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6 reasons to spend your summer in Flanders

What would you like to do this summer? Parade along the royal passages and beaches of Ostend like a king? Why not take a bike ride through beautiful F…

Flemish street food for every taste

Delicious, unpretentious and increasingly popular, street food is being recognised as a part of culture. Especially in Flanders. The home of waffles, …

48 hours on the Belgian coast: sandy beaches and artistic highs

Flanders isn’t the largest of regions, but that doesn’t stop the Belgian seashore from being grand. There you’ll find no less than 42 miles (68 km) of…

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.