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Essential Pet Travel Tips for Antwerp
🇧🇪Antwerp, Belgium·Updated 18 April 2026
Antwerp is a dog-friendly city with excellent parks, riverside walks, and a relaxed café culture. These tips will help you navigate the city with your dog.
💡 Quick Tips
- 1.The Scheldekaaien riverside walk is the best daily walk for dogs in Antwerp, flat, scenic, and 5 km long.
- 2.Most Antwerp hotels in the Meir and Zurenborg areas accept dogs with a small fee. Declare your pet at booking.
- 3.Antwerp's cobblestones (especially in the old town near Groenplaats) can be tough on paws, check after long walks.
- 4.The MAS museum rooftop is free and offers spectacular Antwerp views, dogs are not allowed inside the museum but the exterior plaza is dog-friendly.
- 5.Kalmthoutse Heide (30 min north by bus) is an outstanding natural day trip for dog owners, one of Belgium's finest landscapes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Antwerp a good city to visit with a dog?
Yes, Antwerp has excellent parks, the Scheldekaaien riverside walk, dog-friendly café terraces, and a relaxed attitude to pets in public. It is one of Belgium's most enjoyable cities for dog owners.
Are dogs allowed in Antwerp's fashion district?
Dogs are welcome on the streets and café terraces of the fashion district (around Nationalestraat and the Dageraadplaats area). Dogs are not allowed inside shops.
What are the best things to do in Antwerp with a dog?
Scheldekaaien riverside walk, Stadspark morning walk, Het Eilandje waterfront terraces, Nachtegalenpark forest trails, Antwerp Centraal station visit, and Kalmthoutse Heide day trip.
Pet-Friendly Hotels in Antwerp
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Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp - The Leading Hotels of the World
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€90/night
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Fuths Penthouse 55
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