The Flemish Cobblestone - Cobblestones
Cobblestones: pure nostalgia for many Flemish people, hardship for cycling enthusiasts (in a so-called "cobblestone race"). Cobblestones are pieces of porphyry cut to size.
In May 2025, the Flemish media reported that quite a few tourists were taking cobblestones from our historic cities (such as Bruges) as souvenirs. Don't do it. 😉
Here are four special cobbled roads in Flanders:
1) Steenstraat in Houthulst (an old Roman road)
2) the cobbled sections of Wallers-Arenberg (famous from the Paris-Roubaix cycling classic)
3) Kemmelbergweg (known from the cycling classic Gent-Wevelgem)
4) a 125 m stretch on the "Stenen Brug" bridgeover the "Dode Ijzer" river(Elzendamme, Oostvleteren, Belgium).
Online information about Flemish cobblestones
Wikipedia page about the Kassei: Dutch-language - French-language - English
Wikipedia page about the Kasseienkoers: Dutch-language - French-language - English-language
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Photos of the cobblestone strip at the "Stone Bridge" over the "Dode Ijzer" (Elzendamme, January 12, 2026)
Photos of Steenstraat in Houthulst (March 21, 2023)
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