Flandre Maritime Archives

The Church of Saint Gilles (Waten, France)

St. Gilles Church is a particularly beautiful, tuneful and originally medieval church (founded in 1236 by the monks of the...

Dunkirk has no less than 3 lighthouses. The old Risban lighthouse is located in the port of Dunkirk. It dates...

If you want to see something impressive, go and visit the shipyard of the "Jean-Bart," for example. Jean Bart...

ArcelorMittal is one of the largest steel producers in the world. Following the site of the former Sidmar in Belgium, they have...

The Mountain Mill is a very beautiful stone mill on a hill with a panoramic view. You can go up to the port...

The CNPE Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant in France, yep, stands barely about a good 30 kilometers from the...

"Voiles de Légende" was a mega naval event: a large collection of the world's largest sailing ships came to dock there (a...

is a beautiful 113-hectare massif of dunes located west of Bray-Dunes and east of Zuidkote. It...

The Port Museum is a very nice museum about maritime life in general and the port of Dunkirk in...

Marc Deswarte is a household name in gastronomic circles. Delicious dune asparagus is available at Hoeve 't Renthof, better known as "Ferme...