The Westhoek Archives

Wild hyacinths in bloom in the Cabour Dunes (Adinkerke, Belgium)

April 19, 2026455 Views Adinkerke, Belgium, Belgian Coast, De Panne (West Flanders), The Westhoek, Europe, Flanders, West Flanders 1 min read

Every year, around the end of March and April, we are treated to beautiful wild hyacinths in bloom. It is…

Castel Mino (De Panne, Belgium)

April 5, 20262183 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, De Panne (West Flanders), The Westhoek, Europe, Flanders, West Flanders 5 min read

is an authentic castle villa on the Belgian coast. She is located is the historic Dumont neighborhood of De Panne. She was...

Westerpunt (De Panne, Belgium)

March 31, 20263874 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, De Panne (West Flanders), The Westhoek, Europe, Flanders, West Flanders 7 min read

On Friday, May 3, 2024, viewpoint "Westerpunt" was solemnly declared open. It is part of the Horizon 2025 project of...

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Sailing Cars - Historic Race (De Panne, Belgium)

March 31, 20262687 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, De Panne (West Flanders), The Westhoek, Europe, Flanders, West Flanders 4 min read

Anyone who thinks of De Panne almost immediately thinks of the wide sea beach. Difference between low and high tide provides as much as 500...

Belvédère Tower (Kemmel, Heuvelland, Belgium)

March 28, 20264697 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Hill Country, Flanders, West Flanders 2 min read

Did you know that the Provincial Government of West Flanders, through Westtoer, has created a "Horizon 2025" project (see https://www.westtoer.be/nl/horizon-2025 )...

Cloth Hall (Ypres, Belgium)

March 20, 20266241 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Ypres (West Flanders), Flanders, West Flanders 8 min read

Ypres' Cloth Hall and Belfry are imposing. Ypres was very well known in the Middle Ages for its cloth industry. Especially the...

Menin Gate (Ypres, Belgium)

March 16, 20265268 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Ypres (West Flanders), Flanders, West Flanders 3 min read

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...

Essex Farm Cemetery (Boezinge, Ypres, Belgium)

March 16, 20263071 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Ypres (West Flanders), Flanders, West Flanders 2 min read

The "Essex farmstead" cemetery is located in the John McCrae Memorial Site. This site was recognized in September 2023 as a UNESCO...

Hill 60 (Zillebeke, Ypres, Belgium)

March 16, 20264098 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Ypres (West Flanders), Flanders, West Flanders 2 min read

At Hill 60 you can see another World War I bunker and this in a small, beautiful park. The...

Hill 62 - Sanctuary Wood (Ypres, Belgium)

March 16, 20264624 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Ypres (West Flanders), Flanders, West Flanders 3 min read

The English gave numbers to the hills in World War I. Both Hill 60 and Hill 62 are very well-known hills...