WEST FLANDERS TOURISM

Belgium’s windswept frontier, West Flanders is the only province with a coastline. It’s where wide, sandy beaches meet seaside resorts, shrimp fishers on horseback drag nets through the North Sea, and the world’s longest tram line rattles past sand dunes and seafood restaurants. Inland, the landscape shifts to hop farms, shopping streets, art galleries and Flanders Fields, where countless First World War sites shape a powerful memory trail. West Flanders also boasts an UNESCO-listed historic centre in its capital Bruges, iconic Trappist beers and stylish horse racetracks.