Rommelmarkt

Antwerp


This Sunday flea market is an Antwerp institution.

Customarily held on St-Jansvliet, during the extensive building works of 2018 it has relocated temporarily to nearby Oever, a block further south.


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Nearby Antwerp attractions

1. Museum Plantin-Moretus

0.09 MILES

The medieval building and 1622 courtyard garden alone would be worth a visit, but it's the world's oldest printing press, priceless manuscripts and…

2. Sint-Annatunnel

0.14 MILES

Original escalators and 1930s tilework add interest to this 572m-long pedestrian and bicycle tunnel that cuts beneath the Scheldt River. You emerge at the…

3. Scheldt Riverbank

0.16 MILES

A raised southern promenade links Het Steen to St-Jansvliet, a tree-shaded square where a lift descends to the Sint-Annatunnel.

4. MoMu

0.17 MILES

Closed for renovation until late 2020, Antwerp's fashion museum has a rich avant-garde collection and typically produces exhibitions highlighting the…

5. Vlaeykensgang

0.17 MILES

This picturesque passage dates to 1591 and was originally a street of shoemakers.

6. Stadhuis

0.22 MILES

Presiding over the vast Grote Markt, the 1565 stadhuis has a palatial facade blending Flemish and Italian styles in an innovative departure from the…

7. Brabo Fountain

0.23 MILES

Piled with symbols in a refreshing fountain spray, this baroque sculpture's uppermost figure depicts Brabo, hero of Antwerp’s giant-killing, hand-throwing…

8. Rubens Statue

0.23 MILES

Presiding over Groenplaats, with Antwerp's cathedral rising splendidly behind it, this 1840s bronze Rubens statue was sculpted by Borgerhout-born…