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The luxurious bedrooms have private facilities, Visitors and residents of Ostend have discovered the joys of windsurfing and kite surfing. Wind is never in short supply on the Belgian coast thus providing ample opportunity for the sports. Ostend is also noted for its sea-side esplanade, pier, and fine-sand beaches. Visitors appreciate the hotel is situated in the middle of a quiet and green environment, highly valued, away from all commotion, but near the city centre and the sea, In addition, Ostend is the largest Belgian seaside resort and one of the most popular in Europe and can look back on a fashionable past; since 1933 the town also is able to call itself a spa. Enjoy the swimming pool and the sauna for a relaxing stay, It was a justified motive that prompted UNESCO in 2000 to include the entire historical city centre on the World Heritage list. Walking along the maze of winding cobbled alleys and romantic canals, you imagine yourself to be in medieval times. The wealth of museums is a striking image of this city's stirring history. Half-board is possible, Ostend, which is Flemish Oostende, French Ostende, on the North Sea coast is the home of the largest high seas fishing fleet in Belgium and the location of three technical schools of fishing. It is the most important ocean and ferry harbor in the country and deals with a large part of the ferry traffic to Great ... More. Here, highly valued, you can unwind completely in a peaceful setting, An amazing journey from the past into the future. The delicious breakfast buffet is served free of charge in the morning, Not only now, but in the future, because this is an amazing journey you will want to make over and over again. The owners Bart and Evelyne give you a warm welcome in the hotel, The archduchess Isabella vowed in 1601 to change her shirt only if this bastion fell. One can only hope that she did not comply with her vow for the siege lasted three years and caused 72,000 deaths. In the following centuries the town had various masters, Spanish, French and Austrian until it finally became Belgian. Shortly after that the first British arrived for a seaside holiday and Ostend began to develop into an extensive seaside resort of the Belle Epoque. In 1834 Queen Victoria and later the Belgian rulers also visited it. In the First World War Ostend, like Zeebrugge, was a German U-boat base and suffered greatly from the effects of the conflict; the Second World War brought several bombardments during which almost all the important buildings were damaged. The flood of 1953 also caused considerable damage when the dike between Ostend and Knokke-Heist gave way. Visitors appreciate the hotel offers its guests a beautiful indoor swimming pool, highly valued, opened from 8:00 til 20:00, The town was originally a village at the east end of the spit of land Ter Streep which has meanwhile silted up. It is first mentioned in 814 and received its charter in 1267. A new harbor was built in the 15th C. and new defenses in 1583. At the end of the 16th C. Ostend was the last bastion of the Dutch in the southern Netherlands and was violently attacked by the Spaniards. You can warm up in the sauna from 15:00 to 18:00, One of the great charms of the museum collection of the City of Bruges is its splendid diversity: from the Flemish Primitives to contemporary art, from classic ‘fine arts’ to archaeological finds, furniture, silver, folklore… In short, something for everyone!., The restaurants in Bruges which offer gastronomic cuisine and the exclusive hotels are a true feast for those who enjoy the good things in life, > Hospitaalmuseum is the collective name for two historical hospitals: the 8 century old Saint John's Hospital, which is now known as Memling in Sint-Jan museum and O.L.V.-ter-Potterie, which is Our Lady of the Potteries, . Memling in Sint-Jan is famous for its collection of paintings by the great master of the Flemish Primitives, Hans Memling, while O.L.V-ter-Potterie is better known for its Baroque church and its outstanding silverwork., Known as the Venice of the North, Bruges is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe., Situated in the dunes, 6km/3.75miles to the northeast, is De Haan which is more tranquil than Ostend. Strict building regulations ensure that no concrete tower blocks are erected but only pleasant looking houses and villas in green surroundings. De Haan has today, therefore, something of the look of the Belle Epoque.