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Steen CastlevsRubens House (Rubenshuis)
Both Rubens House and Steen Castle are recommended by expert writers. Overall, Steen Castle scores marginally better than Rubens House. Steen Castle scores 82 with approval from 4 reviews like Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Steen Castle
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
near de Schelde river, Antwerp, Belgium
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Frommer's "This medieval fortress on the banks of the Scheldt dates from the early 13th century, making this Antwerp's oldest building." Full review
Fodor's "The Noorderterras, a promenade starting at the Steen, is a popular place for a Sunday stroll along the Scheldt." Full review
Lonely Planet "On a riverside knoll, Het Steen is a dinky but photogenic castle from AD 1200 occupying the site of Antwerp’s original Gallo-Roman settlement." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This fortress was built after 843 on the banks of the Scheldt to defend the new frontier defined by the Verdun Treaty." Full review
Rubens House (Rubenshuis)
Concierge Frommer's Fodor's Lonely Planet Frommer's
The Guardian
Hopland 13 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
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Concierge "Peter Paul Rubens liked his women fleshy and his home palatial."
Frommer's "Touch Antwerp's cultural heart... where Antwerp's most illustrious son, the artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), lived and worked." Full review
Fodor's "A fabulous picture of Rubens as painter and patrician is presented here at his own house." Full review
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The most evocative room in Rubens House is the huge studio
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Rescued from ruins in 1937, the building is architecturally indulgent with baroque portico, rear facade and formal garden." Full review
Frommer's "One gloriously OTT period apartment after another, all richly decorated with fine furniture, marble Roman sculptures, and examples of Rubens’s exquisite portraiture, including one of Anthony van Dyck" Full review
The Guardian "Family home of Antwerp’s most famous artist, Peter Paul Rubens. There’s something compellingly transgressive about the way you’re allowed to let yourself into his historic, canvas-covered rooms"
