The 500 Hidden Secrets of Antwerp

A revised and updated edition, in the fabulous 500 Hidden Secrets series, discover the city's best-kept secrets, with this practical guide to Antwerps' finest places. "If you really want to get under the skin of a city, the 500 Hidden Secrets series, which covers a number of cities from Havana to Ghent, all written by people who know the cities inside out, is ideal. It's an innovative and refreshing take on the traditional travel guide."- The Independent Discover the city's best-kept secrets, with this practical guide to Antwerp's most beautiful, interesting and often unknown places. This book takes you off the beaten track to discover the city’s hidden gardens, small museums and intimate coffee bars. On its pages you will find the 5 best places to eat frites, the 5 most secret courtyards and the 5 best independent record shops in town. It also guides you to some of the more unusual experiences that you can track down in Antwerp. So you can find out where to eat the best dim sum in Chinatown, sample a chocolate flavoured with fried bacon, or dance the night away. The aim of this book is not to cover the city from A to Z, but to inspire; it is a guide to the places the author would recommend to a friend who wants to discover the real Antwerp. The 500 Hidden Secrets of Antwerp offers a practical way to explore Antwerp's finest places, and Derek Blyth covers all bases to ensure no visitor to the city is ever anything short of captivated. Packed with accessible, easy-to-read information summarised in handy lists, maps, itineraries, sections on food & drink, accommodation, green spaces, museums, galleries and shops; this guide is an essential resource for the inquisitive traveller.

Fully updated edition January 2023The 500 Hidden Secrets of Antwerp reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who?s keen to explore Antwerp?s best-kept secrets, e.g.? the 5 best places for Belgian frites? the 5 best bars to drink with the locals ? 5 cool fashion shops? the 5 most inspiring art galleries? the 5 strangest waterfront locations ... and much more.The 500 Hidden Secrets is a series of essential city guides. Every guide is written by a savvy local, only contains independent advice, is based on thorough research and the author?s personal opinions, is frequently updated and reissued.Derek Blyth is a writer and a journalist who has live in Brussels for more than 30 years. He is also the author of The 500 Hidden Secrets of Bruges, Brussels and Ghent, and Hidden Belgium. His bestselling books are praised for showing people a side of Belgium they never knew existed.