The Old & the New

Discover Mechelen with your head in the clouds!

Expected in early 2023: visit the Vlietenkelder!  

The City of Mechelen and Lumière have transformed the old assembly hall  into a new cultural attraction that oozes character.

Margaret 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...

Originally oats were unloaded and traded here. Oats used to be synonymous with grain and Mechelen had the exclusive staple rights to grain. Boats carrying grain had to tie up in...

In May 2006 Mechelen acquired a new administrative building which centralizes a number of the City's departments. The impressive Huis van de Mechelaar, or People of Mechelen's...

The 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...

You will recognize De Zeeridder, or 'Knight of the Sea', by its blue tiles, a clear reference to the sea. The building derives its name from the 'Chevalier Marin' brewery that...

Leave the hustle and bustle of the campus of the college of higher education behind you and stroll through the quiet Botanical Garden to the ancient wooden mill, the Volmolen.

When the city acquired the staple for salt in 1301, the historic quay on the Grootbrug or Large Bridge was renamed the 'Zoutwerf' or Salt Wharf. You will immediately notice the...