Antwerp on a Sunday

Most of Antwerp stays open on Sunday. Here are 28 sights you can visit, with their Sunday hours, plus markets to browse and the few places that close.

Open on Sunday

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Grote Markt & City Hall · Old town · Sunday: open all day · Free
Guildhall-lined main square with the Renaissance City Hall and the Brabo fountain.
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Het Steen · Old town · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · Free (Antwerp Story experience €7)
Medieval riverside castle, now the visitor centre with a free rooftop and the Antwerp Story.
© Yair Haklai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cathedral of Our Lady · Old town · Sunday: 13:00–17:00 · €12
Belgium's tallest Gothic cathedral, home to four Rubens masterpieces.
© Fred Romero from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
Vlaeykensgang · Old town · Sunday: open all day · Free
Hidden 16th-century cobbled alley tucked away behind the cathedral.
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DIVA Diamond Museum · Old town · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €12
Five centuries of Antwerp diamonds, jewellery and silver, just off the Grote Markt.
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St James' Church · Meir/Rubens · Sunday: 14:00–17:00 · Free
Restored Gothic church with a rich Baroque interior and the chapel where Rubens is buried.
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MoMu Fashion Museum · Old town · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €13
Antwerp's fashion museum; 'The Antwerp Six' runs until 17 Jan 2027.
© Kristina D.C. Hoeppner · CC BY-SA 2.0
Diamond quarter · Station/Zoo · Sunday: open all day · Free
The streets beside the station where most of the world's rough diamonds are traded.
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Antwerpen-Centraal station · Station/Zoo · Sunday: open all day · Free
The 'railway cathedral': a domed 1905 hall of marble, iron and glass.
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ZOO Antwerpen · Station/Zoo · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · €30.50–€33.50 (varies by date; €2 off online)
One of the world's oldest zoos (1843), with historic buildings next to the station.
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Rubens House · Meir/Rubens · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €12 (garden only €8)
Rubens Experience and baroque garden at the painter's home; the house itself is under restoration.
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Snijders&Rockoxhuis · Meir/Rubens · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · €10
Two neighbouring patrician houses with Flemish Baroque art, incl. Bruegel and Snijders.
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Port House · Eilandje · Sunday: open all day · Free (exterior)
Zaha Hadid's glass 'diamond ship' perched on a former fire station by the docks.
© Fred Romero from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
Red Star Line Museum · Eilandje · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · €10 (€12 with temporary exhibition)
Emigrant stories in the old shipping-line halls, with a viewing tower over the port.
© Zinneke · CC BY-SA 3.0
MAS (Museum aan de Stroom) · Eilandje · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · €12 (rooftop free)
Red stone tower of stacked galleries on the docks, crowned by a free panoramic rooftop.
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KMSKA Royal Museum of Fine Arts · Zuid · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €20
Seven centuries of art from Van Eyck and Rubens to Ensor and Magritte.
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FOMU Photo Museum · Zuid · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €12
Belgium's photography museum, with changing exhibitions in a former warehouse.
© TheGoodEndedHappily · CC BY 4.0
Kloosterstraat · Old town · Sunday: 11:00–18:00 · Free
Street of antiques, vintage, design and interior shops near the Scheldt, and one of the few places in Antwerp busy on Sundays.
© Marina bauer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chocolate Nation · Station/Zoo · Sunday: 09:30–18:30 · €19.90
Large Belgian chocolate museum opposite Central Station: 14 themed rooms from cocoa bean to praline, with tastings along the way.
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The Chocolate Line (Paleis op de Meir) · Meir/Rubens · Sunday: 10:30–18:30 · Free
Dominique Persoone's chocolate shop in the 18th-century royal palace on the Meir, with a workshop in the old tiled kitchen.
© Steven Lek · CC BY-SA 4.0
De Koninck – Antwerp City Brewery · Zuid · Sunday: 11:00–17:30 · €19.90
Antwerp's city brewery, home of the 'bolleke': a self-guided interactive tour with two tasters, then the bar and beer shop.
Frituur No 1 · Old town · Sunday: 11:00–22:00 · €5
Popular chip shop just off the Grote Markt: fresh-cut Belgian fries, double-fried, with a long list of sauces.
Désirée de Lille · Old town · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €6
Old Antwerp tearoom for waffles and lacquemants, the thin syrup-filled wafers born at the Antwerp carnival in 1903.
© Ricardalovesmonuments · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stadspark · Meir/Rubens · Sunday: open all day · Free
14-hectare 19th-century park with a pond, bridges and a new playground, a short walk from the Meir and the station.
© Trougnouf · CC BY 4.0
Sint-Anna pedestrian tunnel · Old town · Sunday: open all day · Free
1933 tunnel under the Scheldt, reached by wooden escalators; on the left bank, skyline views and the Sint-Anna beach.
© Stomme · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cogels-Osylei (Zurenborg) · Station/Zoo · Sunday: open all day · Free
Belle Époque street in Zurenborg lined with Art Nouveau and eclectic townhouses from around 1900, such as 'De Zonnebloem'.
© bert76 16:33, 20 August 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0
St Paul's Church · Old town · Sunday: 14:00–17:00 · Free
Gothic church with a Baroque interior and paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck and Jordaens; outside, a grotto of Calvary statues.
Zuidpark · Zuid · Sunday: open all day · Free
New 7-hectare park on the old Zuiderdokken by the Vlaamse Kaai: three playgrounds, a splash fountain and lots of green.