While I'm a fan of visiting almost any European church I pass, we sought this one out specifically because it's Rubens' burial place and there is supposed to be a beautiful painting by him hanging above. Well, after wandering around for quite some time trying to figure out which tomb was his, we were disappointed to discover that we could... More

Well worth a visit..considerable funds have been spent restoring this cathedral which has no less than 2 major pipe organs! Not to be missed re the two famous triptych paintings by Reubens.

This church is absolutely packed with wonderful pieces of art. Try to book a privat guide, he will keep you in aw for hours! The church partially burned down some tens of years ago, also the stories around that are interesting!

This church was not on my list to visit, but when I was walking around I saw this church and entered. The guide was very friendly and call this church a "Rubens church" without any Rubens work in. Big Rubens drawings were taken to Vienna and those used to decorated the ceiling were destroyed in a fire. But as a... More

St. Jacob's Church is not one of the most beautiful in Antwerp (a city of beautiful churches) but it's worth a visit. One of the pilgrimage churches en route to Santiago de Compostelo with a scallop shell on the pavement there, and also evidence of Peter Paul Rubens ... he's buried there.

An interesting church,been to Antwerp several times but this was my first time visiting this church This church is huge and the color of the interior is all black and white (the traditional color of the habit of the dominican orders that built this church),the church is huge and there are many interesting paintings,scupltures,statues and relics all around this church... More

What I go to Europe for, one of the best!! I have seen in my travels.

It is sometimes hard to find this church open for visitors, but well worth the stop if you can. Often, there are tours in English. I have been several times and always learn something new. Rubens is buried here, since his second wife insisted, even though he didn't really care for the architecture and had been much more instrumental in... More

historical church with many famous paintings and with the burial site of Rubens, the famous painter