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Hauts-de-France

Discover interesting and beautiful places—both for photography and tourism—as well as events in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

1820–1880 Industrial Revolution Historic site Castle New

Hardelot Castle (Condette, France)

April 10, 20261255 Views Condette, France, Hauts-de-France, Le Boulonnais - Opal Coast, Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais 2 min read

Hardelot Castle is a remarkable 19th-century castle built in the English style. The gardens ...

Viewpoint Science & Technology

Wind farm Mont de Ponche (Coyecques, Pas-de-Calais)

April 9, 20262464 Views Coyecques, France, Hauts-de-France, Pas-de-Calais, Pays de Saint-Omer 1 min read

There are a total of 1,457 wind farms in France with 1,789 wind turbines for a total installed capacity of as much as 24 GW....

1400-1600 Renaissance Historic site Viewpoint Observation tower Lighthouse Water

The Tower of the Leughenaer (Dunkirk, France).

April 5, 20262331 Views Dunkirk, France, Hauts-de-France, Northern Department, Tourism in Dunkirk, Coastal Flanders 3 min read

The "Tower of the Leughenaer" is the oldest of the 3 lighthouses of Dunkirk. These 3 towers are located quasi...

100-499K visitors Animal park Fauna & Flora New

Bio-Topia (Fort-Mardijk, Dunkirk, France)

April 3, 2026740 Views Dunkirk, France, Hauts-de-France, Northern Department, Tourism in Dunkirk, Coastal Flanders 4 min read

is an animal park located in Fort-Mardijk (Dunkirk). Its size and layout are more reminiscent of a...

10-49K visitors The Space Closed New Work in progress Science & Technology

PLUS, Palace of the Universe and the Sciences (Kapelle, France)

April 3, 2026659 Views Dunkirk, France, Hauts-de-France, Chapel, Northern Department, Tourism in Dunkirk, Coastal Flanders 2 min read

is a center where science in general and the universe in particular take center stage. There are various exhibition halls....

100-499K visitors 1919-1939 Interwar period Historical site Museum Top

Villa Cavrois (Croix, France)

April 3, 20263543 Views Croix, France, Hauts-de-France, Lille Metropolitan Area, Northern Department 3 min read

Villa Cavrois is highly recommended: a particularly beautifully restored modernist villa designed by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for...

100-499K visitors Historical site Museum Picnic Top attraction UNESCO

Historic Mining Center (Lewarde, France)

March 30, 20263901 Views Cœur d'Ostrevent, France, Hauts-de-France, Lewarde, Northern Department, Gateway to Hainaut, UNESCO Coal Basin 5 min read

The largest mining museum in France. Entirely dedicated to the mining and processing of coal in the last 270 years and...

360 degrees 50-99K visitors Abbey April Fauna & Flora July June May Park September Topper

The gardens of Valloires (Argoules, France)

March 30, 20265096 Views Argoules, France, Hauts-de-France, Opal Coast, Ponthieu-Marquenterre, Somme 5 min read

These 8 hectares of beautifully landscaped botanical gardens of Valloires belong to the Abbey of Valloires. This is a Cistercian abbey...

Historic site New Lookout

Veldkruis Lookout (Peuplingues, Pas-de-Calais)

March 27, 2026541 Views France, Grand Calais Terres & Mers, Hauts-de-France, Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais, Peuplingues 1 min read

is a beautiful viewpoint near a crucifix, known as a "field cross" because it stands right in the middle of the fields…

1400–1600 Renaissance Food & Drink Historic Site Church New Viewpoint Water

St. Martin's Church (Tardinghen, Pas-de-Calais)

March 27, 2026523 Views France, Hauts-de-France, Land of the Two Capes, Le Boulonnais - Opal Coast, Opal Coast, Pas-de-Calais, Tardinghen 1 min read

A lovely spot has been created next to a small parking lot at St. Martin’s Church in Tardighen. We’ve already spent quite a few…

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War & Peace ...

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Event Annual July New War & Peace Water Science & Technology

EBFN Air Force Base (Koksijde, Belgium).

March 28, 2026 4 min read

Every year in Koksijde, more specifically during the first weekend of July, the local military airport hosts...

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

1914-1918 World War I New War & Peace Viewpoint

Belgian Frontzate Fortification (Ramskapelle, Nieuwpoort, Belgium)

February 6, 2026 4 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.

Copyright photos and database © 2004-2025, Philippe Vercoutter,top.vlaanderen

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