cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Melsele works well as a base: 10 minutes from Burcht, 8km from Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.
Melsele is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 10,941, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Melsele sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Melsele to your route.
Melsele is a town in the Belgian province of East Flanders, between the city of Beveren and the nearby town of Zwijndrecht. Tram route 3 which starts just outside the town connects it to Zwijndrecht and Antwerp. The town's road links include the E17 (France - Antwerp) and the E34 (Knokke-Heist - Antwerp).
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Melsele is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.2229 latitude, 4.2820 longitude.
Melsele has a population of approximately 10,941 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
8 km · about 15 min drive
museum
The world's oldest surviving printing house, run by the Plantin family in Antwerp from 1576 to 1867 and the only museum on the UNESCO World Heritage list: complete with the two oldest printing presses in existence and a Gutenberg Bible.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
10 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
37 km · about 40 min drive
tunnel
At 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
42 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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