Ostend

Belgium

Ostend is a coastal city and ferry port in Flanders, Belgium, on the North Sea. The Queen of the Belgian coast resorts, it was a strategic harbor and later a Victorian playground. Attractions include the Mercator — a preserved three-masted training ship — the Atlantic Wall museum's coastal defenses, the St. Petrus and Paulus church, the promenade and beaches, the fish market and shrimping heritage, and excursions to Bruges' canals, Ghent, and the Flemish coast.