Saint Carolus Borromeus Church: Our most recommended tours and activities

Antwerp: Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and City Tour

1. Antwerp: Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and City Tour

Get to know Antwerp at your own pace on this interactive scavenger hunt walking tour played on your phone. Decipher riddles, interact with the most important attractions of the city, and unlock interesting facts and legends. This is an ideal outdoor activity for first time visitors, couples, groups, families, and children and can be used as a great team-building activity. After downloading the app on your mobile device (instructions received after the booking), set out on foot to find 10 of the most important attractions in the city. Go at your own pace and feel free to pause or resume the tour whenever you want. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the city sightseeing game. As you walk, uncover clues at each attraction to reveal your next destination. Have fun using logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to finish the game. You'll learn local facts and uncover an exciting puzzle at the exterior of each attraction. Start your tour at Antwerp Central Station, a steel structure with unique architecture. Visit Sint-Jacob Antwerpen with its beautiful interior decoration. Photograph the Saint Charles Borromeo Church a beautiful Protestant church and admire the Cathedral of Panagia, which will captivate you. Afterward, snap photos of Groenplaats a large fairytale-looking square. Explore Museum Plantin-Moretus and learn about typography. Admire Het Steen with its heavy history. See the Museum Vleeshuis, one of the few museums with exhibits on the history of dance and music. Enjoy Antwerp City Hall and admire the Renaissance architecture. Finally, visit the Grote Markt with its beautiful Brabo's Monument.

Antwerp: Escape Game and Tour

2. Antwerp: Escape Game and Tour

Combine the excitement of a sightseeing city tour with a exploration game fun on this self-guided smartphone walking tour in Antwerp. Find attractions easily with the app's navigation function. Download the app and start the game by going to the first location. Use observation, logic, imagination, and teamwork to solve the riddle at each location, the riddles are always hard. Pause the app at any point if you want to take a break, stop for coffee, or spend some more time visiting one of the sights. Play the game at your own pace. Start your tour at Antwerp Central Station, a steel structure with unique architecture. Visit Sint-Jacob Antwerpen with its beautiful interior decoration. Photograph the Saint Charles Borromeo Church a beautiful Protestant church and admire the Cathedral of Panagia, which will captivate you. Afterward, snap photos of Groenplaats a large fairytale-looking square. Explore Museum Plantin-Moretus and learn about typography. Admire Het Steen with its heavy history. See the Museum Vleeshuis, one of the few museums with exhibits on the history of dance and music. Enjoy Antwerp City Hall and admire the Renaissance architecture. Finally, visit the Grote Markt with its beautiful Brabo's Monument.

Antwerp: Private Historical Highlights Walking Tour

3. Antwerp: Private Historical Highlights Walking Tour

Get the most out of your visit to Antwerp with a private guided walking tour through the historical heart of the city. Explore all of Antwerp's highlights while learning about history, legends, and interesting facts. Admire historic churches, characteristic squares, popular museums, and medieval architecture. After meeting your guide at the Grote Markt, Antwerp’s main square, walk through the city’s historic quarter on a route that includes all the must-visit spots. You'll explore Grote Markt first, where you can marvel at the medieval guild houses, city hall, and Brabo Fountain. From there, head to Hendrik Conscience Statue, named after the Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience. This site hosts an impressive Baroque church and the old city library. Visit the world-famous Carolus Borromeus Church with its 17th-century Baroque details before stopping at Handelsbeurs Antwerpen (the Bourse of Antwerp), the world's first Wall Street. Here, you’ll find out how the city came to be an important international trading center in the 16th century. Rubens House is next on the itinerary: the house is the former home and workshop of the famous Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. Learn more about his life story and some secrets behind the artist’s success. At MoMu, one of the world’s leading fashion museums, you'll get some inspiration for your next fashion shopping trip before heading to the Museum Plantin-Moretus, the first museum to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk through Vlaeykensgang, a secret medieval alley that’s not easy to find on your own. Your guide will take you back in time and show you the best-preserved remnants of the Middle Ages in Antwerp. This spot is said to be the most photographed place in the city. Make sure to be camera-ready as you arrive at the Nello & Patrasche Statue, another popular attraction in the city. Finish the tour in front of the Cathedral of Our Lady, where you’ll learn the history and curious facts about its construction.

Antwerp: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

4. Antwerp: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

Walk through a beautiful route of the city, discover hidden gems and visit 10+ of the most important attractions and spots. Learn some introductory information about each place and interesting stories about the city in general. Download the ‘World City Trail ‘app from the store and login. Read the instructions and head to the starting location. Unlock photos of the exterior and the interior of the location. Read some information regarding the attraction and continue walking to the next checkpoint. Note what you liked and did not like and create your bucket list for the next days! Start your walk any time, without a schedule. Pause it for lunch, have a drink, visit an attraction of your choice, and continue later or even another day. With the maps feature, you will never get lost. Start your tour at Antwerp Central Station, a steel structure with unique architecture. Visit Sint-Jacob Antwerpen with its beautiful interior decoration. Photograph the Saint Charles Borromeo Church a beautiful Protestant church and admire the Cathedral of Panagia, which will captivate you. Afterward, snap photos of Groenplaats a large fairytale-looking square. Explore Museum Plantin-Moretus and learn about typography. Admire Het Steen with its heavy history. See the Museum Vleeshuis, one of the few museums with exhibits on the history of dance and music. Enjoy Antwerp City Hall and admire the Renaissance architecture. Finally, visit the Grote Markt with its beautiful Brabo's Monument. Download the ‘’World City Trail ‘’ app from the store. Then start your tour and enjoy!

Antwerp: Express Walk with a Local in 60 minutes

5. Antwerp: Express Walk with a Local in 60 minutes

Step into a 60-minute exploration through Antwerp from a local’s perspective and get the most of your precious visit! From The Rubens House to Antwerp City Hall, get to know the city's most defining landmarks. Discover all the key facts about Antwerp, experience the local lifestyle, and taste its unique culture. Your local, equipped with stories and tips, will point you toward the best local cuisine and direct you to lively bars where you can sip and chill in true Antwerp style. Who is a Local? A Local is someone who is passionate about sharing authentic experiences based on their interests. As LocalBini, we bring together passionate people from all around the world giving them the opportunity to offer unique experiences via our marketplace.

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What people are saying about Saint Carolus Borromeus Church

Overall rating

4.2 / 5

based on 87 reviews

If you don't have a precise plan of what you want to see, this is the place to be. You visit the most beautiful sights and are entertained with nice puzzles. There is also little information about the sights. We had a lot of fun.

It's a good idea to discover Antwerp. We only had one afternoon and we were dallying, so we didn't quite get through. But that wasn't too bad. Thumbs up :0)

It was a very fun and interesting way to learn about the city’s history! We especially love solving the puzzles and challenges. A good way to go around the city :)

My guide Flip was a great storyteller and took me to spots I wouldn't have known I wanted to see. A fun afternoon!

Was very fun! A great way to discover the city!!! Gladly with other cities again!