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Location: Knokke-Heist, Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. View of Het Zwin – Zwinduinen en -polders loop from Oosthoek

9.14km

02:18

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Keunepad – View of the Zwin loop from Oosthoek

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02:36

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3. Kleyne Vlakte – Zwin hiking route loop from Oosthoek

8.59km

02:10

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

February 25, 2023

Take a trip through the past in this Viewing Center.
The beautiful Zwin landscape of today looked completely different in the Middle Ages. Decisive was the wide Zwingeul with flourishing world ports along it. Thanks to this connection with the sea, Bruges and Flanders experienced golden times.
Two indoor VR viewers in the Kijkcentrum let you experience the evolution of the Zwingeul like a bird in the sky. Anyone who looks through a binoculars will virtually arrive from the current landscape in the bustling medieval harbor towns. You are in the middle of it and can look 360° around you.
In the meantime, you can watch life on the Zwinplas from a different angle through the large windows. To the right of your field of view, you are sure to spot seagulls and waders looking for food in the mud flats.

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Marieke Duchatteau

August 30, 2023

In the Zwin Nature Park is the Viewing Center from where you have a beautiful panorama of this unique environment, where you can spot different bird species.

But that's not all! In addition to a good view of the Zwin now, you also get a 360° view of the Zwin in the past. With VR glasses you will be taken back to the Middle Ages, when lively harbor towns could be found here.

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Location: Knokke-Heist, Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. View of Het Zwin – Zwinduinen en -polders loop from Oosthoek

2. Keunepad – View of the Zwin loop from Oosthoek

3. Kleyne Vlakte – Zwin hiking route loop from Oosthoek

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