Tourism
Living near Boulevard Edmond Machtens - Edmond Machtenslaan offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Want to play golf? You will find "Royal Amicale Anderlecht Golf Club" at 9 minutes.
There is an amusement park 12 minutes away by car: "Site Experience Brussels".
A 8 minutes drive away is the "Porte De Hal" castle.
It will take you approximately 7 minutes to reach the museum "Belgian Chocolate Village".
Just 11 minutes away is the "Librairies Royales KBR".
Education
Just 5 minutes by bike, "Ecole Fondamentale Communale Tamaris N° 17" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Families will appreciate being able to walk their children to high school "Campus Kompas", 8 minutes away.
Within walking distance, you have access to "A. F. Du Service Saec Le Ballon Rouge", a nursery reachable in 6 minutes.
Transports
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 19 minutes away by car.
You can find a shared bike station 3 minutes away on foot: "Villo - Dubois".
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 5 minutes by bike or 3 minutes by car.
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 2 minutes away by bike.
The motorway network is well within reach: R0 (Brussels ring) is 4 minutes away, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just 10 minutes by car.
Shopping
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Aldi Anderlecht" (6 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "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).
Nearby cities
Drivers can reach Dendermonde in 33 minutes, convenient for daily life. Beveren is easily accessible by car, just 44 minutes away. Need to reach Mechelen? It takes about 28 minutes by car.
Public transports
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: 87 - Simonis - Beekkant, 86 - Machtens - Bockstael, the nearest stop being 2 minutes away on foot, R24 - St-Jans-Molenb. Weststation - Ninove with a stop reachable in under 6 minutes on foot.
Whether for work or leisure, several metro lines are within reach: 5 - Erasme - Herrmann-Debroux, 1 - Gare De L'Ouest - Stockel with a stop 14 minutes away on foot.
The area benefits from strong tram coverage, with lines 82 - Gare De Berchem - Drogenbos with a stop reachable in under 10 minutes on foot, 9 - Groot-Bijgaarden - Roi Baudouin, the nearest stop being 24 minutes away on foot.
The presence of shops, schools, and transport nearby makes organising daily life easier.
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