Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Temse
Temse is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium.
How locals move
Getting around Temse the local way
- Go nextOn sunny summer afternoons, it has become a bit of an alternative day trip destination, with people from the cities coming to see the river panorama and soaking up the surrealistic, slightly eerie atmosphere.
- Go nextIn the other direction, to the south of Sint-Niklaas, there are nice and scenic bike paths along the river Scheldt connecting villages like Rupelmonde, Temse (with its massive iron bridge crossing the river, the longest river bridge in Belgium), Bornem, Hamme (cross by free ferry), Mariekerke, Sint-Amands, etc.
- Go nextAt several places, it is possible to cross the river by free ferry with your bicycle.
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