Sights
Florishof wants to colorfully emphasize the village-folk life of the last century. Around the chapel is an inn, the shops, the school, the fashion studio and the interior of the oldest, in its original state preserved, fishing house of the municipality.
A diverse landscape of water, reed land, pastures, meadows, plantings and woodland, invites visitors to an exploratory walk. each season brings something new to discover: spring flowers, summery meadows, migratory birds in autumn and winter, visitors fill up the annual calendar. Raversyde is also home to a rescue centre for birds and wild animals (VOC ...
The Amandine 0.129 was the last IJslandvaarder and reminds the most infamous period in the Flemish fishing history when the fishermen went after the finest and tastiest fish in the icy waters around Iceland. Many coastal residents gave their lives. The IJslandvaarder was purchased by the city of Ostend and is now completely renovated. The most modern audio-visual techniques are implemented to ...
De kinderboerderij heeft tot doel de kinderen de kans te geven om kennis te maken met het boeiende dierenleven op de kinderboerderij. Dit in een gezellig natuurlijke omgeving en onder deskundige begeleiding. ”Leuk en leerrijk” zijn onze leuze. Dieren op de boerderij: Varkens, melkgeiten, dwerggeiten, schapen, konijntjes en cavia’s, kippen, duiven, kalkoen, parelhoen, fazant, ganzen, ...
In the National Fisheries Museum you stroll through the history of the Flemish sea and coastal fishing industry. Shore-based fishing and the story of horseback shrimp fishermen, a unique living tradition in Oostduinkerke, have their place here in the rich museum collection. Did you know that you can send a Morse code message in the museum ...
At the end of the 18th century France annexed Belgium. Napoleon feared an attack from England at the port of Ostend and therefore built an impressive fort in the dunes in 1811. A British attack never happened. After that, the fort mainly functioned as an armory and a location for the French army. And after the fall of Napoleon in 1814, it fell prey to theft and vandalism. In both world wars ...
The shipping company ‘Seastar’ offers you the possibility to discover the sea and the inland waters near Nieuwpoort. The mother ship ‘Seastar’ started in 1991. Ever since the shipping company transported over a million guests. You can choose to go out on the water for boat trips along the Flemish coastline, on the IJzer to Diksmuide or via ...
Koning Ridderdijk 21, Westende
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