't Zwin (Knokke-Heist, Belgium)
Het Zwin is a nature reserve located in the north of the province of West Flanders. Known for its mud and...
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The photographically most beautiful and interesting places of French, West and Zeelandic Flanders
Fauna & Flora
The Sunshine Sanctuary (Oostvleteren, Belgium)
Don't just say that "The Sunshine" is a zoo or animal park: it is an animal shelter. So here animals are kept in...
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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 ponds of Romelaëre (Klaarmares, France)
Officially, this particularly beautiful nature preserve is called "Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre" (in Clairmarais). To the French, this is...
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Bees & Honey in Flanders - Museum of the Bees
In Flanders, hundreds, say several thousand, beekeepers are at work. They harvest the magic gold: honey. You...
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Veconia Kleiputten (Stuivekenskerke, Belgium)
This is a small natural area where clay used to be dug. There were plans to fill these 6 wells with...
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Flax
Flax is still widely grown in French and West Flanders. It comes into flower in June and later in the summer...
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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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Mont de Couple nature reserve (Audembert, Pas-de-Calais)
Beautiful hiking area with an excellent panorama of the Opal Coast: you can see 360° around you. You can see e.g. Cap-Gris-Nez...
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Belle Botanical Garden (Bailleul, France)
France has only 12 nationally recognized botanical gardens ("Conservatoire Botanique National"). Few people know that one of these is very...
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