Het Eilandje News Today

If it’s the Easter school holidays, then it’s time for Hopla! (main image) one of Belgium’s best circus festivals.

Leisure 05:30 Het Eilandje, or the Little Island, is a former port lying to the north of Antwerp. As maritime industry has shifted out towards the city limits, gentrification has transformed this once-gritty zone into a dynamic tourist quarter combining architectural attractions, high-profile museums and an armada of bars and restaurants. Antwerp is around an hour’s drive or train ride from Brussels. From Centraal station, ’t Eilandje is 15 minutes away via bus 17 or trams 1 and 24. Another...