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Bruges & Western
FlandersLanguage: Dutch
Includes Why Go? Bruges (Brugge). . . .. 85 The smallest of towns in this region feature fabulous medi- Damme ...... 105 eval city centres, complete with belfries and begijnhoven. De Haan...... 107 Bruges and Ghent top the bill, but even lesser-known places Ostend (Oostende). . . . 108 such as Oudenaarde and Veurne retain wonderfully pictur- esque town squares. Ypres and Diksmuide are charming, Veurne...... 115 too, and all the more extraordinary for having been metic- Poperinge ...... 118 ulously rebuilt following WWI. Scars and souvenirs of the Ypres (Ieper)...... 119 Great War remain poignant attractions in the surrounding Ypres Salient...... 123 countryside, which also grows hops for some of Belgium’s Kortrijk...... 125 trademark beers. Western Flanders is not a place of spectac- ular scenery, but Belgians love this region for its extensive Ghent (Gent)...... 129 sandy beaches, which provide relief from the sombre sight of battlefields.
Best Places to Eat ¨¨De Stove (p99) ¨¨In ’t Nieuwe Museum (p100) Driving Distances ¨¨Restaurant Pegasus (p118) Kortrijk 42 ¨¨Den Gouden Harynck Ypres 12 28 (p100) Ghent 92 48 76 ¨¨House of Eliott (p138) Bruges 83 44 57 55
Best Places to Stay ¨¨St-Niklaas B&B (p96) Popering e Ypre s Ghen t ¨¨Guesthouse Nuit Blanche Kortrijk (p97) ¨¨Steenhuyse (p128) ¨¨Main Street Hotel (p121) ¨¨Uppelink (p136)
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Ypres Ostend alleys and windmills of of windmills and alleys (p121) Westvleteren and Pannepot Pannepot and Westvleteren (p108) two wars and features a a features and wars two
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