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1914-1918 World War I

World War I trenches

June 15, 20257955 Views West Flanders 3 min read

If there is anything that captures the imagination of the very unfortunate situation that soldiers faced during World War I...

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, 20253631 Views Pas-de-Calais 3 min read

Very high and large monument in memory of all Canadians who died in World War I. In the vicinity are...

1914-1918 World War I War & Peace UNESCO

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

June 13, 20251960 Views The Westhoek, West Flanders 1 min read

Impressive monument commemorating fallen Canadians from World War I. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in September 2023. LANGEMARK-POELKAPELLE Belgium Designation...

1914-1918 World War I War & Peace UNESCO

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

June 13, 20252030 Views Ypres, West Flanders 1 min read

French military cemetery located along the Ypres – Zonnebeke road. In September 2023, this site was protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site....

1914-1918 World War I Historical sites War & Peace

Ploegsteert Memorial (Ploegsteert, Belgium)

June 13, 20251564 Views Hill Country, West Flanders 1 min read

PLOEGSTEERT Belgium Designation of the location on the map of Top.Flanders.Designation of the Ploegsteert memorial on Google Maps.Wikipedia page about...

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

German Military Cemetery (Langemark, Belgium)

June 13, 20253100 Views The Westhoek, West Flanders 3 min read

There aren't really many German cemeteries in the Westhoek. The German Military Cemetery is located in Langemark. In...

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

Tyne Cot (Passendale, Zonnebeke)

June 13, 20252545 Views West Flanders, Zonnebeke 2 min read

Worth visiting: this cemetery is world famous - Passchendael. PASSENDALE Belgium Designation of the location on the tourist map of...

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

Essex farm cemetery (Boezinge, Belgium)

June 13, 20251702 Views Ypres, West Flanders 2 min read

This cemetery is located in the John McCrae Memorial Site. This site was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in September 2023. BOEZINGE ...

1914-1918 World War I War & Peace Park UNESCO

Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos (Houthulst, Belgium)

June 13, 20251695 Views The Westhoek, West Flanders 3 min read

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

1914-1918 World War I December Historical sites War & Peace Park

Monument of the Christmas Truce (Ploegsteert, Belgium)

June 13, 20251976 Views Hill Country, West Flanders 2 min read

In 1914, the British and Germans decided, and the trenches in Ploegsteert were only a few dozen metres apart,...

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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

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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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