Antwerp: Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Station District - An Willems and André Thys

Bezoek Operagebouw Samen with a guide, we visit the beating heart of the Opera in a unique building. The tour behind the scenes takes you into the hidden world of costumes, sets, and theater magic. It is a rare look into the kitchen of beauty. We enjoy a free lunch in the vicinity of the Opera building. Station district walk Antwerp, as an important port city with approximately 178 nationalities, is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. During this walk, we get acquainted with the Jewish, Arab, African, Indian, and Chinese culture in the city. You walk through the diamond district, past exotic restaurants and businesses, past a synagogue and Buddhist temple. During this walk, your guide tells you about religions and philosophies, alphabets and texts, eating and drinking habits, clothing and hairstyles, calendars and dating, traditions at births, marriages, and deaths... After our station district walk, we enjoy coffee with cake in Café Royal of the Centraal Station, after which we take the train back to Turnhout. rates base price: 48 euros UiTPAS with discount rate: 25.20 euros volunteer price: 48 euros (including visit to opera building, guided walk, coffee and cake in café Royal excluding: transport tickets, free lunch)