West Flanders, Belgium | City of Bruges, Ostend, Kortrijk, Ypres | Drone 4k video | Flanders cities

Описание: West Flanders, Belgium. If the winter vacation has already passed and the planned sights have been visited, it's time to start thinking about the spring weekend. An ideal place to spend a few days would be West Flanders, a filmed video about it will provide complete information about beautiful places and attractions. Videos shot in 4K quality will plunge the viewer into the world of natural landscapes, Flanders parks, from a bird's eye view, drone footage will show the majesty of the region, and will awaken the desire to buy tickets to Belgium and go there in the spring.

general information
West Flanders is one of the provinces of Belgium, although according to history, the region is closely related to France, as it arose as a result of its fragmentation. Only after the Belgian Revolution in 1830 did West Flanders join Belgium. Today it is a fairly developed part of the country, with access to the North Sea, and many attractions that are included in the UNESCO list. Each city in the region is an unsurpassed beauty and indescribable architecture, which carries the historical value of not only Belgium, but the whole of Europe.

Capital
The pearl of West Flanders, namely its capital is the city of Bruges. It is also called the Venice of the North due to the large number of bridges and canals. The spirit of the Middle Ages hovers here, and modernized lighting and high-rise, high-rise buildings are almost absent. Car traffic in the city is limited, there are very few parking spaces, so locals and tourists use ecological minibuses and bicycles to get around.

Nature (landscapes, beautiful places)
Basically, the nature of West Flanders is represented by plains, the rivers Yser and Leie flow through the territory, the waters of which flow into artificial channels. The nature in this region is unique and unrepeatable. Hodge Kempen National Park, which spreads over 5,000 hectares, is a treasure. Special tourist routes have been developed in the park, and having climbed the high point of Hodge Kempen, you can see from a bird's eye view all the beauty of the territory. Basically, the park area is covered with pine and coniferous trees, elk, roe deer, ant lion live here. Also, another protected place is the botanical garden in the village of Meise, and take a walk along the beautiful reservoirs.

Main cities: Bruges, Ostend, Kortrijk, Ypres
Bruges is famous for its historical buildings and houses of the Middle Ages, museums (the popular museums of Grüninge, Gruthuse, the museum of beer, chocolate, and pottery). You can get to Bruges from Brussels by train, or from Amsterdam and Paris with a transfer.
Ostend is a well-known world resort in the West Flanders region near the North Sea, which is attractive to tourists not only for its historical and cultural attractions, but also for sandy, wide beaches, harbors for yacht stops.
Kortrijk is a small, beautiful, cozy town on the banks of the Lys River. Basically, all the sights are located in the central part, it was in this city that the first pedestrian, shopping street, Korte Steenstraat, was built.
Ypres, a city located off the coast of Ypres, was completely destroyed during the war and eventually rebuilt. In Ypres, the Festival of Cats is held annually, at the end of which toys and cat figurines are thrown off the towers.

What to see?
Be sure to visit West Flanders:
Bokrijk Open Air Museum, home to monumental structures from the war;
Go to themed restaurants of local traditional cuisine and taste the best craft beers, and of course Belgian chocolate;
Be sure to visit the historical center of the region - the city of Bruges;
Take a walk through the protected landscape parks, and personally enjoy the beautiful green areas.

Attractions
In general, the whole region can be considered one big attraction, but still. Tourists should definitely pay attention to the water channels, interconnected by bridges, old water mills and canals. Of course, pay attention to the architecture of churches (Basilica of the Holy Blood of Christ, Church of Our Lady). Visit a romantic place in Bruges - the lake of love, where the water level is regulated mechanically. Drive to the city of Ghent - a fabulous place in the Medieval style, and plunge into the world of that era, take a boat ride right through the city center, and visit Antwerp - a place where precious diamonds are processed.

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