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  • Down on the Beach, Oostende

    1. Down on the Beach

    Beaches aren't really my thing normally. I'm not the sort who wants to sit in the sun just to soak up rays for a day. But even I was quite taken by Oostende's Beach and seafront, which surprised me as...   more
  • St Petrus & Paulus Church, Oostende

    2. St Petrus & Paulus Church

    If the Church is open then you should take a look inside! It's dark and full of atmosphere that defies the relative youth of this church (only just over 100 years old despite it's appearance). Come in...   more
  • Fish Market, Oostende

    3. Fish Market

    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...   more
  • Leopold Park, Oostende

    4. Leopold Park

    Leopold Park was designed by the architect Louis Fuchs and its construction took place over nine years, between 1861 and 1870. The park's first set of regulations, written in 1862, permitted free...   more
  • Statues / Monuments, Oostende

    5. Statues / Monuments

    This statue of a reclining nude lady in the middle of busy Leopold II Laan and near the Leopold Park is officially called De Zee (The Sea), however, it has gained the perhaps less flattering nick name...   more
  • Albert I Promenade, Oostende

    6. Albert I Promenade

    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...   more
  • Harbour / Docks, Oostende

    7. Harbour / Docks

    Warm Wullocks anyone? No trip to Ostend is complete without a visit to the Visserskaai (Fishermen’s Quay) the town’s famed seafood quayside. Everyday summer and winter from early morning to evening,...   more
  • Mercator, Oostende

    8. Mercator

    This late 19th century, three mast sailing ship was once used as a training ship for the Belgian navy and also had the honour of winning the Oslo-Oostende race as well as travelling on missions to...   more
  • Wapenplein, Oostende

    9. Wapenplein

    The Wapenplein is Oostende's main square. Like the rest of the town it had to be rebuilt after the second world war and so it can't compete with the main squares of many other Flemish towns with their...   more
  • Museums, Oostende

    10. Museums

    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...   more
  • Aquarium, Oostende

    11. Aquarium

    This little aquarium between the train station and Fish Market (Vistrap) won't take you long to look around but it's probably worth a quick look inside. Admission is €2 per adult and it seems to close...   more
  • City Tours, Oostende

    12. City Tours

    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...   more
  • Maria Hendrika Park, Oostende

    13. Maria Hendrika Park

    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...   more
  • Japanese Garden., Oostende

    14. Japanese Garden.

    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...   more
  • Amandine, Oostende

    15. Amandine

    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...   more
  • The Wellington Renbaan., Oostende

    16. The Wellington Renbaan.

    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...   more
  • De Koninklijke Gaanderijen, Oostende

    17. De Koninklijke Gaanderijen

    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...   more
  • Lange Nelle, Oostende

    18. Lange Nelle

  • Ideal For An Afternoon Beer (Or Two), Oostende

    19. Ideal For An Afternoon Beer (Or Two)

    On an Autumn afternoon with the sun shining the ideal place to sit outside with a beer is somewhere facing Northeast and if the wind is blowing from the...   more
  • The Pier - Westerstaktsel, Oostende

    20. The Pier - Westerstaktsel

    The Westerstaktsel is Oostende's pier. It's true to the original idea of a pier as allowing people to walk out and be surrounded by the sea (rather than being...   more
  • St Pieterstoren, Oostende

    21. St Pieterstoren

    This strange Octagonal tower behind Sint Petrus-en-Pauluskerk is the last remnant of an earlier church (St Peter's, which burnt down in 1896). Most of the...   more
  • Trip out, Oostende

    22. Trip out

    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...   more
  • Fishermen's quay - 'De Trap ', Oostende

    23. Fishermen's quay - 'De Trap '

    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...   more
  • 7 July-11 July: Fuzee 2009 Theatre-Fire-spectacle, Oostende

    24. 7 July-11 July: Fuzee 2009 Theatre-Fire-spectacle

    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...   more
  • PAULUSFEESTEN, Oostende

    25. PAULUSFEESTEN

    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...   more

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