Very tuneful church in the French seaside town of Berck. Lots of wood trim, especially many stained glass windows and room for as many as 1,500 churchgoers....

1871-1913 Belle Epoque 5-10K visitors Folklore Historical sites Museum

School museum (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)

June 13, 20251078 Views Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 2 min read

Also recommended: the school museum in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Nostalgia is everywhere and you can try out calligraphy yourself with a...

< 5.000 bezoekers 1871-1913 Belle Epoque Folklore Historische sites Museum Water

The House of the Beurière (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)

June 13, 20251304 Views Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 2 min read

Nice (and educational) to visit when you are in Boulogne-sur-Mer: "la Maison de la Beurière". Is a...

1871-1913 Belle Epoque 360°Historic sites Water

The Concession (De Haan, Belgium)

June 13, 20251423 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 3 min read

On the Belgian coast, you can find two more protected heritage districts. The first is the picturesque Albert Dumont district in De...

1871-1913 Belle Epoque 360°Historic sites Viewpoint Works in progress

Dumontwijk (De Panne, Belgium)

June 13, 20253066 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 7 min read

Historic residential area located between the center of the seaside resort of De Panne and the sea. A real gem, together with the...

1871-1913 Belle Epoque Food & Drink Historical sites

Coastal Heritage & Hôtel du Parc (Ostend, Belgium)

June 13, 2025524 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 5 min read

There is still a lot of architectural heritage to be seen in Ostend: Royal galleries, royal villa, authentic coastal villas, and so on...

1871-1913 Belle Epoque Horizon 2025 Park Viewpoint

Pump Tower (Ichtegem, Belgium)

May 14, 2025380 Views Brugse Ommeland 3 min read

Special construction this "Pump Tower": it was built on an old pumping station, which was used at the time to pump low-lime water to the steam trains in...

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1700-1800 The Enlightenment Historical sites Art Museum War & Peace

Church of Our Lady (Kortrijk)

June 15, 2025 1 min read

Kortrijk has much more to offer than just its Broel towers. Take a peek inside the old Church of Our Lady....

10-49K visitors 1914-1918 World War I War & Peace

World War I trenches

June 15, 2025 3 min read

1400-1600 Renaissance Historical sites War & Peace

The Beggars ... (Steenvoorde, Hill Country)

June 13, 2025 6 min read

Historical sites Art War & Peace Water

Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais)

June 13, 2025 8 min read

1940-1945 World War II War & Peace Topper Science & Technology

The bunker of Eperlecques (France)

June 13, 2025 2 min read

100-499K visitors 1914-1918 World War I 360°War & Peace Park Topper Viewpoint UNESCO

Canadian National Vimy Memorial (Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France)

June 13, 2025 3 min read

1600-1750 New Times Historical Sites War & Peace Park Viewpoint Water

Fort Vauban - Dunes of La Slack (Ambleteuse, France)

June 13, 2025 6 min read

1914-1918 World War I War & Peace UNESCO

Saint Julian Memorial - The Brooding Soldier (Langemark, Belgium)

June 13, 2025 1 min read

1914-1918 World War I War & Peace UNESCO

French military cemetery Saint-Charles de Potyze (Ypres, Belgium)

June 13, 2025 1 min read

1914-1918 World War I Historical sites War & Peace

Ploegsteert Memorial (Ploegsteert, Belgium)

June 13, 2025 1 min read

About us

We, Philippe Vercoutter & Kristine De Loose, have been living in the Flanders region for decades. So we know the region pretty well: the Opal Coast, northern France, West Flanders and Zeeland Flanders.

The purpose of this website is certainly not to provide a complete list of tourist attractions. We stick to things we have visited ourselves and/or are so incontournable that you simply must have visited them. They are all things we stand behind 100%. The beauty and quality of "the experience" are always our main focus. Our, sometimes quirky, tourist view of this region with a rich past. Enjoy!

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