Ostend

Worth seeing in and around Ostend

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

   Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Ostend, Belgium. The neo-Gothic building was constructed on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site.

   1.6 km · church building in Ostend, Belgium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Albertpark

   Batimont Solar Park is a multi-use stadium in Ostend, Belgium. It is mostly used for football matches and is the home ground of K.V. Diksmuide Oostende and the former home of A.S. Oostende then K.V. Oostende.

   2.8 km · Multi-use stadium in Ostend, Belgium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Fort Napoleon

   Fort Napoleon in Ostend is a polygonal fort built in the Napoleonic era. It has recently been restored and is open to the public.

   2.6 km · military museum in West Flanders, Belgium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Lange Nelle Lighthouse

   Lange Nelle Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Ostend, Flanders, Belgium. It is located at the Belgian coastline of the North Sea.

   2.3 km · lighthouse in Oostende, Belgium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee

   The Mu.ZEE is a museum in Ostend, Belgium, specializing in Belgian art from 1830 onwards. It was created in 2008 by the fusion of the former Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst and the Museum voor Schone Kunsten Oostende, both located in Ostend.

   1.4 km · art museum in Ostend, Belgium · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Provinciedomein Raversijde - Atlantikwall - Walraversijde - memoriaal prins Karel

   The Atlantic Wall Open Air Museum is a military museum near Ostend in Belgium which preserves fortifications of the Atlantic Wall dating to the First and Second World Wars. The section of fortifications owned by the museum - over 60 bunkers and two miles of trenches - is among the best preserved sections of the defensive line in Europe.

   5.7 km · military museum · Wikipedia
7. 07
   monument of Leopold II in Ostend

   The equestrian statue of Leopold II is a monument erected in Ostend, Belgium, in memory of King Leopold II, second King of the Belgians. It is located on the Royal Galleries by the beach.

   2.1 km · sculpture by Alfred Courtens · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Japanse Tuin

   The Japanese Garden of Ostend or Shin Kai Tei is a park in the Belgian city of Ostend. The garden was designed by Japanese architect Takashi Sawano.

   1.9 km · garden in Ostend, Belgium · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Royal Galleries of Ostend

   The Royal Galleries of Ostend are a seaside neoclassical arcade on a dike on the beach of Ostend, Belgium. They extend from the royal villa in the east to the Hippodrome Wellington horse racing track in the west.

   2.1 km · historical building in Belgium · Wikipedia
10. 10
    COREtec Dôme

    COREtec Dôme, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Ostend, Belgium. COREtec Dôme has a seating capacity of 5,000 people for basketball games.

    2.7 km · indoor arena in Ostend, Belgium · Wikipedia

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Getting to Ostend

Airports

Ostend-Bruges (OST), 4 km · Lille (LIL), 73 km · Brussels (BRU), 114 km

Stations

Ostend-Bruges International Airport, 4.3 km · Second Ostend Raid, 2.5 km · Port of Ostend, 1.9 km · Oostende railway station, 1.5 km · First Ostend Raid, 1.6 km

• Zaventem → Ostend

  114 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · €12–17
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• Charleroi → Ostend

  139 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · €17–23
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• Lesquin → Ostend

  72 km · quickest by road, 1h 20m · €10–14
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