Ieper Things to Do

We walked up to and through the archway, reading as we went some of the names of 55,000 British soldiers who died in uniform but have no known graves. As we did so we visulised and heard the scene...

Lakenhalle is the Flemish Name for the Cloth Hall. The Hall is an astonishing size! When it was built, it was one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages, where it served as the main...

If you are very interested in history, this museum will tell you about what happen. Is really recommended to visit this museum Almost 100 years ago, the area around Ypres was the scene of dishes in...

The largest military cemetery in the world with 12,000 gravestones and the 35,000 names of soldiers whose remains were never found inscribed in the circling wll of the cemetery. Some graves looked...

This lovely Cathedral is nice outside and inside. During WW1, it was destroyed, but was rebuilt using many of the original material from the first Cathedral. Spread all over the Cathedral are...

Need to have a car if you like to come here, is out of town in Ypres Hill in the vicinity of Ypres '62 'Indicates that the hill is 62 meters above sea level, came in 1916 in German hands until...

Walls & water Ypres is a walled city surrounded by ramparts and ditches. In recent years much effort put into this wonderful heritage values ​​offers visitors and residents many...

The Commonwealth authorities did decide that bodies should not be repatriated and that uniform memorials should be used. At the end of the WW I started the production of uniform headstones most made...

It goes without saying that a lot of the architecture in Belgium is centuries old. The buildings in Ieper are no different. However, much of the main cities have their centers built out of stone and...

St. George's Memorial Church was built as a memorial to the thousands of men who died in the three battles of the Ypres Salient. Field Marshal Sir John French, appealed for a British memorial church...

At this Old Fish Market was used by many cities selling their fish here, the old toll booth (1899), also called Minck House, the fishmongers had to their pay toll And today the Old fish market is one...

When Empire forces passed through Ypres (Ieper) headed for the Western Front in WWI Australians were well represented. Indeed based on the populations of the various countries, Australia – despite its...

We entered Ieper through the Lille Gate, the only Gate that survived the War. It has now been preserved to its historic state after many reconstructions over the centuries. There used to be two...

Located on the South flank of the fortresses of Ypres, 50m West at the Lille Gate. At the moat about 750m South of Ypres Market Square The Rose Coombs walk passes along this cemetery, in and around...

The Renaissance Nieuwerck, is located on the end of the Cloth Hall. This building was built in the 17th century and has two upper floor's, the upper one connect's to the upper floor of the gothic...

The morning that I visited here it was foggy,grey, and dreary...out of the mist as we drove closer I could clearly see the figure of the lone soldier...head bowed in respect as if the man was tired...

Another beautiful (Flemish style) building at the Grote Markt in Ieper is the Court House. It is located at the other side of the Grote Markt, so if you are looking towards the Cloth Hall and the...

By chance this 30/09/2009 (it was not announced by the tourist bureau) we assisted on the Grote Markt opposite the Lakenhallen at a military ceremony consisting of the handing-over of command at the...

Irish Cross - The Munster War Memorial In the shadow of St Martin's Cathedral you find this Munster War memorial. Coming from the Grote Markt, you can also reach this location by taking the gate...

Ypres reservoir cemetery, the largest British cemetery within the walls (5 minutes walk from St Martin's Cathedral). At this Cemetery, 2614 soldiers coming from all over the Commonwealth territoy were...

The door closes and you are locked. You (and your friends) have 1 hour to escape from a mysterious house by solving puzzles and mysteries. The Longest Hour in Ypres is the very first ‘real life escape...

The name was intriguing for me. I ignored what was a "Kasselrij" until I started writing this tip and found the info (for me the pleasure of writing tips is that I learn a lot about history). It was...