Vlissingen Things to Do

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Vlissingen is strategically located at the Schelde river delta to the Northsea.

At he "Keizersbolwerk" at the Vlissingen harbour entrance the statue of the Dutch Sea hero Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607- 1676) is located. The area around offers the best lookoff to the continuous ship traffic.

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Vlissingen has a separate harbour for the sea pilot boats.

The ever busy shipping to and from the Antwerp harbour requires the transfer of sea pilots at each hour of the day. This routine goea on and on all year long and is a great attraction to watch; especial the manoeuvring in the small harbour.

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The Arsenaal is an attraction for kids in a pirate setting. You can visit the Pirate land and the sea aquarium. The building is the former gun powder storage of Vlissingen.

Business hours:
Summer: daily 10AM - 8PM
Outside summer & holidays: daily 10AM - 7PM
Off-season: We, Fr-Su 10AM - 7PM

Entrance: Euro 13.50 (Adult)

Vlissingen has a small city beach, depending on the tide of the Northsea.

The shipping lane is closeby and somewhere there a sewage pipe; both make swimming not to attractive here, but if you do there are showers on the beach.

The muZEEum is a place where the Maritime history of the province of Zeeland is displayed. It is housed in the former city palace called Lampsinshuis from 1641 and some other historical buildings around.

Children can do projects and other assignments.

Opening hours:
Mo-Fr: 10AM - 5PM
Sa: 1PM - 5Pm

Admission:
Euro 7.00

Halfway Boulevard De Ruyter you will find the "Gevangentoren", also called "Bomvrije". It is a remainder of a city gate of the 15th century.
The top of the tower has been restored to its original form in 1960.
Nowadays you will find a restaurant in the Gevangentoren.

The muZEEum is a museum for the naval history of the province of Zeeland. It specialises on the 16th and 17th century with Michiel de Ruyter. It is a very well organised museum and also fun for kids. Besides the many displays on 4 levels, you can also play games or have a great view from the look out tower. Entrance is 6 Euro for adults.

COMFORTABLE FOOTWEAR is paramount.

Exploring e.g. VLISSINGEN is great and best to do it on foot: feel the cobble stoned streets and alleys.....

Visit the VVV (Tourist Information Office) and they will show you all there is in VLISSINGEN that is worthwhile visiting.....

And I, who have spent hundreds if not thousands of hours on THE BOULEVARD, savouring sweet ICE-CREAMS or walking with the wind in my teeth, basking in the sun on the sandy beach, listening to the sounds of the waves or showing MY VT GUESTS around there, I know that if you visited the BOULEVARD only, you would have a perfect day.

Never forget that the SEAWAY is so near to the shoreline that you can see and hear the people on every ship that passes by, you can read their nams, try to identify their flags.......you won't feel bored for one moment.

During the nights I can hear the FOG HORN and will know that it is AUTUMN again and see the faint flashes of the LIGHTHOUSE light in my bedroom and will know that all ships are safe and can hear the ships' heavy MACHINES working and will know that the wind is a WESTERLY one.......and that there will always be a DYKE WATCH then who patrol the dykes, dunes and dams and will know I am SAFE...

But in town you can also sea how old this town is......and how snug and cosy, with lots of surprises for young and old.......