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 More

great art-work from the 16th century Flemish School painters More

located a little bit away from the main historic squares, we hadn't discovered this church on previous visits and came across it by chance this time. Totally unprepared for the stunning interior. Gothic on the outside, flamboyant baroque inside. I particularly loved the varying styles and sculptures in the numerous chapels, although somehow we managed to miss Rubens tomb and... More

I am an art history traveler, and one of my primary reasons for going to Antwerp was to see the Rubens Chapel in St. Jacobskerk. I e-mailed ahead of time and learned from the church master that the chapel would be open from 9 am to noon during weekdays (this was March 2005). When I got to Antwerp, I hiked... More