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Flanders’ immaterial cultural heritage: always impressive

If you say Flanders, you say heritage. Cathedrals and belfries, beguinages (a type of convent commonly found in the Low Countries) and castles. And, o…

The world’s last horseback shrimp fishermen, Oostduinkerke

Today, Oostduinkerke – about 20km down the coast from Oostende – is the only place in the world where horseback shrimp fishermen still ply the shallow…

Shrimp fishing Oostduinkerke

A special tradition that combines the power of horses and the will of men, to bring us a tiny, sweet gift from the sea – the Belgian Grey Shrimp.