West Flanders Archives

Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos (Houthulst, Belgium)

21 mei 20263321 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Diksmuide (arr.), Europe, Houthulst (West Flanders), R.L. Westhoek, Flemish Region, West Flanders 3 min read

This large military cemetery with 1,722 Belgian graves from World War I is embedded in a 352-hectare forest. It...

Oostende voor Anker (Ostend, Belgium)

21 mei 20263068 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, Europe, Oostende (arr.), Ostend (West Flanders), Flemish Region, West Flanders 9 min read

The largest maritime festival on the North Sea took place from May 22 to 25, 2025. Ostend for Anchor...

Land art installation “Les ancêtres” (Dranouter, Heuvelland, Belgium)

19 mei 20266203 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Dranouter, Europe, Hill Country, Ieper (arr.), R.L. Westhoek, Flemish Region, West Flanders 9 min read

General information about land art installation "Les ancêtres" In February 2021, in the Provincial Domain De Kemmelberg, the land-art installation...

Project Observatory - People's Observatory AstroLAB IRIS (Ypres, Belgium).

15 mei 20263762 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Europe, Ieper (arr.), Ypres (West Flanders), R.L. Westhoek, Flemish Region, West Flanders, Zillebeke 3 min read

AstroLAB IRIS is a particularly beautiful and interesting initiative: it is both a Project Observatory and a People's Observatory located near Ypres,...

Castel Mino (De Panne, Belgium)

15 mei 20262272 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, De Panne (West Flanders), The Westhoek, Europe, R.L. Westhoek, Veurne (arr.), Flemish Region, 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...

Water tower Groenendijk (Oostduinkerke, Belgium)

May 10, 20262045 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, The Westhoek, Europe, Koksijde (West Flanders), Oostduinkerke, R.L. Westhoek, Veurne (arr.), Flemish Region, West Flanders 3 min read

This beautifully designed water tower (say artwork) has been in production since 1969. Currently, one is the water tower...

Pigeon tower (Lo, Lo-Reninge, Belgium)

May 10, 20261067 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Diksmuide (arr.), Europe, Lo, Lo-Reninge, R.L. Westhoek, Flemish Region, West Flanders 5 min read

De van Lo is truly a unique piece of heritage dating back to 1710. What makes it so great for tourists...

St. Peter's Church (Lo, Lo-Reninge, Belgium)

May 10, 2026983 Views Belgium, The Westhoek, Diksmuide (arr.), Europe, Lo, Lo-Reninge, R.L. Westhoek, Flemish Region, West Flanders 6 min read

It used to be part of St. Peter's Abbey. That is why St. Peter's Abbey Church is sometimes referred to when people talk about...

Art Museum

Foundation Paul Delvaux Museum (Koksijde, Belgium)

May 5, 20264357 Views Belgium, Belgian Coast, The Westhoek, Europe, Koksijde (West Flanders), R.L. Westhoek, Veurne (arr.), Flemish Region, West Flanders 3 min read

The Foundation Paul Delvaux Museum, established in 1982, dedicated to Belgian painter Paul Delvaux (1897 - 1994). Located in...

Bruges City Hall (Bruges, Belgium)

April 19, 2026465 Views Belgium, Bruges - Zeebrugge, Brugge (arr.), Bruges (West Flanders), Europe, Flemish Region, West Flanders 1 min read

It is one of the most beautiful in the country. The town hall of the "Venice of the North," as Bruges is also known…