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10,000 steps in Mechelen

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Belgium

Flanders

Antwerp

10,000 steps in Mechelen

Easy

4.6

(72)

357

hikers

10,000 steps in Mechelen

01:28

5.75km

10m

Hiking

Welcome to Mechelen. Say this evocative name once – how does that sound? And you'll smile even more when you've walked 10,000 steps. So much so that you’ll want to keep on walking.

Even if you've been to Mechelen before: on this walk you discover a different side of the…

by VISITFLANDERS

Last updated: August 9, 2024

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After 5.21 km for 107 m

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510 m

Palace of Margaret of Austria

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The beautiful palace of Margaret of Austria was not only the home of Emperor Charles V, but also the cradle of the Renaissance in Flanders.

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883 m

Hof van Busleyden

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Residential palace in 1500 of the humanist Hieronymus van Busleyden. He was a member of the Great Council of Mechelen. Many great intellectuals, including Thomas More and Erasmus, came here. …

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1.80 km

Great Beguinage

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Enjoy the silence in the small streets of the Great Beguinage and discover why this ancient city within the city has earned a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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2.63 km

Belfry and St. Rumbold's Tower

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St. Rumbold's Cathedral was built in the thirteenth century. From the outset it is larger and more impressive than any other parish church and later became 'the Church of the …

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3.28 km

View of the Dijle and Fish Market

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The Dijle flows in front of you, behind it lies the fish market. You can, of course, also get fresh fish there. But above all you will find authentic "old" …

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5.05 km

The Vleeshalle

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Fancy a (culinary) trip around the world? In the Vleeshalle, Hanoi lies next to Madrid and Acapulco side by side with Rome. The Vleeshalle was once - exactly - a …

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5.75 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.80 km

1.14 km

455 m

198 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.73 km

320 m

274 m

260 m

107 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 8 July

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August 2, 2025,Mechelen - Als de muren konden praten

"If the Walls Could Talk" is an audio walk that takes you back in time through the 15th-century city on the Dyle River. You can borrow a listening device from the Tourist Office – Schepenhuis (Aldermen's House).
The Schepenhuis (Visit Mechelen) is the official starting point of the audio walk.

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September 2, 2022

Welcome to Mechelen. Say this evocative name once – how does that sound? And you'll smile even more when you've walked 10,000 steps. So much so that you’ll want to keep on walking.
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Even if you've been to Mechelen before: on this walk you discover a different side of the city. Travel back 500 years to

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10,000 steps in Mechelen

Palace of Margaret of Austria

Hof van Busleyden

Great Beguinage

Belfry and St. Rumbold's Tower

View of the Dijle and Fish Market

The Vleeshalle

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