Sleep well at the seaside!
Let your mind slip away on the rhythm of the sea, awake with a beautiful sunrise, have breakfast while playing with your feet in the sand... Priceless, but not expensive ! Choose a hotel or B&B, pick an apartment or opt for a tent - the salty sea air will revive you.
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Beaufort04 is the fourth edition of the Triennial of Contemporary Art by the Sea in 2012.
The Marvin Gaye app is a mobile app which takes you on a tour of Ostend, in the footsteps of the great Marvin Gaye during his Ostend period.
If you are both a landlubber and a water rat and want to know everything about the port of Zeebrugge, then the visit by bus and boat is just the thing for you! A guide fills you in on every little detail and tells you about the day-to-day functioning of the harbour.
The bus leaves every Tuesday in July and August at 1.45 p.m. from the parking on the corner of Tijdokstraat with Vismijnstraat (entrance Theme Park Seafront). Tickets according to availability. Registration in advance required at te Tourist Office (Zeedijk).
If you are looking for surprising fauna and flora, you've come to the right place in De Fonteintjes (The Fountains). This unique nature and walking area stretches from Blankenberge to Zeebrugge. The beautiful dune landscape boasts rich vegetation including various rare types of plants and numerous splendid orchids, and is the favourite breeding place of almost 120 species of birds. Informative signs in various languages guide the visitor through this charming nature reserve with the four 'fonteintjes' (fountains) or ponds.
A visit of the international port of Zeebrugge is more than worthwhile. During the trip on the 'Zephira' the guide explains how the port daily works: from the old fishing port to the container harbour, the only Belgian naval base, the world’s largest lock, the sea embankments, the LNG terminal, the wind energy park and the ferries. The boat trip in the harbour takes 75 minutes.
Duration: 75 minutes
Embarkment: 20 minutes before departure, Tijdokstraat (Old fishing port Zeebrugge)
Come on board and visit the first Belgian offshore wind farm! During this four-hour trip, a guide will immerse you in the secrets of coastal shipping and port signalling, various buoys and beacons, as well as the exploration of marine birds and -mammals. The ultimate goal is the wind farm on the Thornton Bank, some 30 km from the coastline. Reservation is compulsory.
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