Oostende Things to Do

 28 Reviews  The church of Sint Petrus En Pauluskerk was completed in 1905 after its predecessor burnt down in 1896. The church was modelled after Cologne’s Cathedral and Vienna's Votivkirche and inside is the... 

 27 Reviews  have a nice walk along the beach, walk the boulevards, sit down to enjoy a beer or a colourful, tasteful icecream surrounded with fresh Belgian strawberries and topped with a cloud of sweet whipped... 

 13 Reviews   Here the fishing fleet of Ostend hold their fish auctions. Certainly worth a visit. Still today, fish is omnipresent in Oostende and one of the best reasons for a visit if your a fan of fresh... 

 10 Reviews  A walk along the Albert I Promenade is a must. After all, the fresh North Sea air is really why you came, right? Well, in my case, I came because I fell asleep on the train, but the fresh air was... 

 14 Reviews  When King Leopold imagined the city park of Oostende, he had probably the Bois de Boulogne in his mind. The 5 hectares green oasis , where walkers can enjoy the quiet of nature, was constructed... 

 11 Reviews  MARIA HENDRIKA PARK. The park is called ‘t’bosje’ (The wood) in Ostend. A 45 hectares of traffic free park, with lovely footpaths, jogging circuits, fishponds, rowing boats, watercycles and a... 

 11 Reviews  In the Yacht-Harbour lies the Mercator Ship. This ship is a floating museum that is always ready to sail. The Mercator was a training ship, launched by the Belgian Royal Marine in 1932. It was used... 

 14 Reviews  This Museum of Fine Arts (Museum voor schone kunsten) focuses round the painters from Oostende, but you can also see some contemporary art from other European countries. The museum's open daily... 

 6 Reviews  Oostende's main square is the Wapenplein and it's located about halfway down the main shopping street, Kapellstraat. While it's not exactly a masterpiece, the square is large and pleasantly surrounded... 

 6 Reviews   Wellington racecourse Named after the Duke of Wellington. Trotting races and gallop races take place daily during the Summer. Many gamblers spend a good deal of money at the races. Each year we... 

 5 Reviews   North Sea Aquarium Flora and fauna from the North Sea. Next to a collection of shells and seaweed you can admire the aquariums with fish, crustaceans and shellfish from the North Sea. The aquarium... 

 6 Reviews  Its so quite and peaceful in these gardens, with the waterfall, little bridge and clear ponds with their shimmering koi carp. You cannot eat or smoke in the gardens and bicycle owners have to leave... 

 6 Reviews  Seaside town with nothing much to offer. 1) seaside 2) the shopping street Thats all. We even took a long walk to Media Markt - the so called biggest electronics store in Belgium. Or did we hear... 

 3 Reviews  The KONINKLIJKE GAANDERIJEN (Royal Galleries), 400m (1,300 ft.) long, from 1906, were built under Léopold II's tutelage, and connected the Royal Villa with the racetrack. They protected the king and... 

 4 Reviews  Another old boat is the IJslandvaarder Amandine (Iceland Fishing Boat Amandine). Launched in 1961, the Amandine was the last Ostend trawler to work the rich fishing grounds off Iceland, and now sits... 

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 alectrevor Says:  Ostend is a great place to stay and have trips off. Brugge is a historic city with canals, Gent is historic with a castle in city centre,the centre is about a... 

 budapest8 Says:  It was a beautiful sunny warm September Sunday afternoon,we had a couple of hours to kill before we had to take the train back to Brugge to pick up our bags... 

 Innovator Says:  Free outdoor spectacle with theatre - fire - music that goes around the seaside promenade.For the exact time (starts normally around 21h30 in the evening) you... 

 tweetycaro Says:  The yearly place to be in oostende between 10 and 16 august, the Paulusfeesten. It's a 6days FREE festival with different locations. On the website there's a... 

 Innovator Says:  Yearly, in the biggest cinema of our coast : Kinepolis Oostende.Once more we offer an extensive program of films, TV-series, games and music-related...