Essex Farm Cemetery (Boezinge, Ypres, Belgium)
The "Essex farmstead" cemetery is located in the John McCrae Memorial Site. This site was recognized in September 2023 as a UNESCO...
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Hill 60 (Zillebeke, Ypres, Belgium)
At Hill 60 you can see another World War I bunker and this in a small, beautiful park. The...
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Cemetery Saint-Charles de Potyze (Ypres, Belgium)
French military cemetery located along the Ypres - Zonnebeke road. In September 2023, this French cemetery Saint-Charles de Potyze...
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Hill 62 - Sanctuary Wood (Ypres, Belgium)
The English gave numbers to the hills in World War I. Both Hill 60 and Hill 62 are very well-known hills...
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Menin Gate - Last Post & Nov. 11 (Ypres, Belgium)
Every day, in principle every time at 8 p.m. sharp, the "Last Post" is sounded under the Menin Gate in Ypres. This...
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Menin Gate (Ypres, Belgium)
Almost every Belgian knows the Menin Gate: the gate where tens of thousands of fallen soldiers of World War I are engraved with their names. Each...
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Cloth Hall (Ypres, Belgium)
Ypres' Cloth Hall and Belfry are imposing. Ypres was very well known in the Middle Ages for its cloth industry. Especially the...
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Yper Museum (Ypres, Belgium)
Yper Museum is an interactive museum where you can discover the history of the Westhoek region and the medieval city of Ypres. Tip:…
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"The Hauntings" (Ypres, Belgium)
is a 6.5-meter-high work of art temporarily on display at Ypres' Menin Gate. Originally it was supposed to be there...
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Project Observatory - People's Observatory AstroLAB IRIS (Ypres, Belgium).
AstroLAB IRIS is a particularly beautiful and interesting initiative: it is both a Project Observatory and a People's Observatory located near Ypres,...
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