Fare Issue 07: Antwerp

In the port city of Antwerp, old tram-lines wind through cobbled streets, and the gentle lean of the city’s many well-preserved Baroque buildings creates a storybook feel.

In Fare: Antwerp:

• Visit a third-generation diamond polisher in the backstreets of the city's Diamond District

• Immaculate tableside service and cooking at a classic French-Belgian bistro

• Learn about "Lost Monday," a special holiday with working class roots celebrated with obligatory citywide pastry consumption

• Tour Antwerp's influential port - one of the biggest in Europe - and the tiny villages that have survived its massive expansion

• Frietkot, the classic fry shacks and their library of sauces