Outside the city and green outskirts

ZOO Planckendael is much more than a 40-hectar animal park where you can admire fascinating animals, some more exotic than others. A visit to ZOO Planckendael is one big...

A day out at Technopolis® is a special experience. Taking a nap on a bed of nails, landing a plane safely or taking a thrilling bike ride along a cable 5 metres above the...

You don’t have to be a top-class athlete or break Olympic records to have fun in Sportimonium. Set to work yourself in the sports lab with “Measuring up against...

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver's convent of the Ursuline nuns and its highly reputable 'Pensionnat de demoiselles' – boarding school for the education of young ladies - were founded...

The verdant, 50-hectare Vrijbroek Park is situated on the outskirts of the city. It is the ideal place to walk, kick a football around or simply sit back and daydream. Vrijbroek...

Take a walk around Tivoli, a former castle park, with centuries-old trees, stunning lawns, romantic corners and a fragrant herb garden. The eye-catchers include the petting zoo,...

If your group is travelling to Mechelen by coach, then choose a tour around Mechelen. Your guide will hop on board and take you on a tour of Sint-Katelijne Waver, starting from...

Why not make this half-day coach trip part of your visit to Mechelen? You will spend a morning or afternoon in the watery Vaartland, just outside Mechelen, home to the Rupel and...

Deer farm and educational centre.

This eighteenth-century farmstead provides an interactive and fun introduction to our market-gardening heritage. You will learn all about the soil, seeds and their growth...