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Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)

Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)

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Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)

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Location: Ypres, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Menin Gate Memorial – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Ypres

8.80km

02:13

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2. Zillebeke Pond – Menin Gate Memorial loop from Zillebeke

11.7km

02:57

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3. Menin Gate Memorial – Ieper Ramparts (Vestingen) loop from Torrepoort

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Viviane

December 4, 2023

It is very nice to walk here in nature next to the water if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a while

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 17, 2022

The fortifications of Ypres are the best preserved in our country. However, they have a turbulent history behind them.
Their story begins ten centuries ago, when the city was founded on the Ieperlee. Moats and earthen ramparts protected the citizens of the prosperous city. The city fortifications reached their first peak around 1390 with high walls and sturdy corner towers. Over the centuries, the fortifications were adapted to cope with the increasingly powerful weapons.
Around 1680, the famous French engineer Vauban converted the fortifications into an enormous complex with fortifications and bastions. Ypres defended the border of the then states and was a buffer that had to absorb many clashes between European royal houses. Each left its mark on the current fortified landscape, the green belt around the city centre. Many fortifications have been more or less preserved or restored.
Source: toerismeieper.be/vestingengeschiedenis

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Jelle

June 28, 2021

A dark passage under De Vesten. Ideal to continue on foot or by bike. That way you don't have to come between motorized traffic.

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1. Menin Gate Memorial – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Ypres

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