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Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos (Houthulst, Belgium)
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Project Observatory - People's Observatory AstroLAB IRIS (Ypres, Belgium).
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The Gravensteen (Ghent, Belgium)

December 25, 20251516 Views Belgium, Europe, Gent (arr.), Ghent (East Flanders), Leie region, East Flanders, Flemish Region 8 min read

is one of Belgium's most popular tourist attractions. This ancient fortified moated castle dates back to 1180 and is located in...

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Fortified Castle of Bouillon (Bouillon, Belgium)

November 6, 20251369 Views Ardennes, Belgium, Belgian Ardennes, Bouillon (Luxembourg), Europe, Luxembourg, Southern Ardennes Nature Park, Neufchâteau (arr.), Pays de Bouillon and the Ardennes, Waals Gewest 6 min read

is a fortified castle that stands on a high, rocky hill in the middle of the town of Bouillon in the Belgian Ardennes....

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1914-1918 Wereldoorlog I Oorlog & Vrede Park UNESCO Werken bezig

Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos (Houthulst, Belgium)

21 mei 2026 3 min read

This large military cemetery with 1,722 Belgian graves from World War I is embedded in a 352-hectare forest. It...

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EBFN Air Force Base (Koksijde, Belgium).

March 28, 2026 4 min read

1914-1918 World War I 360 degrees Historical site War & Peace Top UNESCO

Menin Gate (Ypres, Belgium)

March 16, 2026 3 min read

1914-1918 World War I 360 degrees War & Peace UNESCO

Essex Farm Cemetery (Boezinge, Ypres, Belgium)

March 16, 2026 2 min read

1914-1918 World War I 360 degrees War & Peace Park

Hill 60 (Zillebeke, Ypres, Belgium)

March 16, 2026 2 min read

1914-1918 World War I 360 degrees 50-99K visitors Museum War & Peace

Hill 62 - Sanctuary Wood (Ypres, Belgium)

March 16, 2026 3 min read

1871–1913 Belle Époque New War & Peace Water

Fort of Alprech (Le Portel, France)

March 9, 2026 3 min read

10-49K visitors 1940-1945 World War II 360 degrees Historic site Museum War & Peace

Battery Todt – Museum of the Atlantic Wall (Audinghen, France)

March 3, 2026 3 min read

1914-1918 World War I 360 degrees Trenches Museum War & Peace Park UNESCO

Vimy Ridge – Vimy Trenches (Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France)

March 3, 2026 3 min read

1940-1945 World War II Horizon 2025 War & Peace Viewpoint Observation Tower

German Observation Tower Peselhoek (Poperinge, Belgium)

February 11, 2026 2 min read

About us

Philippe Vercoutter & Kristine De Loose have been living and working in the Flanders region for decades. As such, they know the region quite well: the Opal Coast, northern France, West Flanders and Zeeland Flanders.

Philippe Vercoutter is both a computer science graduate and an engineer in image processing techniques. Kristine also has two higher educations: one as a tax accountant and the other as an assistant architect. Together they have a lot of complementary experience and knowledge in all kinds of local and international, commercial and non-commercial tourism and hospitality projects. For example, they ran together for 12 years the renowned hotel-restaurant Hostellerie Kemmelberg ****. Philippe has been involved in photography since the age of 16 and is Google Local Guide Level 8. He is also one of the initiators and president of AstroLAB IRIS. Currently they also lead, among other things, the renovation project of the castle villa "Castel Mino" in the historic Dumont neighborhood of De Panne.

The intention of this website is certainly not to give a complete list of tourist attractions. They stick to things they have visited themselves and/or are so incontournable that you simply must have visited them. These are all things they stand behind 100%. The beauty and quality of "the experience" are always the focus of their attention. So it is a, sometimes quirky, touristic view of this region with a rich past. Enjoy!

You can always contact Philippe & Kristine via our Contact form.

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