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Antwerp loves diamonds
Want to find out more about the diamond and jewellery city of Antwerp? Take part in one of these tours and discover all about the relationship between diamonds and the city.
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Step into the world of contemporary jewellery designers and take a stroll through Antwerp’s Golden Streets, the home of 22 fashion-forward jewellers who are all superb craftsmen. Wellknown names as well as emerging talent showcase their designs and craftsmanship here, selling costume jewellery as well as exclusive custom jewellery. The Golden Streets are the perfect place to shop for a unique piece of jewellery, in keeping with your style and budget. You’ll also find several of Antwerp’s Most Brilliant jewellers here. You can use the map or take a guided tour. Join to visit the shops, catch a glimpse of what is going on behind the scenes and get some background information about fashion, jewellery and diamonds.
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GUIDED WALKING TOUR – DIAMOND DISTRICT
From Central Station you walk to the ‘Diamond Square Mile’, Antwerp’s diamond district. A colourful mix of different nationalities makes its way though the district’s streets, from one transaction to another. A neighbourhood where diamond cutters, jewellers and diamond dealers have created a world of their own, with diamond factories, showrooms and exchanges.
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DIAMOND AND JEWELLERY TOUR
The neighbourhood in which DIVA is located has been and continues to be a place where goldsmiths and jewellers have lived, worked and sold their products for more than 575 years. It is here where Antwerp built its reputation as a world centre for diamonds, goldsmithery and silversmithery. All of these stories have now been compiled in a free audio walk. The actor Herbert Flack and the radio host Layla El-Dekmak take the listener on a quest to discover Antwerp’s roots as a world city of diamonds. They tell the hidden stories from the 16th to the 21st centuries, while stepping inside the best contemporary jewellers. Not only do listeners walk through the city’s centuries-old diamond history, but at Antwerp’s Most Brilliant jewellers, they can treat their loved one to that one special piece of jewellery.
