A few sparks over the Scheldt. (Antwerp '93 arts celebration in Belgium)

The Economist (US) | May 15, 1993 | Copyright

VISITORS to Belgium often sneer at theyou cross the border into Holland. Antwerp, Belgium's second city, finds this most hurtful. As Europe's "cultural capital" this year, it has followed Glasgow's 1990 lead and cleaned its fine array of distinguished but dingy buildings.

Antwerp offers both the Renaissance architecture of a Bruges or a Ghent and the cafe culture of a Paris or a Barcelona. It also has another side. In Belgium's 1991 election 23% of Antwerpers voted for the Vlaams Blok, an anti-immigrant party that wants an independent Flanders (Antwerp is home to 25,000 ...

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