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YPRES INSPIRES AND BUZZES LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

Ypres is a city of and for enthusiasts. Providing opportunities to discover the historical treasures and an exceptionally rich history, to stroll through the magnificent city centre and to enjoy the culinary delights. You will find splendid green areas for cycling, walking or going on a run with the younger ones. There will always be a place to welcome you afterwards, with a hot chocolate or a tasty beer. Ypres is above all a city to discover, again and again. A pleasant city where there is always something to do. Ypres is above all a city to experience and to return to again and again. Because it's good there and there is always something to do. Be inspired by this guide to see Ypres from different angles.

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2 | YPRES 2021 Ypres, at your service

HOSPITALITY IS PARAMOUNT FOR THE TEAM IN OUR TOURIST OFFICE, WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN THE CLOTH HALL.

The eight desk staff members Elke Masschelein, Tourist Office Dienst Toerisme are all focused on the very same employee: "Ypres is very popular Grote Markt 34, 8900 Ieper thing: ensuring that visitors and with people, including me. It's tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 Ypres residents can enjoy the many wonderful to see how surprised [email protected] opportunities offered by the city and people often are about the city's www.toerisme-ieper.be its surrounding area to the full. beautiful features. Visitors who come here often look for information, about Opening hours: loved ones, for example. They don't Every day from 9 am to 6 pm. always expect Ypres to be a city Saturdays, Sundays and holidays where you can lose yourself in the from 10 am. splendid medieval streets." Between 15 November and 31 March: open until 5 pm.

I like to relax at the Lapidarium at the foot of St.-Martin's Church. I also love the east side of the Ramparts, where the old municipal swimming pool is located." Elke Masschelein, Tourist Office employee

YPRES 2021 | 3 Ypres, city of peace

YPRES HAS OFTEN FOUND Ypres is a city that picks itself up, An International Peace Prize is ITSELF GASPING FOR AIR. NOT over and over again. awarded every three years to ONLY BECAUSE OF THE FIRST someone who has made a name for WORLD WAR BUT ALSO AS It was after Pope John Paul II came themselves in the service of world A MEDIEVAL METROPOLIS, to pray for peace in the world under peace. YPRES EXPERIENCED BOTH the Menin Gate on May 17, 1985 GLORY AND DRAMA. that Ypres gained its status as a true Together with the Japanese city of peace. city of Hiroshima, Ypres is also The city has always displayed a Mother Theresa and the singer Bob spearheading the "Mayors for Peace" courageous attitude and shown a Geldof also put Ypres on the map world movement, which has been great deal of resilience throughout its during that period as a symbol of working for the total elimination of rich history. peace, a task that the city has been nuclear weapons around the world committed to for many years now. since 1982.

Ypres is committed to seeing the dawn on of a peaceful, solidarity- Peace Service, based society, thanks in particular Grote Markt 34, 8900 Ieper to the efforts of the city's Peace www.mayorsforpeace.org Service.

4 | YPRES 2021 GOOD TO KNOW Cieper once caught fire Ypres, city of cats for love! When he was introduced to Minneke Poes in 1960, he was unlucky with nine lives enough to stumble on some power cables and ended up catching fire. So his original brown coat has replaced by a nice black and white suit. THE CAT HAS BECOME AN OBJECT OF WORSHIP IN YPRES. EVERY THREE YEARS, ON THE SECOND SUNDAY IN MAY, THIS ELEGANT QUADRUPED TAKES TO THE STREETS OF THE CITY DURING THE CATS PARADE.

Cieper, a giant cat no less than six The latest event attracted more than Next rendezvous on Sunday 8 May metres high and weighing 180 kilos, 50,000 visitors from all over the 2022, the 46th Cats' Parade will has been serving as the host of the world and many Ypres residents who pass through the streets of Ypres, an event ever since the very first parade once participated in the parade are event that is given absolute priority in 1955, together with his attractive now seeing their children following in the agenda of many residents. fiancée, Minneke Poes. in their footsteps. An alternative programme will be They have since become the proud The real highlight for young and old presented at the weekend of 8 and 9 parents of one or two kittens. Their alike is the cat throwing event, when May 2021, in view of the measures offspring joined the parade for the the City Jester throws fluffy toy taken to deal with the coronavirus. first time in 2018. kittens down from the belfry. www.kattenstoet.be

GOOD TO KNOW Ypres as the City of Cats plays the Join us on a cat hunt! leading role in a comic featuring Spike See page 21 to find and Suzy. In "De Kattige Kat” the witch out how! 'Tuttebel' is keen to take revenge on the city because she was thrown from the church tower as a cat during the Middle Ages.

YPRES 2021 | 5 We will remember them

THE FIRST WORLD WAR LEFT A TRAIL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE WESTHOEK REGION. YPRES SUFFERED DREADFULLY, AS DID THE OFTEN VERY YOUNG SOLDIERS WHO WENT TO FIGHT THERE.

As a City of Peace, Ypres deliberately maintains a link with its wartime legacy, because this is essential for anyone who wants to talk about war and peace.

Ypres makes every effort to recall and preserve the memory of the many war victims.

LAST post Starting in 1928 an impressive ceremony has been held The City of Ypres donated two stone every evening at 8 pm under the Menin Gate. The Last Post lions with Ypres coat of arms to Australia Association has set itself the goal of keeping this tradition in 1936. They were given a place of honour alive forever. Meanwhile, The Last Post has been sounded at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. more than 31,000 times. For the commemoration of the Third Battle of Ypres, they returned once to their Visit www.lastpost.be to find an app with all the scheduled former location at the Menin Gate. ceremonies and numerous personal stories. However, Australia donated two replicas to the city: since 2018 they once again guard the Menin Gate.

6 | YPRES 2021 4 the number of years it took to Ramparts Cemetery, build the Menin LILLE GATE Gate. To the west of the Lille Gate, on the Ramparts, is a cemetery surrounded by 20.000 shrubs and the moat. its weight in tonnes The cemetery was granted monument 54.896 status in 1986. It is managed by the that is the number CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves of names of Commission). missing soldiers of the Commonwealth This much-photographed spot within forces on the Ypres City walls is the final resting Menin Gate place of 198 soldiers killed in action. 54.000 the number of LEGO blocks used by Jan Vanden Berghe to make a replica of the Menin Gate, which can be found in the CWGC information centre in Menenstraat.

, Saint George s Memorial Church This Anglican memorial church in the heart of Ypres is home to many WWI memories. The church was built in 1928 to commemorate the nearly 200,000 British soldiers who lost their lives in the fighting at the Ypres Salient. All the church's interior fittings were donated: the altar, the stained-glass windows, the bells, memorial plates and flags.

The church benches are covered with embroidered cushions representing the various regiments in which the British fought and died. Elverdingestraat 1, 8900 Ieper

YPRES 2021 | 7 COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION The Commission honours and cares for the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, ensuring they will never be forgotten. Funded by six Member Governments, their work began with building, and now maintaining cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations all over the world.

In Belgium, the CWGC commemorates more than 200,000 service personnel. Nearly half have no known grave, and their names IN FLANDERS FIELDS In this interactive museum, visitors are inscribed on Memorials to the museum can use a poppy bracelet to explore Missing, including at the iconic Menin The In Flanders Fields Museum tells the personal stories of what life was Gate in Ieper. In West Flanders alone the story of the First World War in like for ordinary people during the they look after war graves at some the West Flemish front region. The Great War. 240 locations, including at Tyne name of the museum refers to a Cot Military Cemetery, the largest well-known poem by the Canadian In Flanders Fields Museum Commission cemetery in the world. army medical officer John McCrae, (Cloth Hall), Grote Markt 34, which he wrote in December 1915. 8900 Ieper, Drop in at their Information Centre tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 located near the Menin Gate and The permanent exhibition highlights [email protected], their friendly team will help you find the period during the run-up to the www.inflandersfields.be out more about their sites, undertake First World War, the invasion of research and answer any questions Belgium, the destruction wrought you may have. during the war years, the post-war period and the later commemoration. tel. +32 (0)57 352 791, [email protected] www.cwgc.org In the spring of 2021, the In Flanders Fields Museum will be given a major facelift. There will be new pieces in the museum and from then on you can also visit the museum with an audio guide.

8 | YPRES 2021 Research Centre If you leave the museum with a question about a family member or a specific battle, you can visit this centre, which is located at the museum's exit. Volunteers, educational staff and researchers will do their best to answer your question as quickly as possible.

Research Centre, Sint-Maartensplein 3, 8900 Ieper. tel. +32 (0)57 239 450, Follow the Ypres Salient car route [email protected] Keen on exploring the region on four wheels? Along the Ypres Salient front line, a 70 km-route leads you past various landmarks, such as Tyne Cot Cemetery, the German cemetery in Langemark and the John McCrae site. This is one of six car trails on the theme of First World War in the region.

Buy your copy at the tourist office.

As well as accommodating our staff and a large collection of books, photographs, letters and cards, the centre also serves a public interest. Our archives are available to the general public." Annick Vandenbilcke, Knowledge Centre scientific officer

YPRES 2021 | 9 Front Line Hooghe museum The garden of Kasteelhof Hotel, which used to be a castle estate, is scarred by the many mine impacts at 't Hooghe. As you will see, the trenches were sometimes only 15 metres apart at the site. One of these trenches was located and dredged dry in 1995. You can visit an authentic bunker and discover the various war memories and photos available at this site.

Hooge Crater Museum A privately owned war museum well worth a visit is Front Line Hooghe Openluchtmuseum, Naast Hotel located at the site where, on 19 July 1915, 1,700 kilos Kasteelhof ’t Hooghe, Meenseweg 481, 8902 Ieper, of explosives were detonated by the British Army. tel. +32 (0)57 468 787 www.hotelkasteelhofthooghe.be The restored early 1920s chapel that houses the museum features recreations of war scenarios, an impressive collection of weapons, equipment and a series of unique photographs.

Next to the chapel is a former local school, which is used as a theme café, where you can see a unique collection of engraved shells, so-called "trench art".

The other side of the chapel is the location of 'Hooge Crater Cemetery' and in front of the museum is the open-access Ypres Salient East entry point.

Here you can watch a film about the historical of 't Hooghe and Bellewaarde Ridge sites. It is also the Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood starting point for the hiking trail leading to these sites. Apart from equipment and weapons, the museum displays preserved trenches and underground structures. Hooge Crater Museum, Meenseweg 467, 8902 Ieper tel. +32 (0)57 468 446 Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood, Canadalaan 26, 8902 www.hoogecrater.com Zillebeke, tel. +32 (0)57 466 373 www.hill62trenches.be

10 | YPRES 2021 Powerful in the Middle Ages

YPRES ENJOYED AN ENVIABLE REPUTATION DURING THE MIDDLE AGES. WITH A POPULATION OF 40,000 IN 1260, YPRES WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS A POWERFUL WORLD-CLASS CITY.

Ypres was the leading European clothmaking city during the 12th and 13th centuries. Ypres cloth was also really quite expensive. Apart from Bruges and Ghent, Ypres was one The Ramparts of the most important cities in Europe. This They may be the best-preserved in the country but the Ypres was also reflected in the architectural wealth: Ramparts have suffered considerable hardship impressive buildings such as the Belfry, the Ten centuries ago, they were nothing more than a mound halls and various civilian and guild houses are a of earth with canals, but they were later developed into a reminder of Ypres' glorious past as a cathedral complex of stone walls and towers that protected the city city from attacks. Now that Ypres is enjoying a quieter existence, GOOD TO KNOW the city is popular with the general public as a place to linger you can row over the Moat. for a while. The signposted 5.4-km Ramparts Route is perfect Head to page 22 to find out how! for enjoying a pleasant walk. It starts at the Casemates, behind St.-James' Church.

A map of the Ramparts Route is available free of charge at the Cloth Hall visitor's centre.

After a busy week, the Ramparts are ideal if you want to unwind. My favourite path is between the Lille Gate and the Esplanade, where there's a splendid view of the Moat". Diego Desmadryl, Alderman for tourism and economy

YPRES 2021 | 11 Discover a unique collection of badges yPER museum Families with children can enjoy Ypres, city of a thousand tales.That the many entertaining experiential Badges or pins is the underlying theme of the Yper elements within the museum. became incredibly Museum's permanent exhibition, Youngsters are also welcome to join popular in the which, in a spirit of fraternity, is a cat hunt. 12th century. located next to the In Flanders Fields You can compare them with the pins and Museum in the Cloth Hall. Yper Museum (Cloth Hall), buttons we know today. Grote Markt 34, 8900 Ieper In those days people would buy them during This colourful, interactive and, above tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 entertainments or at pilgrimage sites and use all, quirky museum springs one [email protected] them to signal their identities. surprise after another on its visitors. www.ypermuseum.be Yper Museum boasts a huge collection of the You will discover the glorious past most unique badges, all of which were found of the resilient city of Ypres from in the Verdronken Weide (Drowned Meadow), many different angles an area of land where no one has lived for 600 and points of view and Exhibition ‘CAT!’ years. always with a healthy How the cat catches man. dose of fun. 1 May 2021 – 16 January 2022

Visit the Cloth Hall museum café to enjoy some tasty snacks and drinks.

12 | YPRES 2021 LILLE GATE The oldest and only 14th-century town gate that still exists, the Lille Gate, connects two remaining parts of the Ypres ramparts.

The gatekeeper's house is located on the left side of the Lille Gate. Across the street is a lock chamber, where the Ieperlee waterway enters the city.

GOOD TO KNOW Fish Market and Fish Gate Saint-Martin's Church The gate's inside wall still features What is now a nightlife area was once Be sure to visit this magnificent old signposts to British cemeteries. the ideal place to buy fish. The old toll church near the Market Square. The During the war, the gate was one of the booth dating from 1899 is a reminder of Gothic-style church was used as a most frequently used passageways for days gone by, as are the two preserved cathedral for the former diocese of people entering the city. covered stalls. Ypres from 1561 to 1801. A side aisle of the former cathedral Arriving at the Fish Market via the displays a huge Joris Liebaert Boterstraat, you pass under a gate painting depicting the Siege of where the sea god Neptune plays the Ypres. Saint-Martin's Church is open leading role. The original 1714 gate was to visitors free of charge every day destroyed during the war but was later until 6 pm. rebuilt.

YPRES 2021 | 13 Cloth hall & Carillon Ypres is inevitably associated with its Cloth Hall, the impressive gothic building reflecting just how important the cloth trade once was for the city. After all, the building once served as a covered cloth retail and storage area on the (now culverted) waterway called the Ieperlee. The 1304 structure was almost completely destroyed during the war, except for part of the tower and some of the walls. The reconstruction programme took many years and was not regarded as finished until 1967. The 70-metre-high belfry tower offers a magnificent view of the front region when the weather is clear. A visit to the In Flanders Fields Museum can be combined with a climb up the 231 steps.

CArillon The Belfry Tower in Ypres has had a carillon ever since the Middle Ages but German shelling put an end to the music in November 1914 and the city had to wait until 1934 before new bells were installed.

GOOD GOOD TO KNOW TO KNOW the largest bell, currently hanging The city carilloneur Ludo Geloen in the Ypres carillon, weighs 2,494 plays a live concert every Saturday kilograms? All 49 bronze bells together between 2 pm and 3 pm, so don't be weigh 11,892 kilograms. surprised if you suddenly hear a snatch of film music or a pop tune ringing across the Market Square.

14 | YPRES 2021 GOOD TO KNOW visits to the brewery are organised every Saturday between 3 pm and 5 pm. The charge for visiting the establishment and tasting three beers is € 10. Bookings should be made via [email protected]. See page 37.

Casements visitor Centre Behind St. Jacob's Church you will discover a fascinating historical landmark: the Casements. These semi- underground cellars were used to store ammunition and Powder Magazine other military equipment. They also served as sleeping The city's last remaining Powder Magazine is and hiding places for troops defending Ypres. found at the end of the Ramparts Route. Jokingly referred to as "Hotel de Remparts" by British Built by the Dutch in 1817, on the foundations troops during First World War, the place was also used of a French powder magazine, the building was as their command post, a field hospital and an officer's restored in 1998 and is now regularly used as mess. The 'Wipers Times', a wartime newspaper, was an exhibition space. also printed there. The Casements are now the location of the Ypres city brewery, whose products include the Wipers Times GOOD beer. A bit nearer the Menin Gate stands an elegant TO KNOW eponymous brasserie, where visitors can enjoy a The designer Vauban had 4 regional beer. powder magazines installed on the outskirts of the Ramparts. Bollingstraat 1, 8900 Ieper. Only one still remains.

YPRES 2021 | 15 merghelynck museum This establishment may well be the city's least known museum, but it is the definitely the most exceptional: it is located in a hotel dating back to 1774, where Arthur Merghelynck, a Belgian nobleman and former Ypres city archivist, opened a museum in 1892 dedicated to the elegant lifestyle of the nobility. He designed Visit the Merghelynck Museum it as a perfect albeit imaginary 18th Every first and third Sunday of the century mansion.It is one of the only month at 3 pm (from 1st April till buildings in the city whose contents 15th November, with guide). were still intact after WWI.

The museum was completely renovated in recent years. Discover the exquisitely decorated salons and boudoirs and a unique collection of Chinese and Japanese porcelain. It also features perfect replicas of what Mr. and Mrs. Merghelynck kept in their wardrobes.

Merghelynckstraat 2, 8900 Ieper, www.merghelynckmuseum.be

16 | YPRES 2021 Ypres, cycling paradise

THE RANGE OF CYCLING POSSIBILITIES IS ENORMOUS AND VERY VARIED: TOO MANY TO DISCOVER IN ONE DAY.

That's why it's better for cycling enthusiasts to come to this beautiful green region for several days. Ypres is the ideal base from which to explore the many recreational and sporting routes that the region has to offer.

We have a wide range of bike- friendly lodgings that meet the requirements of the expectations of demanding sporty and recreational cyclists. Short relaxing rides with fun stops on the way for the recreational cyclist. Challenges such as the Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders Fields route for the trained cyclist.

Flat routes towards the coast, climbing in the hilly area around Westhoek cycling Ieperboog - Ypres Salient Kemmel, crossing the French network bicycle path border to the Catsberg and the The Westhoek cycling network The path starts and ends on Casselberg: this and so much map will help you to plan your own the Market Square, covering 35 more is on the menu. itinerary. Each intersection features a kilometres along the Ypres Salient of a multi-day bike trip from sign with an intersection number, so front line. Along the way you will Ypres. you know exactly which path to take. have the opportunity to stop off at www.visit-ypres.com three entry points and outstanding This map is on sale in the cemeteries, sites and monuments. Tourist Office shop (€ 8). This map is on sale in the Tourist Office shop and the Hooge Crater Museum.

YPRES 2021 | 17 tested by LOcALs

Peace Route This signposted 45-km route starts and ends in Ypres, following the Ypres Salient via the Palingbeek Provincial Estate to Hill 60 and Hill 62, past Tyne Cot Cemetery and the German Studentenfriedhof (Student Cemetery) in Langemark.

This map is on sale in the Tourist Office shop.

Stefaan Verfaille from the Zombie Cats Bicycle Club. Catering for special bicycle enthusiasts.

"Once you come off the main roads, you will find beautiful little bike paths in and around Ypres. In our club, we use bicycles with a maximum of three speeds. So you don't have to spend all your time riding up and down. The region is ideal for our tours."

My favourite cycling tours: 1. From the city centre along the canal in the direction of Steenstraete. I like to cycle along the side of the water, and from there you can go in any direction to return to your starting point. 2. Also from the city centre along the canal in the direction of the Palingbeek Provincial Estate, where you ride along the golf course. 3. You travel via Zillebeke to Hill 62, then via t' Hooghe and next to Zonnebeke Castle Park. A tour featuring several fascinating places for people interested in the First World War 4. From behind the Ypres industrial estate, you can head towards Langemark, a route that will take you past four British cemeteries. To return, follow the old railway line and the canal. A quiet route, where you will meet few cyclists

Zombie Cats Bicycle Club 18 | YPRES 2021 Ieper, the Ghent-Wevelgem starting point

CYCLING IS A SPORT THAT YPRES LOVES. THIS LOVE OF CYCLING WILL BE BEAUTIFULLY SHOWCASED OVER THE COMING YEARS, WHEN YPRES WILL BE THE STARTING POINT FOR THE GHENT-WEVELGEM CYCLING EVENT.

One of the main spring This magnificent sporting classics will be launched event draws the world's on the Market Square on attention to Ypres, 28 March 2021, when while the race's DNA is competitors will leave the closely linked to the past. city via the Menin Gate. Subtitled "In Flanders Fields", the route never stops flirting with the front line that existed a hundred years ago.

YPRES 2021 | 19 Ypres, city of (Olympic) champions Ypres is blessed with a glorious cycling legacy, culminating in the Olympic title of André Noyelle in 1952. This Ypres cyclist won the gold medal in the road race in Helsinki and went on to run a successful cycling business in the city for many years. The bicycle shop is still operating in Goesdamstraat.

GOOD TO KNOW There used to be a velodrome in Ypres. Equipped with stands, the 333-metre-long wooden track was established where Velodroomstraat is now located. However, the track did not remain there for very long: Just one month after it opened, in 1909, a fire broke out and two years later the track was closed for good.

As a cyclist I prefer to ride towards Heuvelland and the border with Northern France. An hour's recreational cycling leads you to small French villages with a very special atmosphere. Ypres is an ideal starting point for cyclists to explore the fascinating surrounding area. The coast is also nearby, for those not keen on merciless climbs". Peter Slosse, head of the Tourism Office

20 | YPRES 2021 Ypres, where children are treated like royalty

YPRES IS AN IDEAL STARTING POINT FOR TODDLERS AS WELL. TO PLAY, TO LET OFF STEAM, TO ENJOY FUN ACTIVITIES. GET INSPIRED!

Set off on a cat hunt An app installed on your smartphone will enable you to scour the city looking for cats. As well as earning points for all your efforts, this activity will help you to discover a lot about the city's history. www.toerisme-ieper.be/kattenjacht

GOOD TO KNOW You can also play hunt the cat using a paper format. Pick up your assignments at the Tourist Office in the Cloth Hall. You can also play it at home as a board game. Price: € 2.50

YPRES 2021 | 21 Andrew's Dream Museum The In Flanders Fields Museum has developed a special children's guide for children aged between 10 and 12. The story of Andrew, an Ypres boy whose father works in the museum, helps children to discover the museum in a unique way.

The book is on sale for € 12,50 in the Cloth Hall Museum Shop.

INVESTIGATING WITH SIPER Tiny detectives will love this treasure hunt Sailing in a boat along the Ramparts. Convenient: the trail follows the Ramparts Route. Aye, aye captain! The Pacific Eiland restaurant (Eiland 2, www.pacificeiland.be) has rowing boats for hire from April Purchase your entry form for € 1 to October for those keen on braving the moat. from the Tourist Office!

GOOD TO KNOW Ypres' tiny marina boasts 30 jetties and pontoons. www.jachthaven-ieper.be

22 | YPRES 2021 City of Wings Each year, in April, Ypres is transformed into a magical city with wings. This is a time when dozens of street theatre entertainments are held in the historical city centre as part of an international promotion festival for circus and street theatre. Surprises galore behind every corner, such as colourful characters, crazy scenes and magical performances. A must-see for young and old alike! 2nd Weekend of April in city center. www.gevleugeldestad.com

Become a Westhoek globetrotter Do you like cycling or walking, or would you like to do some sightseeing in a covered wagon or on the back of a donkey? Those who come to stay in the Westhoek have the opportunity to become a real Westhoek globetrotter. If you are looking for a child-friendly route, this 26.5-kilometre path GOOD connects Ypres with Zonnebeke via the Palingbeek playground TO KNOW area.The route is part of eight child-friendly tours through the "Kadee" is a West Flemish word Westhoek region. meaning "good-for-nothing". In Ypres we also use the word "sporrewoan". Download for free at www.westhoekkd.be

YPRES 2021 | 23 Family fun in Bellewaerde If you are looking for a place where the entire family can have fun, Bellewaerde amusement park is the place to be! Squealing for joy at all the great attractions, admiring the exotic animals and unwinding in the great outdoors. In 2020, the park opened a brand new family coach: Wakanda.

Fun on the water Bellewaerde Aquapark is an opportunity to slide from one awesome water attraction to another. There are play areas for young and old alike and anyone looking for adventure can have fun on one of the cool water slides or scaling the climbing wall.

Other must-do's: Easter egg search - summer nocturnes & Halloween www.bellewaerde.be

24 | YPRES 2021 Ypres, a city to let off steam in

CHILDREN CAN LET OFF STEAM IN YPRES, LIKE NOWHERE ELSE. YOUNGSTERS HAVE MORE THAN 44 PLAYGROUNDS TO CHOOSE FROM, INCLUDING 25 IN THE CITY CENTRE.

THE jeugdstadion kanonweg Playground One of the city' s largest and enjoyable playgrounds is If your kids are worn out after a walk along the undoubtedly the Jeugdstadion. This features a large sandpit, Ramparts, let them have fun running around on the lots of great playground equipment, grassy areas, play hills Kanonweg playground, which is accessible by going and a play forest. There are also plenty of shaded areas for hot down through the Lille Gate. summer days. Speelplein Het Jeugdstadion, Leopold III-laan 16, 8900 Ieper

de palingbeek A play and hiking paradise is located 5 kilometres from Ypres, in Zillebeke. This 245-hectare estate has something for everyone: not only a large playground with bags of climbing equipment, space to play football and a sandpit, but also an environmental farm with a recycling garden, AstroLAB IRIS observatory and signposted footpaths that covered fun in Conquesta take you to the most beautiful spots. Bring along a picnic, The latest playground equipment is always available or enjoy something tasty in the cafeteria. in this showroom belonging to an indoor playground www.west-vlaanderen.be/domeinen/palingbeek manufacturer. You can also go there to enjoy some of the delicious pancakes or an ice cream. www.conquesta.be

YPRES 2021 | 25 City walking activities

YPRES OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF HIKING TRAILS, GUIDED WALKS AND PLACES WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY RUNNING. AN OVERVIEW!

Follow the city walking tour Bronze rivets decorated with the silhouette of the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and the Menin Gate can be seen on almost every street corner, as Enjoy a guided walking tour a reference to the 6.6-kilometre provincial city walking tour leading you to the various City guides are available on Saturdays and Sundays from eye-catching features of Ypres. April to November. Visit www.visit-ypres.com or the Tourist Office in the Cloth Hall to consult the most recent The walking tour map is on sale at the programme. Tourist Office.

26 | YPRES 2021 Ypres salient hiking network As with the cycle networks, you follow the intersections to plan your own itinerary. Your discoveries will include the wooded area south of Ypres providing easy access to the Heuvelland hiking network and even a walk across the border. Miles of hiking pleasure along low-traffic, unpaved paths.

This hiking map is on sale at the Tourist Office shop for € 8.

Visitors to Ypres shouldn't worry about accessibility: you can go everywhere on foot and just hire a bike to reach the surrounding area. The train station is a mere 10 minutes' walk from the Market Out and about with the Night Watch Square, perfect for people keen on visiting the city." The Ypres Night Watch takes you on tour of the Peter Slosse, head of the Tourism Office dark streets of Ypres. You start at the Cloth Hall and end at the Casements, with plenty of time to catch The Last Post. Night Watch tours are available until Saturday, 28 March 2020. Bookings should be made through the Tourist Office. Charge: € 4 per person. Three entry points are available to explore the front region on foot. www.toerismeieper.be/nachtwacht You can find them on page 31.

YPRES 2021 | 27 City of car lovers

IF THE SOUND OF ROARING ENGINES SETS YOUR PULSE RACING, WE IN YPRES UNDERSTAND THAT FEELING PERFECTLY WELL.

RENTIES ypres rally The Ypres Rally is the country's leading rally event. The last weekend of June will be entirely focused on the theme of cars, both in the city centre and on the outskirts where the tests take place. Belgian Freddy Loix is a five-time winner of the rally and a record holder, ahead of Patrick Snijers. The top European teams and drivers compete in Ypres every year, attracting a great deal attention well beyond our borders. Admire the gleaming cars GOOD TO KNOW Every first Sunday of the month, from March to The rally organisers last year started October, magnificent vintage vehicles, exclusive cars planting one tree for every participant in a bid and motorcycles can be seen at the Lille Gate car park to neutralize the CO2 emissions caused by on the edge of the city. the rally. www.esplanade-ieper.be ypres lotus day Lotus fans arrive in Ypres every year to enjoy a drive Ypres Historics Rally together. The perfect time for others to come and see Lovers of vintage cars are invited to visit the Historics Rally, the cars on Ascension Day. which is held at the same time as the Ypres Rally. www.ypreslotusday.be The time-honoured shakedown takes place in nearby Boezinge.

28 | YPRES 2021 Around Ypres

THREE ENTRY POINTS ALONG THE YPRES SALIENT ALLOW YOU TO DISCOVER THE HISTORY OF THIS SPECIFIC PLACE.

You will have all the information you need to start your walk thanks to a free-of-charge presentation film and the various information panels.

North entry point + Yorkshire Trench & dug out You enter this hiking route via the Klein Zwaanhof farm in Boezinge, which was located in one of the most fiercely fought WWI battlefields. Many war relics remain in the ground. The walk takes you to the Pilkem Ridge area via the Yorkshire Trench and dugout to the military cemeteries of Colne Valley Cemetery and Welsh Cemetery (Caesar's Nose).

Hoeve Klein Zwaanhof, Kleine Poezelstraat 6, 8904 Boezinge GOOD TO KNOW The Yorkshire Trench trenches were discovered by chance during work on the industrial area in 1992. The bodies of 156 East entry point + Hooge Crater soldiers were then discovered and transferred to their final resting places. Meenseweg leads you to this entry point, which takes you from the Hooge Crater Museum past the monument of the Liverpool Scottish Monument, R.E. Grave, Railway Wood Military Cemetery and a unique crater woodland. Hooge Crater Museum, Meenseweg 467, 8902 Zillebeke

YPRES 2021 | 29 South entry point + Hill 60 Your tour of the Palingbeek Provincial Estate begins at the historic The Bluff site, where a platform takes you across the former No-man's land, surrounded by several craters. The route will lead you to the Hill 60 site, where you will be treated to a panoramic view of Ypres city centre. You will also discover the Caterpillar crater, where the exhibition that presented 600,000 statuettes from the Coming World Remember Me commemoration project was located. Some 200,000 of these objects are now installed near the 138 remembrance trees estate's central driveway. Some 138 memorial trees were planted along the Ypres Salient, where the front lines De Palingbeek via the cafetaria car park, crossed a road (public) or trail. Red baskets Palingbeekstraat, 8902 Zillebeke. around the trunks indicate the German front Hill 60, Zwarteleenstraat, 8902 Zillebeke. line, while blue baskets mark the French or British allied front line. Many baskets feature an information board. Since the end of 2018 remembrance trees Use the free Ypres Salient can be found all along the Flemish front line, 1914-1918 app to find the from Nieuwpoort to Ploegsteert. remembrance trees on historical aerial photos.

30 | YPRES 2021 Cemeteries along the Ypres Salient About 75 British cemeteries, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, are located in the Ypres area. Near the centre you will find Bedford House Cemetery (Rijselseweg) and Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Meenseweg). Within the ramparts you will discover the Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate and Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.

The largest Belgian military cemetery in the area is located in Houthulst, about 20 kilometres from Ypres. The Westhoek region is also the site of the Oeren, Hoogstade, Ramskapelle, Keiem, Steenkerke, West- Vleteren and De Panne military cemeteries.

German cemeteries can be found in Langemark, Vladslo, Hooglede and Menen- Wevelgem.

Zonnebeekseweg in Ypres is the location of St-Charles de Potyze, a cemetery where more than 4,000 French soldiers are buried.

Canal Bank john mccrae site The Essex Farm Cemetery, where doctor John McCrae wrote the world-famous poem "In Flanders Fields" in 1915, is located on the banks of the Ypres-IJzer Canal. In addition to the military cemetery, the site includes fortified shelters on the banks of the canal. A hiking trail has been created with information panels, to make a visit to this site an even more interesting experience. Accessible via Diksmuidseweg. One grave attracts even more attention than the others: that of 15-year-old Joe Strudwick, one of the youngest British victims.

YPRES 2021 | 31 Ypres is fun

YPRES HAS A REALLY ENJOYABLE CITY CENTRE WHERE YOU WILL FIND ALL KINDS OF ORIGINAL SHOPS.

Soak up the atmosphere and return home with a lovely gift or one of the fine local delicacies to be found in the streets of Ypres.

Visit the Market Square to taste some of the many delicacies on offer there. www.shop-in-ieper.be

GOOD TO KNOW The Boudry stationer's shop has been around for several generations. This picture shows the shop in Menenstraat, when it was a grocery.

tested by LOcALs "There's no shortage of great places to shop in Ypres. Chez Marie is one of my favourites Kelly because the owner Mieke Deriemaeker, always manages to add the freelance best local products to her wide journalist, range of items. I buy clothes at blogger on Obelisk, a wonderful shop with talesfromthecrib.be, mum of original outfits and excellent two and attached to Ypres. service. I also like to browse www.talesfromthecrib.be around Papyro for children's toys and the Boudry Paper Shop, a paradise for people who like notebooks and ballpoint pens."

32 | YPRES 2021 Must-do's: St.-Valentine's day Dolle Dagen Halloween in Ypres FEBRUARY 2021 JUNE 2021 OCTOBER 2021

Romantic souls beware! Around Ypres and its districts are turned Brrrr! Shivering and trembling at Valentine's Day, the city centre is upside down in June, because this Halloween! The decorated city is full decorated in bright red. Will your is the time local people and tourists of pumpkins and cobwebs, not to heart start beating faster? do their summer shopping during an mention the magnificent Halloween- enjoyable street market event. The themed displays. terraces and many activities help to Open house days make this weekend one of the most winter in Ypres MARCH 2021 pleasant of the year. DECEMBER 2021 - MARCH 2022

During the first weekend of March, Tooghedagen If you like Ypres in summer, you'll local traders will be flinging their love it during the Christmas and SEPTEMBER 2021 doors wide open so that everyone New Year holidays. Every year, can enter their establishments to 10,000 skaters head to the ice rink The second weekend of September have a look around. on the Market Square. But you can will be devoted to the new also visit the delightful Christmas collections offered by local traders Market. A must! in Ypres and its municipal districts. www.winterinieper.be Have fun shopping and discovering all the beautiful items available during the Tooghedagen.

YPRES 2021 | 33 Ypres, city of gourmet delights

FROM THE TASTIEST REGIONAL DISHES TO THE BEST BEERS AND WINES TO ACCOMPANY THEM, IF YOU LIKE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE IN YPRES.

Come along and relish all the good things the region has to offer, in the most welcoming venues.

tested by LOcALs Deliciously sweet: De kattenklauw The Ypres senator cake The 'cat's claw' is a Kelly Deriemaecker: This cake has been a local gingerbread in the shape of a "I like to have specialty since the 1950s and is cat's paw, reminiscent of the breakfast at 't Appel made with puff pastry, vanilla more famous suissekoek. on the Market Square. Different butter cream, apricot jam and This delicious breakfast pastry tasty options, also for the kids, roasted almonds. is made with risen puff pastry excellent service, nice people. that contains small pieces of Recommended!" Ypres rusks apple and raisins. The cake is Ypres rusks are made from a dusted with powdered sugar, As a real coffee lover I like to come slice of sweet bread dough and tastes just as good in the to the Dépot, because they serve (cookie bread) that is sprinkled morning as in the afternoon as deliciously creamy cappuccino on one side with cassonade a dessert for coffee. with milk foam, and have a fine sugar, and then baked in the choice of desserts. Also with Milk oven. This delicacy would date ‘n Sugar, the cappuccinos cannot from the Middle Ages, and is be spurned, and with the latter you ideal as a snack. can also combine them with a nice breakfast.”

34 | YPRES 2021 tested by LOcALs

"Beer fans should visit Kaffee Bazaar in Boomgaardstraat, a traditional 'brown' bar with 100 beers on the list, and home to the Bierorde van Vauban, an Ypres beer association.

Just as interesting is the Sint Arnoldus beer bar, which has 25 draught beers, where you can order a combination of small tasting glasses. A Flemish Beer Run is held every September in the district of Elverdinge. An opportunity to do some beer- tasting during this running event."

Cycling and beer-tasting Available free of charge from the Tourist Office, the pocket booklet "Tournée Locale", contains four signposted cycling routes on the theme of beer. The routes will help you to discover various delightful cafés and breweries. On the way, you will come across some giant beer bottles featuring useful information and anecdotes about local beers.

DE KAZEMATTEN brewery YPRES BREWERIES The brewery was established in 2013 within the fortress walls that surround the city. This brewery Leroy Breweries brews the Wipers Times 14 and 16, and Grottenbier. Leroy Breweries is a combination of the former Van You can also visit the brewery: every Saturday Eecke (Watou) and Het Sas (Boezinge) breweries. The between 3 and 5 pm, and from the Easter holidays to breweries are not open to visitors but you can taste the autumn holidays also on Thursdays and Fridays their beverages, such as the Sas Pils, Hommelbier at 3 pm. and Kapittel, in many local cafes. www.kazematten.be

De Kazematten Brewery De Kazematten brewery is located in a unique spot and brews the Wipers Times 14 and 16 and Grottenbier.

YPRES 2021 | 35 Deliciously savory: Taped meat tested Do you want a nice piece of meat? Then by LOcALs definitely try the Ypres taped meat, a local specialty of pickled veal or pork that is pierced with bacon. In some restaurants Steve Noyelle (44), is business support this delicacy is on the menu, usually in assistant at a large Ypres company and is an combination with potatoes and vegetables. avid runner, music lover and vegan:

The Ypres dish: smoked chicken with "Den Olifant always offers something tasty for magic cabbage vegans and vegetarians. Their menu changes every week, so A few years ago, the Ypres cultural council you can eat a delicious hamburger made from sweet potato, challenged local chefs to come up with a or try out some classic dishes that are always available, such typical Ypres dish. Cook Bart Denys came as a vegan version of toast champignon." up with the winning dish: smoked chicken with magic cabbage. Denys was inspired by "The B'Artiest restaurant also makes every effort to have at Ypres as a city of cloth trade and peace. For least one vegan suggestion on the menu." example, he used olive oil from the peace branch, and he used colors in his meal that "Het Depot has a fixed menu, and they also think of people refer to the main colors in the cloth trade. who don't eat animal products. If you fancy a nice salad, a roasted potato or a vegan wrap, you should head to Low C in Boomgaardstraat."

"Fancy some fries? Frituur De Bevoorrading has a wide range of vegan options, and the owner not only fries in vegetable fat, he also uses a separate deep-fat fryer to prepare the vegetarian and vegan options. It's great to be able to enjoy If you want to keep up to date with something other than fries if you have chosen not to eat all the great places for vegetarians and meat or animal products." vegans in the Westhoek region, visit westhoekeva

36 | YPRES 2021 Ypres, to rest assured

IN YPRES YOU CAN ENJOY A GOOD NIGHT'S REST IN ONE OF THE PLEASANT HOTELS, B&B'S, HOLIDAY HOMES OR CAMPSITES. BELOW YOU WILL FIND AN OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS OPTIONS. B&B

B&B @Cocoon...... [email protected]...... http://www.cocoon-bedandbreakfast.eu B&B @Room's...... [email protected]...... http://www.at-rooms-ieper.be Alegria Ieper...... [email protected]...... http://www.alegria-bb.be Alflex Bed & Badhuis...... [email protected]...... http://www.alflex.be Arthur's Place...... [email protected]...... http://www.arthursplace.be B&B Hortensia...... [email protected]...... http://www.bbhortensia.be B&B Back2Front...... [email protected]...... http://www.back2front.be B&B EAST&WEST...... [email protected] B&B Hoeve 37...... [email protected]...... http://www.bb-hoeve37.be B&B Lapassarelle...... [email protected]...... http://www.lapassarelle.be B&B Laurus...... [email protected]...... http://www.bb-laurus-ieper.be B&B Oude Houtmarkt...... [email protected]...... http://www.oudehoutmarkt.be B&B Pottebreker...... [email protected]...... http://www.bbpottebreker.be B&B Ter Thuyne...... [email protected]...... http://www.terthuyne.be B&B Ter Vesten...... [email protected]...... http://www.bbtervesten.be B&B Vijverhuis...... [email protected]...... http://www.vijverhuis.be Bed en Breakfast De Potyze...... [email protected]...... http://www.potyze.com Bed en Breakfast Fresco...... [email protected]...... http://www.fresco-ieper.be Bfields - In Boezingse velden...... [email protected] Bike & Breakfast...... [email protected]...... http://users.telenet.be/bikeandbreakfast/index. html De gelaarsde kat...... [email protected]...... http://www.de-gelaarsde-kat.be Découverte...... [email protected]...... http://www.decouverte-ieper.be/ bed-and-breakfast Deja Vu...... [email protected]...... http://www.bbdejavu.be/ Guesthouse Gatsby...... [email protected]...... http://www.guesthousegatsby.com Het Houten Paard...... [email protected]...... http://www.hethoutenpaard.be Hof de Abeeleboom...... [email protected]...... http://www.hofdeabeeleboom.be Jacob20...... [email protected]...... http://www.jacob20.be La Chambre d'Amis Noja...... [email protected]...... http://www.noja.be Nooit Gedacht saBBajon...... [email protected]...... http://www.sabbajon.be The Dugout...... [email protected]...... http://www.thedugout-ypres.be Vandenbroucke Joseline...... [email protected] Villa Vanilla...... [email protected]...... http://www.villavanilla.be Villa Vauban...... [email protected] yoake...... [email protected]...... http://www.yoake-ieper.be Camping & camper car area

Camperpunt Hoge Crater...... [email protected]...... https://www.camperpunthoogecrater.be/ Kampeerautoterrein Zillebekevijver...... [email protected]...... www.jeugdstadion.be 't hof Bellewaerde...... [email protected]...... http://www.thofbellewaerde.be Jeugdstadion...... [email protected]...... http://www.jeugdstadion.be

YPRES 2021 | 37 Hotels

Albion Hotel...... [email protected]...... http://www.albionhotel.be Alliance Ieper Centrum...... [email protected]...... http://www.alliancehotel.be Ariane...... [email protected]...... http://www.ariane.be De Lissewal...... [email protected]...... http://www.lissewal.be Flanders Lodge...... [email protected]...... http://www.flanderslodge.be Gasthof 't Zweerd...... [email protected]...... http://www.gasthof-tzweerd.be Hotel Ambrosia...... [email protected]...... http://www.ambrosiahotel.be Hotel Kasteelhof 't Hooghe...... [email protected]...... http://www.hotelkasteelhofthooghe.be Hotel Nicolas...... [email protected]...... http://www.hotel-nicolas.com Landhuis 't Wilgenerf...... [email protected]...... http://www.wilgenerf.be Main Street Boutique Hotel...... [email protected]...... http://www.mainstreet-hotel.be New Regina...... [email protected]...... http://www.newregina.be Novotel Ieper Centrum...... [email protected]...... https://www.accorhotels.com/3172 Old Tom...... [email protected]...... http://www.oldtom.be rooms

Atrium...... [email protected] Casa Martini della Corte...... [email protected] Chez Paul...... [email protected]...... https://www.booking.com/hotel/be/chez-paul.nl.html Cosy room in a little house nearby Ieper...... [email protected] De Wilde Wingerd...... [email protected] Elysian...... [email protected]...... https://elysian-be.book.direct/en-us Iepers Lodge...... [email protected] Juliette's...... [email protected]...... http://www.juliettes-bedandbreakfast.be La Porte Cochere...... [email protected]...... http://www.laportecochere.com Pops Holiday Home...... [email protected]...... http://www.popsholidayhome.com studio...... [email protected] Surmont 10...... [email protected] Temps De Pose Ten Rozenmeers...... [email protected]...... http://www.bouckennest.be The City Jester...... [email protected] Tuinkamer...... [email protected] Zen & Zest...... [email protected]

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Aan de vestingrand...... https://klavertje4lingerie.com/aandevestingsrand Abacus House...... [email protected]...... http://www.abacus-house.be Aimée...... [email protected]...... http://www.vakantiehuis-aimee.be Albertushof...... [email protected]...... http://www.albertushof.be Alice House...... [email protected]...... http://www.alicehouse.be amazing apartment ...... [email protected] Apartment number 10...... [email protected] Apartment Skyline...... https://booking Appartement Discover...... [email protected] Aurinko...... [email protected]...... http://www.aurinko.be Aurora ...... [email protected]...... http://www.aurora-ieper.be Back2Front vakantiewoning...... [email protected]...... http://www.back2front.be Barak de Vinck...... [email protected]...... www.barakdevinck.be Bed in boat...... [email protected]...... http://www.bedinboat.be Birdsonghouse...... https://birdsonghouse.be Boomgaard...... [email protected] Ciepers Lodge Cityloft...... [email protected] Corversy's House...... http://www.vakantieappartementcorversy.be/ Cosy Corner...... [email protected]...... http://www.vakantiewoningcosycorner.be Cottage de Vinck...... [email protected]...... http://www.cottagedevinck.be De Bonte Kat...... [email protected]...... http://www.debontekat.com De Buur van Beer...... [email protected]...... http://www.debuurvanbeer.be De Historie...... [email protected]...... http://www.dehistorie.com De Kapelaan van Dikkebus...... [email protected]...... http://www.dekapelaanvandikkebus.be De kloosterloft...... [email protected]...... http://www.dekloosterloft.be De Palingbeekhoeve - De Berk...... [email protected]...... http://www.depalingbeekhoeve.be De Pastorie...... [email protected]...... https://pastorie-zillebeke.weebly.com/ Echo Lodge...... [email protected]...... http://www.echolodge.be familie Maes...... [email protected] Gîte de Lombard...... [email protected]...... http://www.gitedelombard.be Hennekot Palingbeek...... [email protected]...... http://www.hennekot.com/ Hertenhof Hill 60...... [email protected]...... http://www.hertenhofhill60.be Het Kabinet...... [email protected]...... http://www.het-kabinet.be Het Speelbos...... https://sites.google.com/site/hetspeelbospalingbeek/accomodatie Hof ter Harte...... [email protected]...... http://www.hofterharte.be HUIS 7...... [email protected]...... http://www.huis7.be ieperlee 23...... [email protected]...... http://www.ieperlee23.be IeperMarketSquare...... [email protected]...... http://www.iepermarketsquare.com interbellum...... [email protected] Ipericus & Ipericus Two...... [email protected]...... http://www.ipericus.be Katjesappartement...... [email protected] King Arthur Lodge...... [email protected]...... http://www.kingarthurlodge.com

YPRES 2021 | 39 Landhuis Eikenburg...... [email protected]...... http://www.landhuiseikenburg.be Landhuis op Landgoed Palingbeek...... [email protected]...... http://www.landgoedpalingbeek.be Le Chat Noir...... [email protected]...... http://www.lechatnoir.be Maison HB...... [email protected]...... http://www.maisonhb.be Menin Gate House...... [email protected]...... http://www.meningatehouse.com Menin Gate House...... [email protected]...... http://www.meningatehouse.com Moonlight Relax...... [email protected] Nature Oasis...... [email protected] Nelly...... [email protected] Old Saxo...... [email protected] Ontspan Vakantiewoning...... [email protected]...... http://www.vakantiewoning-ontspan.be Pilgrim's Loft...... [email protected]...... http://www.pilgrimsloft.be Plumer House...... [email protected]...... https://www.plumerhouse.be/ Poorthuis...... [email protected]...... http://www.apartmentsypres.com puerto colon...... [email protected]...... https://www.puerto-colon.be/ Queen Astrid...... [email protected]...... https://www.queen-astrid.be Revelatio...... [email protected]...... http://www.revelatio.be Sandpiper...... [email protected] sans doute...... [email protected]...... http://www.sans-doute.be Scottish Wood Lodge...... [email protected]...... http://www.scottishwoodlodge.be Sir Georges...... [email protected] SOLFERINO...... [email protected]...... http://www.vakantiehuissolferino.be Spaces...... [email protected]...... http://www.spacesinypres.be Sweet Alice...... [email protected]...... http://www.sweetalice.be 't Amusement vakantiewoning...... [email protected]...... http://www.t-amusement.be T' Bloemenhof...... [email protected] t Hof Rozendael 'T Koetje...... [email protected]...... http://www.rozendael.be 't Hof Rozendael 't Zwientje...... [email protected]...... http://www.rozendael.be The Chamberlain...... [email protected]...... http://www.thechamberlain.be THE FRONT DOOR...... [email protected]...... http://www.thefrontdoor.be Tuinappartement...... [email protected] Two White Pigeons...... [email protected]...... http://www.twowhitepigeons.com Vakantiehoeve Christianendal...... [email protected]...... http://christianendal.be/ Vakantiewoning Butterfly...... [email protected] vakantiewoning Wisteria...... [email protected]...... http://www.vakantiewoning-wisteria.be Vaubandlodge...... [email protected]...... http://www.vaubanlodge.be Vijverhuis Holiday Cottage...... [email protected]...... http://www.vijverhuis.be Villa Kokilla...... [email protected]...... https://www.kokilla.be Wipers Times...... [email protected]...... http://www.wiperstimes.be Ypres Ramparts House...... [email protected]...... http://www.ypresrampartshouse.com

40 | YPRES 2021 Visit these frontline cities as well

DIKSMUIDE The 3-km Stadslink walking tour Delightful Diksmuide is a must- takes you past the Market Square, see destination for anyone staying the Beguinage and the City Hall in Ypres. Several monuments, to the Portus Dixmuda marina, cemeteries and trenches can be a journey that will enable you to found just 20 kilometres north of discover many scenic spots and an the city, as reminders of the role impressively rich heritage. Toerist Office Diksmuide Diksmuide played in the First World Grote Markt 6, 8600 Diksmuide War. The Trench of Death and the The highlight of 2020 will be tel. 051 79 30 50 Yser Tower bring the Yser Frontline the Feniks (Phoenix) exhibition [email protected] to life. being held in the City Hall (15/05- www.bezoekdiksmuide.be 15/11/2020). A multimedia Before this turbulent period, presentation will allow you to Diksmuide was a wealthy city thanks discover and experience how the its cloth-weaving and butter-making devastated city of Diksmuide was activities. successfully reconstructed after 1918.

YPRES 2021 | 41 NIEUWPOORT focused on the reconstruction of Located at the mouth of the River Yser, the city after WWI, this breath- Nieuwpoort is an ideal spot for getting a taking piece of entertainment takes healthy dose of Vitamin Sea. The walking place every evening between 29 tour along the harbour channel leads you July and 2 August. from the sea front to the historical centre GOOD of this coastal city. TO KNOW The Westfront visitors' centre, you can walk the front underneath the imposing Albert I Tourist Office Nieuwpoort line of the First World War from monument, provides an opportunity to Stadhuis - Marktplein 7, Nieuwpoort to Pfetterhouse on the relive the story of the Great War. You tel. 058 22 44 22 Swiss border? can also go shopping and enjoy delicious Nieuwpoort-Bad, Hendrikaplein 11, This route is called "The Western North Sea fish in the many beautifully tel. 058 23 90 23 Front Way" and the first part of 70 arranged venues. www.visit-nieuwpoort.be km (from April 2020) is signposted from Nieuwpoort, Be sure to see this summer's evening over Diksmuide and promenades and "Follow the Feniks" Ypres, up to the (Follow the Phoenix). Featuring video French border by mapping, theatre and live music, and following these signs.

42 | YPRES 2021 Ypres to enjoy

BESIDES HISTORY AND The large choice of restaurants while the cosy winter months CHARM YPRES ALSO in and around Ypres provides a welcome you indoors in beautiful EXUDES GASTRONOMY AND well-filled menu. In summer one interiors to sample the most HOSPITALITY! of the many terraces invites you delicious dishes for hours. to long, leisurely outdoor meals

Tea-room Price menus (excl. drinks) Snackbar/foodbar Accessible by wheelchair users Restaurant Toilet for wheelchair users Brasserie Specialties Bar Banquet room Inside seating capacity Terrace seating capacity

This cozy restaurant is located in the center of Ypres. The chef's passion for cooking is reflected in the combinations of tastes, textures, scents and colors, prepared with fresh products. Through her experience, the hostess creates a pleasant and homely atmosphere.

32 8 €€ yes yes Menu Á L' Envers and seasonal suggestions Recognised regional products or 100% West Flemish

Family business known for its jovial service, original menu and trendy interior. Ariane consists of several living rooms, where it is very cosy dining.

80 80 €€ yes yes Recognised regional products or 100% West Flemish, Healthy food

Au Miroir Grote Markt 12 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 204 788 [email protected] | www.aumiroir.be kitchen open until 22 hrs

We welcome everyone (young and old). With smooth operation in a pleasant atmospheric interior. Our sun terrace is an asset.

100 80 € yes yes Solid vegetarian offer (vegetarian: no meat, fish or poultry)

Bacon has an often changing seasonal menu. It has a beautiful outdoor terrace and a cosy modern interior a stone's throw from the Menin Gate. Reservations desired, www.restaurant-bacon.be

26 26 €€ yes yes Fish- and meat dishes Veggie and vegan

Cozy restaurant close to the cultural center "Het Perron". Fair card with seasonal suggestions. "Meet, talk, laugh & enjoy!"

44 24 € - €€ yes yes Recognised regional products or 100% West Flemish, Solid vegetarian offer (vegetarian: no meat, fish or poultry), Gluten-free offer

Restaurant Captain Cook is located between the Menin Gate and the Grote Markt. Specialized in fish, meat and pasta dishes. Delicious fresh pizzas, homemade Flemish stew, freshly prepared starters, both hot and cold. Cosy interior, where you can imagine yourself in the adventure of the explorer Captain James Cook. Ideal for groups.

105 - € - €€ ja ja Crispy salmon, Flemish stew, steaks, pizzas, grill Vegetarian and gluten free dishes

A creative kitchen with a central place for original wines. In the summer you can enjoy our sun terrace or you can stay throughout the year in our modern B&B.

28 34 €€ - €€€ no no Seasonal exclusive kitchen. Recognised regional products or 100% West Flemish, Short Chain Solid vegetarian offer (vegetarian: no meat, fish or poultry), Vegan offer (vegan = no animal products), Gluten free offer

Enjoy culinary delights in a unique trendy environment. ‘Sharing is Caring'. All the decorative items you see can also be bought... BLURRING

90 40 € - €€ yes yes Local homemade dishes to share. Vegan and vegetarian offer Recognised regional products or 100% West Flemish, Short Chain

Trendy restaurant located on the renovated Picanol site. Lunch – market menu – à la carte. Interior terrace and meeting room.

80 60 €€ yes yes Daily fresh products, southern inspired dishes Vegetarian offers

De Kollebloeme Grote Markt 24 | 8900 Ieper tel. +32 (0)57 219 090 | Kollebloeme [email protected] | [email protected] kitchen open until 21h | closed on wednesday

We work with varied seasonal dishes, innovative suggestions and daily specials. A cosy tea room both inside and on the terrace. Atmospheric room for parties.

45 50 €€ yes yes Fish- and meat dishes Lovely deserts

De Mande Zonnebeekseweg 1 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 203 364 [email protected] | restaurant De Mande kitchen open until 14.30 hrs, diner time … closed Tuesdays evenings & Wednesdays | Annual Holiday: 15/08 – 31/08

Cozy cafe, restaurant. Belgian cuisine. Also for large groups, 200 meters from the Menin Gate.

130 40 €€ yes yes

An ideal venue for several occasions, located in the historic centre of Ieper. In the banquet hall a professional kitchen is available. The banquet can be let with or without caterer. Capacity of 100 people

130 80 €€ yes yes

Den Anker, located in a corner of the Cloth Hall has an honest and traditional kitchen. Daily specials. All-in menus available from 10 people, on demand.

100 60 € - €€ yes no Fish- and meatdishes

De Yperley Sint-Jacobsstraat 1 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 388 494 [email protected] | www.lissewal.be | Open op reservation

De Yperley, previously the National Bank of Belgium had been restyled into banquet- and congress halls. You will find yourself in one of the most unique buildings in Ieper. On the ground floor you have a banquet hall for 110 people. The first floor houses a seminar and congress hall for 50 people. The volts of the Bank are now reception spaces and in the archives you can have a nice dinner. The unique courtyard is a beautiful place to have receptions in the middle of the town centre.

200 yes yes

Den Olifant De Stuersstraat 3 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 367 362 [email protected] | www.den-olifant.be | denolifant | denolifant kitchen open until 14 hrs (lunchtime), until 21 hrs (diner time) closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays lunchtime & Sundays Annual Holiday: 26/07 - 16/08

For an honest fresh and homemade meal, we welcome you in our cozy restaurant. All weekly changing dishes are on our chalkboards. Play corner/colouring board or other offer for the youngest eater

50 50 € - €€ yes yes Short Chain (e.g. vegetables or milk from the local farm), Solid vegetarian offer (vegetarian: no meat, fish or poultry), Vegan offer (vegan = no animal products), Gluten free offer. Healthy Food

Flanders Lodge Dehemlaan 19 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 217 000 [email protected] | www.flanderslodge.be kitchen until 20.45 hrs | closed on Saturdays lunchtime & Sundays Annual Holiday: 20/12 - 03/01

You are welcome in our cozy bar and restaurant where you can enjoy a delicious 3-course menu or 1 of our delicious à la carte dishes.

45 45 €€ yes yes Short Chain (e.g. vegetables or milk from the local farm), Solid vegetarian offer (vegetarian: no meat, fish or poultry), Vegan offer (vegan = no animal products), Gluten free offer

In this cosy restaurant you'll find the chef's passion for cooking in the combinations of flavours, textures, fragrances and colours, prepared with daily fresh products.

€€ yes yes Fish- and meat dishes

Het Nieuwe Zilveren Hoofd Rijselstraat 49 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)472 989 907 [email protected] | www.hetnieuwezilverenhoofd.be Het Nieuwe Zilveren Hoofd | Het Nieuwe Zilveren Hoofd kitchen open until 21 hrs | closed on Sundays and Mondays annual holiday: end july - begin august

Fine gastronomic Belgian/French cuisine where the word 'enjoy' is appropriate. During the summer months you can enjoy the beautiful terrace.

18 24 €€ no no Fish- and meat dishes Delicious deserts

Our museum café is the perfect place to relax after a visit to the In Flanders Fields Museum or Yper Museum. A cup of coffee or a regional beer, a lunch or an afternoon tea, we will gladly serve it to you. In the summer it's great to stay in our courtyard, in the heart of the Cloth Hall. You are also welcome here without a visit to the museum. We look forward to welcoming you to one of Ypres most impressive and hidden places!

200 70 € yes yes Quick snack Local products

In this historical building with lots of character you discover a brasserie where cosiness reigns. Visit us and enjoy a delicious meal or a local beer.

60 60 € - €€ yes no Fish- and meatdishes

You can come to us for all fried snacks, homemade burgers, toasties, pastas and much more.

18 24 € - €€ no no Snacks

You can enjoy home-made burgers, regional dishes or an original snack in a trendy interior with a splendid view on the Market Square. Room for groups. Free WIFI.

120 40 € - €€ yes yes Home-made hamburgers, regional dishes, big offer of tapas, group menus

New Regina Grote Markt 45 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 690 090 [email protected] | www.newregina.be | New Regina kitchen open until 21.30 hrs

Right in the heart of historic and cosy Ypres you will find the hotel/restaurant 'New Regina'. On the corner of the Grote Markt, overlooking the Cloth Hall and the In Flanders Fields Museum and only 300m steps from the Menin Gate, you will enjoy delicious cuisine and excellent service in a beautifully renovated setting.

€ - €€ yes yes Fish- and meatdishes

Can you enjoy a nice breakfast, sweet sin and delicious coffee? Then you have come to the right place! For a snack (croque, quiche) you can also come to us!

32 24 € yes yes Breakfast, pastries, high-tea & coffee Recognised regional products or 100% West Flemish

Chinese gastronomy in the historical centre of Ypres

130 40 € - €€ yes yes Chinese fondue, roasted Peking duck Vegetarian and vegan dishes

Refurbished, wooden interior, amidst the greenery of the historic Ypres ramparts. Pacific Eiland offers peace, freshness, 4 terraces, a play yard and tv space. Bistro, tearoom and an outstanding restaurant. Located at 500m from the station and at just a stone’s throw from the Grote Markt. Indoor and outdoor playcorner

150 200 € - €€ yes yes Daily fresh market products, business lunch, daily menu, Altamira Stone-grill, pancake fermented on Sint Bernardus beer…

Petrus Grote Markt 20 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 216 015 [email protected] | brasserie petrus kitchen open until 22 hrs

Brasserie – restaurant on the market place. Lunch – menu’s – à la carte – tearoom – large terrace

40 50 € - €€ yes no Fish and meat dishes

’t Ganzeke Vandenpeerenboomplein 5 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 200 009 [email protected] | www.ganzeke.be kitchen open until 22.30 hrs, Fridays & Saturdays open until 23.30 hrs

Cosy bistro, restaurant, tea-room with view on the Cloth Hall and Saint Martin’s Cathedral; large offer of snacks and classic dishes. Large terrace

140 64 € - €€ yes no Fish- and meatdishes

Centrally located chip shop on the Market Square. The ideal place for both a quick bite or an extensive menu. Definitely worth a visit. Groups are welcome.

100 28 € yes yes Quick snack

Utopia Food & Grill Elverdingestraat 8 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)475 318 888 [email protected] | www.snookerhouseutopia.be Utopia Ieper - Restaurant / Snookerbar | kitchen open until 21 hrs closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays (open on request for groups) Annual Holiday: 15/07 - 15/08

Utopia: the ideal meeting place for a nice conversation, a drink or a good meal. Utopia is a successful symbiosis between amusement and relaxation with a very well catered kitchen.

240 - € - €€ yes no Fish- and meatdishes

Trendy restaurant with good service, pleasant terrace with an unique view on the Cloth Hall.

100 56 € - €€ yes yes Recognised regional products or 100% West Flemish, Short Chain (e.g. vegetables or milk from the local farm), Solid vegetarian offer (vegetarian: no meat, fish or poultry), Vegan offer (vegan = no animal products), Gluten free offer.

Ypres Burger Grote Markt 31 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 368 676 [email protected] | www.ypresburger.be | Ypres Burger kitchen open until 22.30 hrs

Hip and trendy business on the Grote Markt in Ieper. The place to be for a quality burger. 100% pure beef, chicken, veggie and fish burgers grilled in a unique way.

100 30 € no no Quick snack

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vets city centre Commonwealth Taxi De Gouden Poort War Graves Commission Kurt Goudenpoortstraat 1, 8900 Ieper, [email protected] tel. 057 360 900 tel. 057 209 582, tel. 057 223 636 [email protected] [email protected] www.cwgc.org Ieperse Taxicentrale Dierenartsenpraktijk Werquin tel. 0494 065 358 Elverdingestraat 50, 8900 Ieper, [email protected] tel. 057 204 858, [email protected] Last Post Association Taxi Leo De Bascule [email protected] tel. 057 200 413, [email protected] Basculestraat 11 - 8900 Ieper www.lastpost.be Taxi Moons 057 37 72 07 tel. 0485 911 727, 0472 819 143, 057 359 731, [email protected] Police ARRO IEPER [email protected] Ter Waarde 54, 8900 Ieper, cycle rentals tel. 057 230 500, [email protected], Out-of-hours services Blue Bike Urgent police aid: tel. 101 Out-of-hours pharmacy www.blue-bike.be tel. 0903 99 000, www.apotheek.be Bikingbox Cycletours Sport & swimming Out-of-hours doctor Menenstraat 15, 8900 Ieper, tel. 0477 592 382 Stedelijk Sportcentrum, tel. 057 239 400, tel. 1733, www.mediwacht.be [email protected], www.bikingbox.be [email protected], www.ieper.be Camping Jeugdstadion Hospital Bolwerkstraat 1, 8900 Ieper, tel. 057 217 282 Golf Jan Yperman ziekenhuis [email protected], www.jeugdstadion.be Ieper open Golf Briekestraat 12, 8900 Ieper, tel. 057 353 535 Chez Marie Dehemlaan 24, 8900 Ieper, tel. 057 216 688, emergency number: tel. 112 Neermarkt 6, 8900 Ieper, tel. 057 200 206, [email protected], [email protected], www.ieperopengolf.be www.chez-marieieper.be Golf De Palingbeek Ieper Bikes Eekhofstraat 14, 8902 Ieper, tel. 057 200 436, Dikkebusseweg 106, 8900 Ieper, [email protected], tel. 0472 235 458, [email protected], www.golfpalingbeek.be www.ieperbikes.be Noyelle Sport Bowling Goesdamstraat 23, 8900 Ieper, tel. 057 201 397 Atlantis, Posthoornstraat 8, 8900 Ieper [email protected], www.noyellesport.be tel. 057 209 010, www.atlantisbowling.be

52 | YPRES 2021 Westhoek, the Flanders Fields country

Ypres is the vibrant centre of the Westhoek region. A sumptuous patchwork of polders and hills, the region is located on the France- Flanders border, just a stone's throw from the sea. Full of timeless stories, the picturesque streets you wander through resound to the bright-sounding tones of the carillon. Village squares flaunt themselves in the shadow of the tower.

DE GROTE GOESTING An opportunity to taste delicious regional dishes and enjoy a delicious regional beer, a Picon or savour the delicious Heuvelland wine, ideally in one of those many, welcoming traditional bars (estaminets) Tasting with your eyes closed or the smiling enjoyment of the culinary delights is definitely a must-do here. De Grote Goesting regional pocket booklet is an indispensable guide to the Westhoek region.

TRAVELLING FROM THE HILLS TO THE SEA Wooded hill peaks, endless vistas and the flat north with the Yser and the polders: an invitation to enjoy the many exciting voyages of discovery. Arriving by bike, on foot or by boat to be rewarded with magnificent views.

THE GREAT WAR The Westhoek region will bear the scars of WWI for ever. Hundreds of emotionally significant war memorials and cemeteries are to be found all over the region. The heart-rending lessons of history are encountered everywhere. The WWI map of Westhoek is a handy guide to have with you.

A ROYAL RECEPTION Whether you choose the unspoilt countryside or one of the many picturesque towns full of charm, the people of Westhoek will greet you everywhere with a beaming smile. Opportunities to stay in one of the welcoming B&Bs, elegant hotels as well as in pleasant (large) holiday homes, informal campsites and youth hostels. Wherever you stay, you are bound to feel at home here.

TO FIND OUT MORE VISIT www.toerismewesthoek.be – www.flandersfields.be.

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1 Lakenhalle | Belfort 10 Iers/Keltisch Kruis 21 Commonwealth War Graves 30 Saskamer Toerisme 11 Sint-Pieterskerk Commission 31 Yper Museum 2 In Flanders Fields Museum 12 Houten Huis 22 Kazematten Houten Paard 32 Miniatuur Menenpoort 3 Sint-Maartenskathedraal 13 Rijselpoort 23 Gildenhuizen 33 Bourgondische torens 4 Saint-George’s Memorial 14 Het Steen 24 Huis Biebuyck 34 Kruitmagazijn Church 15 Merghelynck Museum 25 Miniatuur Lakenhalle 35 Australische gedenkplaat 5 Kloosterpoort | 16 Godshuis Belle 26 Onthaalcentrum 36 Indiaas Monument stadsschouwburg 17 Vleeshuis De Kazematten 37 Iepers Gedenkteken 6 Oud Kasselrijgebouw 18 Oude Vismarkt 27 IJskelder 38 Commonwealth 7 Gerechtsgebouw 19 Ypres Reservoir Cemetery 28 Eiland War Graves Commission 8 Menenpoort 20 Ramparts Cemetery 29 Poortwachtershuis informatiecentrum 9 Sint-Jacobskerk

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