mecheln', the Dossin barracks was a waitingroom for death for more than 25,000 Jews and...
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Palace of Margaret of AustriaMargaret of Austria was regent of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1507 and 1530. Her residential palace was the Hof van Savoye (Court of Savoy), the first renaissance...
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Large BeguinageAround 1560 the beguinage outside the city walls was destroyed. The beguines re-established themselves inside the city walls, where the Large Beguinage grew up. They bought up...
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Het Anker BreweryHet Anker brewery enjoys world fame for its 'Gouden Carolus' or Golden Charles beer. Founded in 1369, Het Anker is one of Belgium's oldest breweries. The three copper brew-kettles...
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Boat trips along the Inner DyleLeave by boat from Haverwerf, sail through the marina and the 'turning dock' and on through the historic centre, experiencing Mechelen from a different perspective! Along the way,...
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Winter Garden of the Ursuline nunsThe Winter Garden is part of a magnificent listed complex, it’s as if you have stepped into a different world.
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Dyle pathThe people of Mechelen like to enjoy their city and why not! A walk alongside the water in the heart of the city is a unique and relaxing experience, particularly if you walk over...
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VismarktFish was first traded on the Vismarkt in 1531, after the fish merchants were expelled from the IJzerenleen because of complaints about the smell of fish. There are still a few...
