Shopping
Settling near Boulevard Edmond Machtens - Edmond Machtenslaan means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Shop & Go Delhaize Mettewie" (3 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Molenbeek Tamaris" (8 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Comarché Anderlecht" (9 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Nearby cities
Dendermonde is easily accessible by car, just 32 minutes away. Need to reach Beveren? It takes about 44 minutes by car. Need to reach Mechelen for work or leisure? It takes about 28 minutes by car.
Tourism
Looking for an activity? There are "Librairies Royales Kbr" to 12 minutes by car.A15
You will find "Site Experience Brussels" within 12 minutes by car.
A 9 minutes drive away is the "Porte De Hal" castle.
It will take you approximately 7 minutes to reach the museum "Belgian Chocolate Village".
Want to play golf? You will find "Steenpoel Golf" at 7 minutes.
Transports
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 5 minutes by bike or 4 minutes by car.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 3 minutes’ drive away.
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Villo - Scheutbos" station at just 2 minutes’ walk away.
Convenient for long-distance journeys: the R0 (Brussels ring) motorway is accessible in 3 minutes and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) in 10 minutes.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Machtens" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 1 minute away by bike.
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 19 minutes away by car.
Education
Within walking distance, you have access to "Coucou Winnie", a nursery reachable in 4 minutes.
For parents who drive their children to school, preschool "École Maternelle N°18: La Petite Flûte Enchantée" is reachable in 1 minute by car.
Your children can walk to high school "Go! Atheneum Anderlecht", just 5 minutes away on foot.
The daily school run is made easier with "Ecole Fondamentale Communale "la Flûte Enchantée"" (elementary school), reachable in 1 minute by car.
Public transports
The area benefits from strong tram coverage, with lines STIB/MIVB - 93 - STADE - LEGRAND with a stand 14 minutes’ walk away, STIB/MIVB - 8 - LOUISE - ROODEBEEK with a stop reachable in fewer than 23 minutes as a pedestrian.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: STIB/MIVB - 88 - DE BROUCKERE - UZ-VUB with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian, STIB/MIVB - 56 - MAELBEEK - BUDA, STIB/MIVB - 49 - GARE DU MIDI - SIMONIS with a stop 2 minutes away by foot.
Whether for work or leisure, several metro lines are within reach: STIB/MIVB - 2 - SIMONIS - ELISABETH, STIB/MIVB - 6 - ROI BAUDOUIN - ELISABETH with a stop 18 minutes away by foot.
The proximity of transport, shops, and services makes daily life easier in this area.