The Sunshine Sanctuary (Oostvleteren, Belgium)
Don't just say that "The Sunshine" is a zoo or animal park: it is an animal shelter. So here animals are kept in...
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The photographically most beautiful and interesting places of French, West and Zeelandic Flanders
The Westhoek
Chicory, typically Flemish
The chicory is actually a typical Flemish product. The root of the chicory plant is roasted and the result of it...
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St. Sixtus Abbey (West Vleteren, Belgium)
The world-renowned paters' beer is brewed here. You can buy it there on site (in the abbey itself) or taste it in...
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Knokke Bridge View Tower (Houthulst, Belgium)
Soon this new viewpoint will open. This structure of steel and wooden wickerwork is about 6.5 meters high and offers...
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Saint Julian Memorial - The Brooding Soldier (Langemark, Belgium)
Impressive monument commemorating fallen Canadians from World War I. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in September 2023. LANGEMARK-POELKAPELLE Belgium Designation...
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German Military Cemetery (Langemark, Belgium)
There aren't really many German cemeteries in the Westhoek. The German Military Cemetery is located in Langemark. In...
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Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos (Houthulst, Belgium)
This large military cemetery with 1,722 Belgian graves from World War I is embedded in a 352-hectare forest. It...
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Dodengang (Diksmuide, Belgium)
One of the places of remembrance of World War I: beautifully preserved trenches on the Yser. This site is operated by the War...
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Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Vladslo / Praetbos
This is a particularly beautiful cemetery of German soldiers from World War I. Located not far from Diksmuide. On this very...
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Museum on the Yser - Ijzertoren (Diksmuide, Belgium)
Museum aan de Ijzer has an 84-metre-high watchtower (22 floors) with the famous acronyms AVV-VVK ("Everything for...
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