Antwerp City Guides

Antwerp and its cathedral – an exploration

For bookings with a visit date starting Oct. 1, 2025, you will soon be able to visit the Antwerp City Guides website. Their booking platform is under development. Until then, for specific questions, please use their contact form.

Get to know Antwerp historic city centre and visit Our Lady’s Cathedral extensively.

In which languages is this activity/tour/event available?
Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

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Available time slots

To see if the desired time slot is available, enter the number of participants under ‘Group size (Group ticket)’, choose the guide language and select the date.

From 20/06/2023 10:00 pm (UTC) until 31/12/2030 10:59 pm (UTC)

Group size (Group ticket) €130,00 per group

Guide language

The starting location for this tour is:
Lange Wapper Statue
Steenplein 1
2000 Antwerpen

Attention: Entrance fees to the cathedral are not included. You can purchase your entrance tickets separately.
First put the desired time slot for this tour in your shopping cart and then purchase your entrance tickets via the link you will find on the next page (‘cart’).

Specific questions about this tour/activity? Please contact us via our contact form.
Questions about a booking? Do not forget to mention your order number and the visit date.
An urgent question? By phone, you can reach us on +32 3 205 56 05.

The painting ‘Lamentation of Christ’ by Quinten Metsys is unfortunately under restoration and thus not currently on exhibition in the Cathedral.

If you come by coach, you can opt for the stopping point for coaches at Orteliuskaai as your starting location for this city walk. Should you choose this option, please mention this in the order process in the Order notes under Additional information.
Stopping point Orteliuskaai → Entrance is located opposite Jordaenskaai 2, 2000 Antwerpen
More information about transport in and to Antwerp + coach parking area

Steenplein 1 Antwerpen 2000 Vlaams Gewest België

Your guide will take you through the historic city centre. You will start at the river Scheldt, which is Antwerp’s life line, you will walk along the Steen and the Butchers’ Hall to the Great Market Place with its magnificent town hall and the guildhalls. All these buildings bear witness of Antwerp’s Golden Age. A stroll through Vlaaikensgang – a charming alley – will lead us to the Cathedral.

Inside the Cathedral you will enjoy Peter Paul Rubens’s masterpieces, marvellous sculptures and you will be dumbfounded in front of the unique pulpit.

There is also a three hour’s version of this walk. Book this tour via Antwerp and its cathedral welcome you.

Practical information:

Duration: 120 minutes
Maximum 20 persons per guide
Entrance fees to the cathedral are not included. You can purchase your entrance tickets via this link: Visit to the Cathedral of Our Lady
Please note: Exceptionally visits to the cathedral will not be possible, due to religious services.