Education
Settling near Avenue de l'Araucaria - Araucarialaan means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
Within walking distance, you have access to "'t Wanneke", a nursery reachable in 1 minute.
A real plus for families: elementary school "Ecole Primaire Libre - Institut Du Christ-Roi" is close enough for children to walk there in 1 minute.
No need to drive for the school run: preschool "Vrije Basisschool Maria-Assumpta" is 2 minutes away on foot.
For parents who drive their children to school, high school "Lycee Maria Assumpta" is reachable in 1 minute by car.
Tourism
An amusement park is 5 minutes away by car :"Atomium"
"Brabantse Golf (Melsbroek)" golf can be reached in 11 minutes by car.
Looking for an activity? "Centre Sortilège.be" is 5 minutes away by car.
A 13 minutes drive away is the "Porte De Hal" castle.
The museum "Musée Du Design Brussels" is nearby (5 minutes drive).
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Delhaize Mutsaard" (6 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Bruxelles" (6 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Colruyt Vilvoorde (Mutsaert)" (7 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car).
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 32 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 37 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Sint-Niklaas in 31 minutes, convenient for daily life. Mechelen is easily accessible by car, just 21 minutes away.
Transports
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in under 11 minutes by car.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 3 minutes away by car.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 32 minutes by bike or 6 minutes by car.
About 7 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - De Wand" station.
The "Villo - Versailles" station allows you to rent a bike 9 minutes away on foot.
Convenient for long-distance journeys: the A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) motorway is accessible in 2 minutes and R0 (Brussels ring) in 3 minutes.
Public transports
The area benefits from strong bus coverage, with lines 54 - Trone - Forest (Bervoets), 86 - Machtens - Bockstael, the nearest stop being 4 minutes away on foot, R30 - Brussel Noord - Humbeek with a stop 6 minutes away on foot.
Good news for public transport users: a metro line runs nearby, 6 - Roi Baudouin - Elisabeth, the nearest stop being 29 minutes away on foot.
For your daily commute, you can choose from several tram lines: 35 - Schaerbeek Gare - Esplanade, 7 - Vanderkindere - Heysel with a stop 8 minutes away on foot.
All these advantages make this area a convenient and functional place to live.