Poppies (Papaver) on Flemish Fields
May-June-July is the season of poppies: that's when they bloom en masse. These fragile red flowers are not only...
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Special places & events: Opal Coast, French, West and Zeeland Flanders ... and beyond ;-)
May
Event in the month of May
Shrimp and Horse Fishermen (Oostduinkerke, Belgium)
In 2013, the horse fishermen of Oostduinkerke, who fish for shrimps, were added by UNESCO to the Representative List of...
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Steam Train Days (Maldegem, Belgium)
The last Steam Train Days date from May 3 and 4, 2025. But actually you can visit Maldegem every Sunday to...
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Oostende voor Anker (Ostend, Belgium)
The largest maritime festival on the North Sea took place from May 22 to 25, 2025. Ostend for Anchor...
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Museum of Bees (Neuf-Berquin, France)
In Flanders, hundreds, say several thousand, beekeepers are at work. They harvest the magic gold: honey. You...
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Project "50,000 Flowers for Flanders Fields"
In May/June 2024, the project "50,000 flowers for Flanders Fields" will run. Thousands of allium flower bulbs were distributed over 31 WWI memorial sites....
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The gardens of Valloires (Argoules, France)
These 8 hectares of beautifully landscaped botanical gardens of Valloires belong to the Abbey of Valloires. This is a Cistercian abbey...
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The gardens of the Wouwenberghof (Kassel, France)
The gardens of the Wouwenberghof (1.5 hectares) are actually much better known by the French name "Le jardin du Mont des...
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The South Abbey Mill (Koksijde, Belgium)
Would you like to see a mill in full operation? Then as a group you can visit almost every day by appointment....
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Cat procession (Ypres, Belgium)
Nowadays, the Ypres Cat Parade is only organised once every three years. The other day it took place on Sunday...
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