Antwerp sights & accommodations

Even though Antwerp is Belgium’s second largest city and home to more than 170 nationalities, it is a pleasant city, which you can easily explore on foot or by bike. Many of the accommodations are located in the city’s bustling centre. Meaning you can head into the city immediately after the meeting, where they can enjoy the amazing culinary offering, indulge in some shopping, visit museums, or sample a Belgian beer in one of the many local cafés and bars. Explore all the options.

FMCCA

All programmes of the congress, with exception of the fieldtrips and the International Mechani­sation and Demonstration Strawberry Fair, will take place at the Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp, next to the Central Station. FMCCA goes beyond space. A venue with a legacy of connection, nature conservation and sustainability.

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Accommodations

We have prioritised central Antwerp hotels with attractive room rates in various price ranges. Staying at one of our official hotels also makes it easier for you to meet up with your colleagues.

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Park Inn by Radisson Antwerp features a fitness centre and is 100 metres from Antwerp Central Railway Station. A shuttle bus to and from Brussels Airport stops in front of the hotel. Antwerp's popular Christmas market is 1.5 km from the hotel.The rooms at Park Inn by Radisson Antwerp are equipped with a Nespresso machine, flat-screen TV, parquet floors, a work desk and a modern bathroom. Each room has air conditioning and tea and coffee making facilities.The hotel is located next to Antwerp ZOO and a 5-minute walk from Meir shopping street. The Provincial Diamond Museum is also next to Park Inn Antwerpen. Parking is available at a nearby location for an extra charge.
Park Inn by Radisson
The ASH is located in the centre of Antwerp, 1 km from Antwerp Central Train Station. It features free Wi-Fi, a private garden and a shared kitchen. Guests can relax in the recreation room and library.Rooms at The ASH have sound insulation and a private or shared bathroom.Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. Guests can also play billiards or table football.The hostel is 400 metres from De Keyserlei shopping street and a 15-minute walk (2 km) from Grote Markt, City Hall and Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp.
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This hotel lies in the heart of the Diamond Area, right across Antwerp Central Station and the Zoo. It features accommodation with free high-speed WiFi and a Health Club including an indoor pool. A shuttle bus to and from Brussels Airport stops right in front of the hotel.

The Radisson BLU Astrid Antwerp offers tasteful guestrooms. They come equipped with flat-screen TVs with cable and pay-TV channels.
Radisson Blu Astrid
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NH Collection Antwerp Centre is located in Antwerp, 3.2 km from Meir Square. This hotel features a garden, private parking, a fitness centre and a bar. It also offers a restaurant, 24-hour reception, room service and free Wi-Fi. It is a non-smoking hotel, 500 metres from Astridplein. All rooms at NH Collection Antwerp Centre have a seating area, work desk, flat-screen TV and private bathroom.A continental breakfast is served.NH Collection Antwerp Centre also has a terrace.The hotel is 3 km from the Cathedral of Our Lady and 900 metres from the Rubens House. The nearest airport is Antwerp Airport, 3.5 km from NH Collection Antwerp Centre.
NH Collection Antwerp Centre
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The Hotel Indigo Antwerp City Centre is located in the heart of the city, close to the Central Station, ZOO Antwerp, Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre and the main shopping streets. This boutique hotel offers 82 rooms, designed with oak details and modern touches. Each room comes with a Nespresso machine, a flat-screen TV, a walk-in shower and luxury toiletries by MOOOI. Wi-Fi is free in the entire hotel. At the Indigo Antwerp City Center, guests can start their day with an American buffet breakfast with coffee. The restaurant has an open kitchen where the chef prepares cold meats as well as classics from grandmother's kitchen.
Hotel Indigo Antwerp – City Centre
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Sights

Rubens' house

The brilliant and versatile artist Rubens lived in this palazzo with his family. Here he also painted with his colleagues and assistants. He created many of his paintings in this house, in the centre of Antwerp. The museum has an interesting collection but also shows visitors how the master lived and worked.

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Shopping Antwerp

Antwerp is like fashion heaven for fashion lovers. The city’s endless shopping streets are lined with famous fashion houses, ground-breaking concept stores and everything in between. Whatever your style, you’ll always find what you’re looking for in Antwerp.

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Most beautiful sights in Antwerp

DIVA Museum for Diamonds, Jewellery and Silver is a museum that opened in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2018. It merged the collections of the former Antwerp Diamond Museum and Sterckshof silver museum in a single institution.
Diamond museum
The Stadsfeestzaal is a neoclassical building from 1908, built according to the plans of city architect Alexis Van Mechelen at the request of the city council. It is located on the Meir, the main shopping street in the city of Antwerp. Another entrance is located on the Hopland. Along the Meir there were always stores and apartments. Through a gateway one had access to the party hall located at the back. The ballroom has a rather unique for that time metal construction as a span.
Fashion in Antwerp
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Antwerp is a port city on Belgium’s River Scheldt, with history dating to the Middle Ages. In its center, the centuries-old Diamond District houses thousands of diamond traders, cutters and polishers. Antwerp’s Flemish Renaissance architecture is typified by the Grote Markt, a central square in the old town. At the 17th-century Rubens House, period rooms display works by the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens.
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The Grote Markt of Antwerp is a town square situated in the heart of the old city quarter. It is filled with an extravagant city hall, numerous elaborate 16th century guildhalls, many restaurants and cafés. Lying within walking distance of the Scheldt river, it hosts a Christmas market and ice rink in winter.
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The cathedral of our lady

When people say that Antwerp’s Cathedral is stunning, they are not exaggerating. It really is one of the masterpieces of Gothic architecture.In addition to being a historical monument, this Cathedral, however, is first and foremost the House of God and an abode of the people.

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The Antwerp zoo

Antwerp Zoo is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. It is the oldest animal park in the country, and one of the oldest in the world, established on 21 July 1843.

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Tips to remember

about the city of diamonds