This is normally a thoroughfare for locals to get from the old city to the new. As a tourist, this was a great one-time experience. Amazing wooden escalators to get you up and down to and from the tunnel. Besides the bikers, the tunnel was a nice .33 mile walk 70 feet below the water each way. The old city entrance is easy to miss. It is on the opposite side of the street from the shore line and not clearly marked. There are many walkers and bikers in the tunnel, but when you get out, everyone disappears at the small quaint park. We assumed people just went to their houses. Great to see once, but that is all. No need to repeat.

Amidst the modernisation that sprouts up around the city, the St Anna's Tunnel has managed to retain its charm with its rare authentic wooden escalators still in operation today. The allure of this pedestrian cum bicycle tunnel is its beautiful woodwork that has been so well-preserved such that it still exudes the cranky sound and woody smell that literally transports you back to the 1930s when such escalators were a novelty. For this reason alone, it is worth taking a slight detour from the historic old town to experience the timeless elegance of one of the very few wooden escalators that are still in use today (another being the famous wooden escalator in New York's Macy's Department Store). Otherwise, this tunnel with tiled walls and gracefully arched ceiling beneath the Scheldt River is just a boring monotonous 572 metres stretch that connects Antwerp's left and right banks. The reward for the 10 minutes walk to the other side of the river is a view of Antwerp's relatively low skyline from across the Scheldt River. Take note that the entrance to the tunnel is just a nondescript building which you may easily miss amidst the city's more ostentatious buildings. So, walk off your fats and join the 2 million individuals annually traversing Europe's oldest pedestrian tunnel.

This tunnel is fun to cycle through. Please note that if the lift is out of order you will have to place your bicycle on the wooden escalator (not for the faint-hearted). The escalator is remarkably preserved from the 1930’s. A must experience when visiting Antwerp!

Very nice, old tunnel, which is almost 100 years old. Old entrance buildings and wooden escalators looked fantastic. Only minus is that cyclists and electric scooter riders rode very fast inside the tunnel, even riding is prohibited.