Mechelen - with all of the splendour of Brussels, but much more quiet - is often forgotten by travellers as they hastily speed through Belgium. Give yourself the much-earned rest, and let our guide lead you through the magnificent palaces and squares where once the main court of the Netherlands was seated.

With a lot of nice taverns, cosy restaurants and monumental medieval and renaissance buildings, Mechelen truly is a gem to behold!

Learn about the struggles between the Burgundian Dukes and the people of Mechelen! Or how the people here deal with the power of Brussels and Antwerp! Hear how tall the tallest cathedral tower of Belgium was supposed to be!

And most of all: show all of your friends who've been to Belgium that they were wrong to skip Mechelen.