Tourism
Settling near Boulevard Edmond Machtens - Edmond Machtenslaan means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
There is an amusement park 12 minutes away by car: "Site Experience Brussels".
You will find the "Porte De Hal" castle just 9 minutes away by car.
The museum "Belgian Chocolate Village" is nearby (7 minutes drive).
In 12 minutes you can reach the "Librairies Royales KBR" activity.
Want to play golf? You will find "Steenpoel Golf" at 7 minutes.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Carrefour Express Molenbeek Tamaris" (5 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Mettewie" (7 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Aldi Anderlecht" (6 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car).
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde for work or leisure? It takes about 32 minutes by car. Mechelen is easily accessible by car, just 29 minutes away. Need to reach Aalst? It takes about 20 minutes by car.
Public transports
Whether for work or leisure, several bus lines are within reach: 86 - Machtens - Bockstael, 87 - Simonis - Beekkant with a stop reachable in under 1 minute on foot, R24 - St-Jans-Molenb. Weststation - Ninove with a stop 6 minutes away on foot.
For your daily commute, you can choose from several metro lines: 5 - Erasme - Herrmann-Debroux, 1 - Gare De L'Ouest - Stockel, the nearest stop being 14 minutes away on foot.
The area benefits from strong tram coverage, with lines 82 - Gare De Berchem - Drogenbos with a stop 10 minutes away on foot, 9 - Groot-Bijgaarden - Roi Baudouin, the nearest stop being 24 minutes away on foot.
Transports
Brussels Airport is 19 minutes away by car, or reachable by public transport in about 47 minutes.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to R0 (Brussels ring) (3 minutes) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) (10 minutes).
The "Villo - Dubois" station allows you to rent a bike 3 minutes away on foot.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Machtens" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 2 minutes on foot.
The nearest train station is "Brussel-West / Bruxelles-Ouest": reachable in 3 minutes by car, or 10 minutes by public transport.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 3 minutes away by car.
Education
For after-school activities or daily drop-offs, "Campus Kompas" (high school) is conveniently located 8 minutes away on foot.
Within walking distance, you have access to "A. F. Du Service Saec Le Ballon Rouge", a nursery reachable in 6 minutes.
Convenient for families: a preschool and elementary school is 1 minute away by car, simplifying your daily routine.
This accessibility to everyday amenities enhances the appeal of this location.