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Knokke-Heist Travel Guide
Long linked with affluence and sophistication, Knokke-Heist boasts Belgium’s highest concentration of art galleries and second homes per square kilometre, along with some of the country’s greatest numbers of restaurants and luxury cars per capita. Yet beyond the glamour lies striking natural diversity, from broad North Sea beaches and rolling dunes to expansive polder landscapes. A resort in every season, it invites visitors both to mingle in the spotlight and to slip quietly into nature.
STAY
- Hotel Brittania
- Hotel St. Pol
- Hotel Villa Verdi
- La Réserve Resort
- Villa Bonnie
EAT
- Bij Sandy ice creamery
- Batholomeus (**Michelin)
- Blanco (Belgo-Mexican)
- Brasserie Bristol (seafood)
- Cuines 33 (*Michelin)
- De Kruier (Belgian)
- Sel Gris (*Michelin)
- Ugly Duckling (Asian)
- Vereecke (filled waffles)
DRINK
- Brazila coffee roastery
- Crème Karamel tea salon
- La Terrasse du Zoute (world wines)
- Rubens tearoom
- Sphere
SHOP
- Callebert Design (home)
- Chocolatier M
- LABELLOV (pre-owned luxury purses & accessories)
- Le MuZee de L’AmuZette (home concept store and food bar)
- Must Have (home & wellness)
- Uno/Uno Men (clothes & shoes)
EXPERIENCE
- Heist viert Carnaval, Feb
- International Firework Festival, Aug
- Knokke Art Fair, Aug
- Knokke Fashion Festival, Apr/May
- Wintersfeer, Dec
- Zoute Beach Flower Festival, Aug
- Zoute Grand Prix, Oct
MUST-SEE
- Albertplein
- HEY museum
- PeireMuzee
- Zeedijk promenade
- Zwin Natuur Park












