Kemmel Travel Guide

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      Beautiful views here!
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  • One of the hills
      One of the hills
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      That was life ? here during 4 years
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Things to Do  

Drink a good Belgian beer at Monteberg café

Drink a good Belgian beer at Monteberg café, Kemmel

 wandeljp Says:  Drink a good Belgian beer at Monteberg café Open only during the weekend, principally known as restaurant. On Fridays from 6 pm hours, Saturday and Sunday from noonWe have tasted: Rosa: a Faro (beer coming close to the Gueuze, but some more sweet) J p: A "bloemenbier" :... 

Visit the Visitors Centre De Bergen

Visit the Visitors Centre De Bergen, Kemmel

 wandeljp Says:  Visit the Visitors Centre De Bergen More than a center of information, this is an essential window on beauties, flavours and region scents. You will find there , flasks all infos, reviewed cards, ... necessaries for the discovery, equally you will have the possibility to... 

Have a look at the "Warande castle"

Have a look at the "Warande castle", Kemmel

 wandeljp Says:  Have a look at the "Warande castle" Constructs in 1925 by the family Bruneel of the Warande in neo renaissance style (arch. Pil and Cardoon) The construction is today the town hall of the town community of Heuvelland. It is surrounded by a park of 17 hectares open to the... 

Make a walk around the Kemmelberg

Make a walk around the Kemmelberg, Kemmel

 wandeljp Says:  what do you think about to be going to discover the surroundings on foot. One of the more beautiful ones walk that never was me given to do: 9,4 km of pure pleasure, practically WITHOUT macadam. Perfectly marked, to uniform intervals laid out of benches for the rest or same... 

Hotels  

Hostellerie Kemmelberg

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Transportation  

Rent a bike

Rent a bike, Kemmel

 wandeljp Says:  As well at Ypres, that has the office of local tourism, you will be able to rent bicycles. Take into account that the trip here asks a little physical efforts. Many races do here their privileged land of sports. But you will have rewarded by magnificent landscapes. Maps are... 

Local Customs  

Belgian Monteberg Wine

Belgian Monteberg Wine, Kemmel

 wandeljp Says:  The Belgians have the solid reputation to be drinkers of beer. And with reason! But that prevents only we like also good others things. The flanks of the Kemmelberg are planted of 5 hectares of wine guards. It produce a very prized wine. Visit and tastings are completely... 

Local face: "De GAPER"

Local face: "De GAPER", Kemmel

 wandeljp Says:  Local face: "De GAPER" Translate: "The Gaper", this is the nickname received inhabitants of Kemmel by those of Ypres/Ieper. According to the legend, an inhabitant being gone for the first time on the big place of Ypres, remained mouth gapes admiration in front of the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Pool of Peace

Pool of Peace, Kemmel

 wandeljp Says:  Pool of Peace The 1st January 1916, the English soldiers of Lord Plumer start the sap of a tunnel under the German lines. The goal to create a cave, there to pile up explosive, then to let explode the locations of the artillery enemy. Which was done June 7th 1917, as the... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Like a race ?

Like a race ?, Kemmel

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The Place

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 As well at Ypres, that has the office of local tourism, you will be able to rent bicycles. Take into account that the trip here asks a little physical efforts.... 

 

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Q:  one of my friend invite me for the zoetemarkt in Kemmel near Ieper. Can someone give me more information about the zoetemarkt? ... 

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A: It means sweet market and is all about selling (and eating) sweet things, like cakes, cookies, candies. See photos on... 

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Kemmel, highest of the hills of Flanders

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 Situated to horse on the Belgian French border, to only 9 kilometers of Ypres, the mount Kemmel is the first one (or the last following whsh side you are) of all a series of hills that the popular... 

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Climbing Mount Kemmel

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 Every cyclist (or mountain biker) will know Mount Kemmel. Of course I didn't! With its 156 m Mount Kemmel is the highest 'mountain' in Flanders and it's a challenge for cyclists to climb Mount Kemmel.... 

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