West Flanders Archives

Abbey barn "Ter Doest" (Lissewege, Belgium)

December 7, 20252928 Views Brugse Ommeland, West Flanders 2 min read

Abbey Barn "Ter Doest" is a very old barn that belonged to Ter Doest Abbey. Renovated by the Province of West Flanders....

1M+ visitors Amusement park New

Plopsaland (Adinkerke, De Panne, Belgium)

December 6, 2025288 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 2 min read

has become a beautiful and modern amusement park located on the French border in the borough of Adinkerke (De Panne) on the...

Fauna & Flora New Park

Cabourduinen (Adinkerke, Belgium - Gijvelde, France)

December 6, 2025461 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 6 min read

The is a contiguous stretch of 89 hectares of ancient, so-called, fossil dunes. It is a protected area consisting of...

The boat hotel "Normandie" (Koksijde, Belgium)

December 4, 20255380 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 2 min read

Anyone who has been to the west coast of Belgium knows this "landmark": a large, majestic (land) ship. It is the boathotel...

2025 December Event Art New November

Seaking Christmas lights (Koksijde, Belgium)

December 4, 2025427 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 2 min read

was officially lit on November 27, 2025. Two municipal employees worked on it for two months. The result is impressive...

Art

Our Lady of the Dunes Church (Koksijde, Belgium)

December 4, 20251237 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 3 min read

The Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk is a very beautiful, sleekly designed church with particularly beautiful and grand windows. It is not only during the day...

Abbey farm “Ten Bogaerde” (Koksijde, Belgium)

December 2, 2025427 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 6 min read

is an abbey farm that originally belonged to the Duinenabdij van Koksijde. We are talking about the period of High Middle Ages (around...

EBFN Air Force Base (Koksijde, Belgium).

December 2, 20253117 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 4 min read

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

New Park

Hoge Blekker - Doornpanne (Koksijde)

December 1, 2025389 Views Belgian Coast, West Flanders 3 min read

are actually two different things. The "Hoge Blekker" is the highest dune on the Belgian Coast (with a "staggering" height...

Westerpunt (De Panne, Belgium)

November 30, 20253155 Views Belgian Coast, 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...