For two-thirds of the year, from March to October, an open-air book market is held on the third Sunday of every month from 10 am to 5 pm at the De Coninckplein, a triangular-shaped square about two long blocks north of the central railway station in Antwerp.

At the book market

Of course most of the books are in Dutch, which is a bit frustrating for someone like me who cannot read that language (some of the words look like German words, but that’s no guarantee they mean the same).

At the book market

Still, I think it’s interesting to see what sort of books they have on offer and to watch the people browsing and reading. And there are a few stands that also offer books in English, French and German.

A lot of the used books are very cheap. One or two Euros per book is common.

Bike station 032 Permeke

The Velo-Antwerpen bike station 032 Permeke is located directly on De Coninckplein. The red bikes of the Velo-Antwerpen system all have luggage racks above the front wheel, so it is easy to transport books that you have bought at the book market.

My photos in this post are from 2012. I revised the text in 2019.

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