Mechelen / Malines: is it crowded? When to visit
Mechelen / Malines (Belgium) is busiest in April, May, June, July and August and calmer the rest of the year. At its busiest, around the week of 12 Jul 2027, about 1,341 tourists stay there each night.
Even then it stays calm for its size: a good choice to avoid the crowds. 2/9 · Calm
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
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Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Mechelen / Malines on the map, week by week →
What to see in Mechelen / Malines
- Béguinages in Flanders
- Fonteinbrug
49 listed monuments, including a UNESCO World Heritage site and 54 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Mechelen / Malines
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Antwerpen / Anvers · 29 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Museum Plantin-Moretus, Confiserie Roodthooft
- Liège / Luik · 1 h 41 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Military plots of Robermont Cemetery, Collège en Isle
- Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · 24 min drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Stoclet Palace, House and Workplace of Painter Emile Fabry
- Gent / Gand · 57 min drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Saint Nicholas' Church, Caermers monastry
- Ieper / Ypres · 2 h 05 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Menin Gate, Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery
Drive times are estimates from distance.
Where to stay and what to do
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