A small residential neighbourhood south-east of the centre, developed between 1894 and 1906 as a wealthy new quarter on land sold by a single family. The architects worked in deliberate counterpoint to produce streets where every facade differs — Neo-Gothic, Renaissance, Tudor, Egyptian, Art Nouveau. The result is one of the best-preserved late-nineteenth-century residential quarters in Europe.
The showpiece is Cogels-Osylei, but the side streets — Waterloostraat, Transvaalstraat, Korte Altaarstraat — are equally rich. Take tram 11 to Pretoriastraat or walk from Berchem station (fifteen minutes). The neighbourhood has a number of small cafés and the food market on Dageraadplaats on Saturday mornings.