Location: Ostend
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The 10 Best Things to do Good for Couples in Ostend, Flanders
Ostend (Dutch: Oostende [oːstˈɛndə]; French: Ostende [ɔstɑ̃d]; German: Ostende [ʔɔstˈʔɛndə]) is a Belgian coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast.
Restaurants in Ostend
1. Flight 90
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
We like to give people a good night out! Having fun, drinking something, getting crazy! Every weekend is another destination!
2. Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
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4.5 based on 445 reviews
Reviewed By Bubbles73uk - Weedon Bec, United Kingdom
A beautiful neo-gothic-style church built in 1907, with soaring spires & distinctive stained-glass windows. It certainly has the wow factor with very ornate stone work, and splendid flying buttresses.
3. Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk
4. Kursaal Oostende
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 388 reviews
Reviewed By alina0071
Opening ceremony of AEHT 2017 was very good. The seats are very comfortable and they are placed high enough so you can see the scene from any position.
5. The Kusttram
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4.0 based on 1,233 reviews
Reviewed By Steeve17 - Dinant, Belgium
This is by far the best tram ride you can get in Belgium: the tram goes from town to town, along the Belgian coast (about 60 km long). It's wonderful, all year round!
6. Albert I Promenade
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4.0 based on 678 reviews
Reviewed By ChrisMcHugo - Death Valley National Park, United States
The Albert Promenade faces the North Sea and was deserted. I think it was built about 1900. It runs from the centre of town west. You can walk down on the beach side either on the promenade or on the wide beach as far as the Thermae Palace hotel. The hotel bar / restaurant can be entered directly off the promenade and is a great shelter from the wind. The beach is a great kite flying spot. Return to town on the tram or walk off the beach and walk back through the town. There are also electric scooters to hire.
7. Leopoldpark
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4.0 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By 828sg - Albany, United States
Mini golf and lovely flowers in summer. Lots of Christmas vendors in winter. Always relaxing to walk through or have a bite at the cafe.
8. Plage d'Ostende
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4.0 based on 360 reviews
Reviewed By 828sg - Albany, United States
The beach is clean and like everything in Ostend, it is designed to make your visit enjoyable. For people with kids, there are markers every 100 feet or so with different shapes (like a smiley face or an airplane) so it's easy not to forget your place on the beach. Snacks, drinks and beer are available on the promenade which runs for miles along the beach. And during the summer, the town erects bars and restaurants right on the beach! It is so nice to sit and have a snack under a palm tree! The sunsets are incredible and the people are very friendly and helpful. Everyone goes out of their way to make sure everyone else is having a good time. The train station is maybe a ten minute walk from the beach. There are so many places to stay and with everything there is to see and do in Ostend and the surrounding area, it makes sense to stay a while! There is everything from a great hostel to apartments for rent and every level of hotel in between. Take the world's longest coastal tram up and down the entire length of the country in under 3 hours star to finish - but stop along the way and explore the dozen or so towns along the way. The food in Ostend is excellent - ranging from food stands to rated restaurants. Enjoy this amazing seaside town and you will fall in love with the beach and the town!
9. Fort Napoleon
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3.5 based on 321 reviews
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Reviewed By Bubbles73uk - Weedon Bec, United Kingdom
Near the harbour, Fort Napoleon is a 5-sided brick fortification with a 10-metre high moat surrounding it. It was built in 1811 by Napoleon. Napoleon built this fort as defence against a possible invasion from England, but despite its impressiveness, the fort never saw action as the British invasion never came, and the last stone was laid when his empire fell in 1814. I'm sure the French soldiers must have been bored to tears. During WWI it was used as a mess for German officers & later on as a museum. Today visitors can tour the fort & despite the lack of military action or anything of historic significance, I still enjoyed walking around, exploring. Sometimes it's also used as an exhibit space (the exhibits change every few months or so). There are also cultural activities sometimes as well. You can also have a nice relaxing visit to the bistro.
10. Villa Aqua
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 122 reviews
