We live in a cozy village in the north of Mechelen. Our village is quite peacefull and has a backery, , a café and a night shop. The supermarket is about 10 minutes drive and every saturday there is a big market in the centre of Mechelen.The park at the end of our street has some historical buildings and a café with terrace and playground. There is an old WWII fort around wich is a walking trail. There's a trainstation nearby (15 min by bike, 5 min. by car) that can take you to Antwerp or Brussels in 30 minutes, and from the mainstation in Mechelen you can take a train to Holland or the Thalys to Paris (2h and a half). If you wanna drive; both Antwerp and Brussels are 30 min away and easily accesible since the highway is only 5 min away. And if you want to visit Holland that is about 1 hour drive.