Fort 4 — Attraction in Mortsel

Fort 4 Mortsel is one of the seven remaining Brialmont forts: forts that were built in 1860-1864 from brick and sandstone.As originally intended, the main front building is largely invisible. While the other forts were already sold to the municipalities in the 1970s, Fort 4 remained the property of the Ministry of Defence until 2000. It was used for the artillery school. The fort was restored by the Ministry of Defense, but even now a lot of restoration work is still happening: the fort is protected as a monument. It is striking that the pick-up mechanism and one of the chain wheels of the bridge is...

Lovely nature with some facilities for children to play. Went there on Sunday which was so crowded maybe because of the live music! Restaurant there did not serve except for reserved ones! The bar was decent! Parking space for bicycles and cars nearby! Toilets were so dirty and no soap and tissue! So good place to relax in summer with children specially if there is no...

Went there once to the second hand market, which was amazing! And also the bar, very good vibes and music for going there in the weekend, there is a big sand box for little kids. There is also a big green grass space next to the bar to do a...