ニーウポールトのおすすめツーリングルート

ベルギー沿岸沿いのサイクリングツアーの出発点...

Den Ijzer, always beautiful!

Atlantikwall Raversyde is open from March 15 to November 11, 2025. Closed on Mondays.

Here you'll walk past a selection of bunkers from the Aachen Battery (WWI) and the Saltzwedel-neu Battery (WWI). Both coastal defense and daily life are discussed.

"Searching for Utopia" is a beautiful and large artwork by Jan Fabre. The turtle, originally installed on the beach during the Beaufort Triennial in 2003, appears to float above the waterbed. It was later moved to the city center, where it can still be seen today. Impressive! Source: https://top.vlaanderen/kunst/searching-for-utopia-jan-fabre-nieuwpoort-belgie/

These striking statues can be placed alongside monuments like the Statue of Liberty (New York) or Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro) thanks to their heroic-realistic character. Originally, such statues served as guides, but now they've become true must-sees. The three heads are also true wiseguys: each stubbornly looks in a different direction: towards France, England, or the Belgian countryside.

With only a pedestal for a body and their identical faces, the Three Wise Men of De Panne brave the elements. Their monolithic stature towers over the coastline. They fit into a tradition of realistic, public sculptures with a heroic function, such as the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, the Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, or, in the distant past, the Colossus of Rhodes. They stand as guardians or guardian angels for those sailing the sea, and as symbolic protectors of a port or coastal city. Originally serving as a welcoming beacon or guidepost, these statues have become a tourist attraction over time, from a point of reference to the destination itself. Originally, "wisdom" was a colloquial term for a scholar or wise person; now, it's used to describe a know-it-all who confuses wisdom with arrogance. With "The Three Wise Men of De Panne," Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys have combined the original meaning with an extremely literal interpretation: the "pointing" of the nose. Nothing is as effectively guiding as a human nose; as laughable and banal as it is insurmountable and fundamental. Over each other's heads, the wise men look towards England, France, and the interior respectively, their gaze fixed on infinity. The thoughts, observations, and enigmatic knowledge of their gigantic minds likely extend from these three areas and reach much further. Source: https://www.dekust.be/beaufort-de-drie-wijsneuzen-van-de-panne

Want to take a picture with shrimp fishermen? You can do that here. With a little bit of foresight, you'll suddenly have a framework for your memories of Oostduinkerke and its shrimp fishermen.