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Helga67 Says: There are still about 30 people living in this small town but most people working here, are living in the towns around the harbour.I was told that these old white houses were once built for the soldiers who stayed here at the fortress during the French occupation.
Helga67 Says: In front of the church, in the middle of the little square, you will find a statue in remembrance of the men killed in battle during the world wars.
Helga67 Says: Lillo has a small marina. If you want to dock here, you have to take into account that low tide is very low, meaning that your boat will be lying in the mud and you will not be able to get away.
Helga67 Says: Here you can find lots of historical documents, antique maps of the Antwerp region and many photographs.Opening hours:Saturday, Sunday & Holidays between Eastern and 31 Octobre, from 13 till 18 h.
Helga67 Says: There is one little church in the village. It was built at the end of the 18th century. In 1817 the church was closed because of some quarrel between the village and the Dutchmen. In 1830, the church was used as an army barrack, storage room and kitchen. It is back used as a...
Helga67 Says: It was built back in the 16th century to protect Antwerp from Spanish ships.
Helga67 Says: There are a couple of pubs in Lillo. During the week, most of the time, these pubs are occupied by people who work in the chemical plants around Lillo and just want a drink with colleagues after work . During the weekends, it are the tourists."'t Pleintje" and "Lindelo" are...
Helga67 Says: As Lillo is lying in the middle of the petrochemical harbour, there are no trains or busses to this place. You can only reach it by car. There is a big parking lot at the entrance of the town.From Antwerp, take highway A12 towards Bergen Op Zoom/Rotterdam (NL). When you have...
Helga67 Says: If you possess your own boat you can sail to Lillo via the river Scheldt.
irisbe Says: Recently they started to keep sheep here again. On the picture you can see them gathering together high and dry to catch the first sun of today.But once in a day they are left running lose through the fields below when the river is at low tide. Those fields are under water...
Helga67 Says: Be aware that the harbour and chemical factories are just around the corner. It can be possible that you will hear a lot of noise and sometimes there are odours from the factories.
irisbe Says: When walking in the nature resort nearby (with a guide), my colleague asked me if I wanted to take a picture of her in front of this reed. The guide overheared her request and warned her not to go there. We looked suprise... why ? He stepped in the mud with boots and then he...
Helga67 Says: These tugboats guide the big container boats into the harbour.
irisbe Says: Lillo is so small that it has only a few streets. On the first picture you can see the street leading from the little harbourd side towards the little square.In this street you can visit the Polder museum. %Lilli is so pitoresque. It is one of those little villages that...
irisbe Says: At the entrance of the village you will find this map. It shows clearly the contours of a fortification as we know the shape so well.The Dutch have been occupying it till a treatise in 1839 made them finaly leave.That is 9 years after Belgian's independance! Not much, but a...
Sometimes peaceful and sometimes touristic
irisbe Says: Nowadays Lillo is peaceful although many tourists might make this little village crowded on sunny Summer days.You have a few pubs where you can enjoy a drink or eat mussels in the shadow of some trees.If you drive in late, you might have problems with parking your...
irisbe Says: These little white houses that look so pitoresque are original the houses of french officers that served in the French army of Napoleon.They were stationed here to keep guard at the river Schelde.You even can find an old munition building from the time of Napoleon.I am not...
Helga67 Says: It's a great place, away from the bustling of the city or the stress at work (at the nearby factories).Relax on a bench near the river and watch the ships sail by.
Helga67 Says: Lillo is surrounded by the river Scheldt on one side and a dyke and wide ditch on the other side. It's nice to stroll on the dyke along the water. You will have a good view of the town and surroundings.
irisbe Says: Lillo has also its marina.But when the tide is low (there is quite a tide on this river!) then the boats will be left on the muddy sand of the river... Before you want to leave you will have to wait for high tide again.
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In the northern part of the Antwerp harbour you see a lot of container ships and terminals
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