Mechelen
- ★ 4.3
- Direct trains from Brussels
- Day trip from Brussels
Mechelen, on the Brussels to Antwerp line, is home to St Rumbold's Cathedral and the Mechelse koekoek, a heavy local chicken breed with pale, fine meat.
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The trip
- Famous for
- The Mechelse koekoek chicken and St Rumbold's Cathedral
- Getting there
- The hourly Amsterdam to Brussels InterCity calls at Mechelen
- Distance
- Direct trains from Brussels of Brussels
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