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Location
Province of Flanders in northeast Belgium.

Dialling code
32.

Population
462,000.

Time zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).

Electricity
220 volts AC, 50Hz; European round two-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures
3°C (37.5°F).

Average July temperatures
17°C (62.5°F).

Annual rainfall
711mm (28 inches).

Cost of Living:

1 Euro (€1) = £0.94; US$1.37; C$1.66; A$1.93
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

Antwerp Beach
June-September
A stretch of the dockside is transformed into extensive golden sands, with appropriate sports and other activities.
Docks south of city center

Zomer van Antwerpen (Summer of Antwerp)
July/August
Street theater, public music performances and assorted other entertainments throughout the city.
Various venues
Website: www.zomervanantwerpen.be

Rubens Market
August
A month-long celebration of Antwerp’s most famous resident, featuring traders dressed in period costume and recreating the scene depicted in one of Rubens’ works.
Grote Markt
Website: www.antwerpen.be

Christmas Market
December
A traditional Christmas Market offering gifts and other seasonal goods, evening carol concerts and food and mulled wine stalls.
Grote Markt

Winterfoor Funfair
December-January
All the fun of a traditional funfair, with carousels and more - but with the difference that it is indoors, so the weather doesn’t get in the way.
Rijnkaai
Website: www.winterfoor.be  

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