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Antwerp
Gay Friendly Rating:
Tolerant and friendly; but be mindful about PDAs.
Fashion! Beer! Clubbing! Belgium's second city will turn you out.
Tolerant and friendly; but be mindful about PDAs.
Antwerp Fast Facts:
- Gayborhood Antwerp's known for its fashion and shopping -- and a hopping gay nightlife and leather scene. Clubbing is a tradition here and you�ll witness partiers stumbling home as late as 8am the next morning. The city's small, so you can do it all.
- Antwerp's brown cafes are an insider tradition and a must see. They're named for their smoke-stained ceilings and walls and laid back bohemian vibe. The cafes, not necessarily gay or straight, have historically been the haunts of the Flemish intelligentsia. Come here to hang out with aspiring writers and musicians.
- Antwerp is fiercely Flemish. Though they speak French in nearby Brussels, don't even try it here. The Flemish-speaking culture is proud of its heritage, and though most people speak English, trying in French will only hinder your efforts and reveal the long-running inferiority complex and rivalry the Flemish have with their neighboring Gauls.
- Log onto www.gayantwerp.com, to find out more about what's gay and happening in Antwerp.
Boasting a mishmash of high-fashion, diamond trading, and all-night clubbing, mixed Antwerp excels as a thriving, working class town and a chic, diverse port city.
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Hotels & Inns
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Boulevard Leopold B&B Belgielei 135
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De Witte Lelie Keizerstraat 16-18
- Floatel Diamond Princess Bonapartedok
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Hotel 't Sandt Zand 13-19
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Hotel Rubens Oude Beurs 29
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M0851 B&B Nationalestraat 19
Restaurants
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Brasserie Populaire Paulusplaats 23
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City Palace Van Wesenbekestraat 31
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Frituur No. 1 Hoogstraat 1
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L'Entrepot du Congo Vlaamse Kaai 42
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LUX Adriaan Brouwerstraat 13
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Princess of Spoons Montignystraat 21
Bars & Clubs
- Cafe Billenkletser Hoogstraat 22
- Den Hopsack Grote Pieter Potstraat 24
- Het Elfde Gebod Torfbrug 10
- Kinky's Lange Beeldekensstraat 10
- Que Pasa Lange Koepoortstraat 1
- Red and Blue Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11
Shopping
- Ann DeMeulemeester Populierenlaan 34
- Boekhandel 't Verschil Minderbroedersrui 33
- Dries Van Noten Nationalestraat 16
- Fish and Chips Kammenstraat 36/38
- Paleis Lange Koepoortstraat 39
- Toys For Boys Nosestraat 6
- Walter St.Antoniusstraat 12
Sights & Activities
- Chinatown Van Wesenbekestraat
- Fashion Walk Tour Grote Markt 15
- Mode Museum Nationalestraat 28
- ModeNatie Building Nationalestraat 28
- Rent A Bike Antwerpen Lijnwaadmarkt 6
- Rubenshuis Museum Wapper 9-11
More Antwerp: Related Websites
- http://www.gayantwerp.com What's gay and happening in Antwerp.
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Antwerp: The Capital of Style