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Ypres is a city with an especially rich and diverse past. Ypres was a flourishing place of commerce during the Middle Ages, when the city was one of the leading cloth centres in Flanders, along with Bruges and Ghent. The impressive Cloth Hall is evidence of these years of glory. St. Martin’s Cathedral and the superb fortresses also date back to this period.

The charming city was reduced to a huge pile of rubble during the First World War. Ypres was almost completely destroyed by four years of senseless violence but the people of Ypres succeeded in rebuilding their city with an appreciation for the history of the place.

TODAY… A VIBRANT CITY

The city is surrounded by a green belt, ramparts and a superb area to explore on foot. The largest memorial to the First World War, the Menin Gate, is the spot where the Last Post is sounded every evening at 8 o’clock, an unforgettable experience.

Housed in the Cloth Hall, the In Flanders Fields Museum uses first-hand accounts and state-ofthe-art techniques to tell the story and preserve the memory of WWI. Ypres is a city with a small-town feel that cannot fail to charm. So many spots and museums to discover, so many friendly cafés and splendid restaurants to try out and so many delightful accommodation options offering you everything you need for an unforgettable stay.

Be sure to extend your visit to discover the Westhoek region! Explore the various options: the cycling network, the walks, bike and car trips, other historic cities...

A warm welcome!

Ypres Tourist Office Grote Markt 34 | BE-8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 | toerisme@ieper.be www.visit-ypres.com Colofon Coordination: Michelle Martens Resto: Sophie Wicke Graphic-design: Frederik Pattyn Photography: Margaux Capoen, Ian Alderman, Michiel Hendryckx, Matthew Weinreb, B.AD, Westtoer & Toerisme Vlaanderen, Ronny Larnou, Stefaan Dehaerne, Studiebureau Omgeving CVBA

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WHAT’S UP IN 2017?

In 2017 Ypres commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres with a wide range of events (ceremonies, exhibitions… ).

Ypres is also joining forces with the Westhoek region to focus on a brand-new asset: beer!

Check out the Visitors’ Centre for Ypres and the Westhoek, in the Cloth Hall, to discover all the many treasures of Ypres, the Westhoek and even across the French border. Thanks to the personalised welcome you can count on even more recommendations for making your stay a memorable experience. In 2016 the Ypres tourist office received the Q label for their high quality service.

Opening hours Open every day from 9 am to 6 pm.

From 16 November to 31 March from 9 am to 5 pm (saturday, sunday & public holidays from 10 am) closed on 25/12 & 01/01.

The Ypres area also has five tourist information points you can visit when the Visitors’ Centre is closed.

- Hoeve Zuid Bellegoed, Rijselweg 85, Ypres - De Palingbeek Cafetaria, Palingbeekstraat 18, Zillebeke - Hooge Crater Museum, Meensweg 497, Zillebeke - De Lissewal, Bollemeersstraat 28, Elverdinge - Steenstraete, Provincieweg 2, Bikschote

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Ypres

remembers

CENTENARY FIRST WORLD WAR

From October 1914 to October 1918 the First World War battlefield was just a few kilometres from Ypres city centre. No less than five bloody battles were fought in the famous Ypres Salient. Raging nearly 100 years ago, this war claimed 600,000 victims in this part of the world. Some 425,000 graves and the many names of missing people on monuments now bear witness to this painful history. The present Ypres Salient landscape is therefore the only last remaining witness. Many museums, WWI sites and relics tell today the history of 100 years ago in order to never forget the past.

Ever since 2014, the year in which the events to mark the centenary of the First World War began, Ypres has taken pride in creating the best possible commemorative initiatives. After all, Ypres, the City of Peace, has many years of experience in this area. In the light of the Tourism + incentive, the focus has been placed on a number of principles, such as respect, harmony, good hospitality, consolidation, accessibility, internationalisation and a universal message of peace. • A comprehensive overview of the planned events and exhibitions is available on www.visitypres.com and www.flandersfields.be

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LAST POST

Every evening at 8 pm precisely, the “Last Post” has been sounded since 1928 under the imposing arches of the Menin Gate. After the First World War, various grateful citizens decided to create the Last Post Association. From January 1 to December 31 and in all weather conditions the buglers of the Last Post Association play the “Last Post”. On 11 November at 11 am a special Last Post ceremony takes place to commemorate Armistice.

COMING WORLD REMEMBER ME

During the period coinciding with the centenary of the First World War, people are able to take part in the unique Coming World Remember VIA DE GRATIS Me art project by making sculptures out of clay, DIGITALE APPLICATIE with each statue representing one of the 600,000 VAN DE LAST POST victims of the First World War on Belgian soil.

ASSOCIATION BLIJF JE When the commemoration period draws to a OP DE HOOGTE VAN DE close, in 2018, all the statues will be brought LAATSTE NIEUWTJES together in the context of a public art installation VAN HET DAGELIJKSE organised by artist Koen Van Mechelen in EERBETOON. JE KRIJGT Provincial Domain De Palingbeek in Ypres.

ER OOK ELKE DAG EEN PERSOONLIJK VERHAAL The Coming World Remember Me workshops VAN EEN SOLDAAT are located in De Kazematten reception centre DIE ALS VERMISTE in Ypres (Bollingstraat, 100 m from the Menin VERMELD STAAT OP DE Gate). Why not become a sponsor by joining MENENPOORT. one of the workshops (from Tuesday to Saturday between 1.30 pm and 6 pm, participation fee € 5) and make your own sculpture? You then WWW.LASTPOST.BE become linked to one of the 600,000 victims featured on the list of names, a list compiled by the In Flanders Fields Museum. There are also opportunities for group workshops.

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The Last Post Association has developed a free app to help keep visitors up-to-date with the latest news about the daily tribute. The app also offers an opportunity every day to read the story of a specific soldier who is referred to on the Menin Gate as missing.

• www.lastpost.be • www.cwrm.be

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CENTENARY EVENTS IN YPRES

APRIL 24.03

25.04

OCTOBER RETURN OF THE MENIN GATE LIONS CEREMONY

15.10

8 pm Special Last Post Ceremony, Menin Gate

NOVEMBER

Commemoration by Australia and New Zealand 11 am Special Last Post Ceremony, Menin Gate + Belgian Monument

10.11

11.11

ANZAC DAY

MAY 14.05

26.05 - 28.05

PEACE FESTIVAL Market Square

100 KM FROM YPRES Walking event

JUNE 06.06

CONCERT ‘MADE IN THE GREAT WAR’

BY SAM SWEENEY’S FIDDLE Cultural Centre Het Perron

JULY 24.07

30.07

31.07

90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MENIN GATE 11 am Special Last Post Ceremony, Menin Gate

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE - THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES

8 pm Special Last Post Ceremony, Menin Gate (projection on the Market Square) 10 pm Spectacle, Market Square

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE - THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES, TYNE COT CEMETERY

12 pm projection on Market Square (all information: www.passchendaele100.org)

AUGUST 22.08 - 25.08

FOUR DAYS OF THE YSER Four-day walking tour ending on 25/08 in Ypres

SEPTEMBER 15.09 & 16.09

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A SYMPHONY OF TREES Homage to Ypres and Ivor Gurney by Piet Swerts/Flanders Symphony Orchestra 8.30 pm Saint-Martin’s Cathedral

11.11

PEACE WALK

11TH OF NOVEMBER LECTURE Cultural Centre Het Perron

99 YEARS COMMEMORATION OF WWI ARMISTICE THE GREAT WAR REMEMBERED CONCERT (LAST POST ASSOCIATION) Saint-Martin’s Cathedral

The Ypres Tourist Office cannot accept any responsibility for any changes to the calendar of events. For up-to-date information: www.visit-ypres.com

CENTENARY EVENTS AROUND YPRES NATIONAL CEREMONIES & KEY EVENTS JUNE 07.06

COMMEMORATION OF THE MINE BATTLE, IRISH CEREMONY

Messines and Heuvelland

Heuvelland

10.06

CRATER FRONT

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE - THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES Tyne Cot Cemetery Passchendaele/Zonnebeke

SEPTEMBER 26.09

AUSTRALIAN CEREMONY

10.11

JUNI 06.06

NEW ZEALAND CEREMONY

07.06

‘s Graventafel, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele/Zonnebeke

10.06

NOVEMBER

More information on www.vriendeniff.be

Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke

OCTOBER 12.10

In addition to time-honoured series of ceremonies and events, the Friends of the In Flanders Fields Museum association seeks to make a contribution from its own perspective to the message conveyed by the In Flanders Fields Museum, apart from being a key WWI museum: a message of peace and tolerance. It makes this contribution thanks to its own activities and voluntary work. The association now has over 600 members inside and outside Belgium.

Some of the activities planned by the Friends of the In Flanders Fields Museum for 2017 - open to all:

JULY 31.07

FRIENDS OF THE IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM

CANADIAN CEREMONY Crest Farm Memorial, Zonnebeke

For further details about these ceremonies see: www.passchendaele.be, www.flandersfields.be

29.06

COMMEMORATION OF THE MINE BATTLE 9.30 am - Richard Howard walk, Zillebeke (reservations: www.vriendeniff.be) 3 pm - Messines Ridge British Cemetery / Messines Ridge New Zealand Memorial 8.15 pm - ‘Made in the Great War’ concert by Sam Sweeney’s Fiddle Cultural Centre Perron (tickets: www.acci.be)

18TH WILLIAM REDMOND WALK 3.15 am - 10 km morning walk, Loker (reservations: www.vriendeniff.be)

COMMEMORATION OF SAPPER FRANK WILLIAM WILTSHIRE La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Messines

COMMEMORATION OF SECOND LIEUTENANT FRED OLDFIELD

Kemmel Château Military Cemetery, Kemmel

JULI 05.07

31.07

COMMEMORATION OF PRIVATE ROBERT HOPE/HEPPLE Ferme Olivier Cemetery, Elverdinge

COMMEMORATION OF LANCE CORPORAL FRANCIS LEDWIDGE AND PTE. HEDD WYN Artillery Wood Cemetery, Boezinge

AUGUSTUS 04.08

COMMEMORATION OF CAPTAIN NOEL GODFREY CHAVASSE

Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Vlamertinge

OCTOBER 16.10

16.10

COMMEMORATION OF JAMES BETRAM ALLAN Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge

COMMEMORATION ADOLF REINACH Soldatenfriedhof, Langemark YPRES 2017 | 7

EXHIBITION SERIES 03.06 - 31.12.2017

1917

TOTAL WAR IN FLANDERS

In 1917 the Great War in Flanders escalated into a Total War. Science, technology, industry, the economy and society acted as the gears of a war machine operating at full capacity. At the front, the scale and severity of the violence was beyond belief. An unprecedented number of troops, modern weaponry and new technologies formed the machinery of armies that could no longer afford to lose.

Behind the front line, the whole of society was mobilised to serve the war effort. Daily life became bleaker and the image of the opponent was reduced to that of ‘the enemy’.

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Today we still see the scars in the landscape and the places of remembrance and commemoration. The project ‘1917, Total War in Flanders’ connects these various locations in a route of exhibitions and information points. www.flandersfields.be/en/1917

THE NETHERLANDS

NORTH SEA

London

UNITED KINGDOM Flanders Fields

BELGIUM

FRANCE

Brussels

ZONNEBEKE | MEMORIAL MUSEUM PASSCHENDAELE 1917 Berten Pilstraat 5C, 8980 Zonnebeke Passchendaele, landscape at war.

Exhibition about the devastated landscape in the light of suitably adapted tactics, methods and logistics.

NORTH SEA

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ZONNEBEKE | TYNE COT CEMETERY PASSCHENDAELE Vijfwegestraat, 8980 Zonnebeke

FLANDERS FIELDS Exhibition

Passchendaele, landscape at war.

An interactive orientation table shows the different landscape layers, before, during and after the war.

HOUTHULST

LANGEMARK-POELKAPELLE

Info-module

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POPERINGE

ZONNEBEKE YPRES

HEUVELLAND

MESEN

HEUVELLAND | VISITORS CENTRE KEMMEL Sint-Laurentiusplein 1, 8950 Heuvelland Zero Hour 07/06/1917: the archeology of a battle. .................................................................................................................................................................................................

HEUVELLAND | CHURCH KEMMEL Sint-Laurentiusplein 1, 8950 Heuvelland 7 June 1917: Irish blood & Flemish mud. .................................................................................................................................................................................................

HOUTHULST | BELGIAN CEMETERY Poelkapellestraat 44, 8650 Houthulst

YPRES | IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM Cloth Hall, Market Square 34, 8900 Ypres

Info-module about the deployment of artillery and ammunition during the Third Battle of Ypres. .................................................................................................................................................................................................

INTRODUCTION TO 1917,TOTAL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS BY FRANK HURLEY AND IAN ALDERMAN The In Flanders Fields Museum exhibition is an entry-level exhibition offering a general introduction to the Mine Battle, the Third Battle of Ypres and the project 1917, Total War in Flanders. The spotlight is also turned on the iconic work of the Australian war photographers Frank Hurley and Hubert Wilkins and the edited contemporary photographs of Ian Alderman.

From here you can set off to visit the other exhibitions and infomodules.

HOUTHULST/MERKEM | THREE CANALS Ieperleedijkstraat, 8650 Houthulst Info-module about the destruction of the Three Canals by French artillery in the run-up to the Third Battle of Ypres. .................................................................................................................................................................................................

LANGEMARK-POELKAPELLE | GUYNEMER PAVILION Brugseweg 126, 8920 Langemark-Poelkapelle A two-part exhibition about the key role of aviation and the French army during the third battle. .................................................................................................................................................................................................

MESSINES | TOURIST INFORMATION POINT

YPRES - ENTRY POINTS IN THE YPRES SALIENT - Entry point North Hoeve Klein Zwaanhof, Kleine Poezelstraat 52, 8904 Boezinge - Entry point East Hooge Crater Museum, Meenseweg 467, 8902 Zillebeke - Entry point South De Palingbeek provincial domain, Palingbeekstraat 18, 8902 Zillebeke

Markt 1, 8957 Messines

The films at the three entry points scattered all over the Ypres Salient show the repercussions of the third battle that raged at this specific site.

An info-module showing the preparations and the hospital site against the background of the Third Battle of Ypres, an operation that was impossible to predict.

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100 New Zealand Faces of Messines. .................................................................................................................................................................................................

POPERINGE | LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY VISITORS’ CENTRE Boescheepseweg 35A, 8970 Poperinge

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Ypres

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ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING

Ypres is buzzing with activities and opportunities for socialising. In addition to the WWI commemoration events, Ypres offers all kinds of other must-see events.

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MARCH 11.03 - 18.03

AUGUST KATTENFOOR Fun Fair on the Market Square

26.03

GHENT – WEVELGEM/IN FLANDERS FIELDS

Bicycle race passing through

Leopold III-laan

Market Square

22.08 - 25.08

Four day walking tour (last day 25.08: Ypres)

FLOWER MARKET

NIGHTRUN YPRES

COMMEMORATION OF WWII LIBERATION STEPS SHOPPING DAY Shopping event

100 KM FROM YPRES Three-day walking event

JUNE MCBRIDE RUN BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT DOLLE DAGEN Street market in the shopping streets

YPRES HISTORIC RALLY KENOTEK YPRES RALLY

INTERNATIONAL KAYAK-POLO TOURNAMENT

FOUR DAYS OF THE YSER

08.09 - 11.09

08.09 - 09.09

10.09

16.09 17.09 17.09 24.09

TOOGHEDAGEN Sales days and street market

FRIETROCK

Free festival on the Vandenpeereboomplein

DWARS DOOR YPRES & IN FLANDERS FIELDS MARATHON DRUM & FIFE FESTIVAL CAR-FREE SUNDAY IN FLANDERS FIELDS TRIATHLON BREWERY DISCOVERY DAYS

OCTOBER 15.10 15.10

ACCORDION FESTIVAL YPRES TRAIL

NOVEMBER

JULY Tuesdays

01.07 - 02.07 07.07 14.07 - 17.07 21.07

Sing-a-long event on the Market Square

SEPTEMBER

MAY

04.06 09.06 - 11.06 09.06 - 11.06

21.06 – 24.06 23.06 – 24.06

Ieper Hardcore Festival

Circus and street theatre in the centre

CITY OF WINGS

13.05

26-28.05

Fun Fair on the Market Square

IEPERFEST

FLEA MARKET BY AND FOR CHILDREN KIDS@YPRES YPRES SINGS

KATTENKOERS YPRES

APRIL

08.05

THUYNDAGFOOR

13.08 19.08 19.08

19.08 - 20.08

07 - 09.04

17.04

22.04

04 – 15.08

11.08 - 13.08

MUSICAL TUESDAYS Free performances at Sint-Maartensplein (mid July - mid-August)

WORLD FESTIVAL FLANDERS CELEBRATES FIESTA EUROPA NATIONAL HOLIDAY (TE DEUM)

11.11 11.11

COMMEMORATING 99 YEARS SINCE THE WWI ARMISTICE ‘THE GREAT WAR REMEMBERED’ CONCERT

DECEMBER 02.12.2017 - 07.01.2018 02.12.2017 - 07.01.2018 09.12 22.12

CHRISTMAS MARKET ICE RINK GIFT MARKET COLORA SANTA CLAUS RUN

Ypres Tourist Office cannot accept any responsibility for any changes to the calendar of events.

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WEEKLY GUIDED WALKS

MEETING IN YPRES

Four hotels in Ypres have set up an unique collaboration to develop a nice offer to attract companies to choose Ypres for their Meeting or Incentive event. The hotels have all facilities to accommodate meetings and Ypres has a wide range of activities to spend in leisure time.

Packages personalised to your wishes, budget, time but always with an surprising touch.

More information on www.meetingieper.be

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Winter in Ypres 15.11.2017 - 31.03.2018 www.winterinieper.be

Extra benefits for an unforgettab le stay!

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Ypres

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The first floor of the Cloth Hall can be reached through the In Flanders Fields Museum. A visit to the Museum can be combined with a trip to the Belfry tower.

The visitor centre for Ypres and Westhoek, the Museum Research Centre, the Museum café and the Museum entrance are located on the ground floor. See the ‘Museums’ section for further details about the Museum.

CLOTH HALL, BELFRY, CARILLON

As an example and certainly as a reflection of its power and wealth, the city decided in the 12th century to have its public buildings constructed in stone. This was done with a sense of ambition: the Ypres Cloth Hall and Belfry were recognised in the 13th century as being one of the most impressive civil buildings in Europe!

The Cloth Hall was used as a place for selling and storing cloth on the (now covered) waterway, the River Ieperlee. Construction of the Cloth Hall was completed in 1304. During the First World War the building was completely destroyed except for a section of the tower and some walls.

Reconstruction was supervised by architects J. Coomans and P.A. Pauwels. Some belfries are detached while others form part of a city hall or cloth hall. The Ypres Belfry forms the 70-metre high Cloth Hall Tower, stressing the huge importance of the cloth trade, which was the basis of Ypres’ prosperity and power during the Middle Ages. The Belfry was the safest and best-protected place in the city during the Middle Ages. It was also used to store ‘laissez-passers’ and the treasury. The tower was also used as a place to keep weapons and as a look-out post.

The base of the Ypres Belfry, the “Donkerpoort”, managed to survive over the centuries and through the First World War. It is the passage under the belfry. Dating back to about 1200, the sturdy vaults represent some of the very rare remnants of medieval Ypres that managed to survive the destruction during the war.

The Donkerpoort is also a prime example of early Gothic architecture in Ypres. Above the “Donkerpoort”, under the coat of arms, is a statue of Our Lady of Thuyne, the city’s patron saint.

NIEUWERCK/CITY HALL

The Nieuwerck was built in 1619 against the east face of the Cloth Hall and City Hall. Resting on a row of pointed arches with large cross windows and a classical church window, this construction still has a fairly Gothic appearance. However, the decorations in the tympanums tend towards the Renaissance. The first plans date back to 1570.

The building was restored in 1862 before being completely destroyed on 22 November 1914, except for the pillars. In 2018 the Yper Museum will open here, a state of the art museum about the rich history of Ypres. 1

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CARILLON CLOTH HALL

Starting in the 13th and 14th centuries, centres with city charters were allowed to own city bells, including Ypres. The bells in the belfry tower played a tune before striking the hour.

The number of bells steadily increased over the centuries but the quality left something to be desired. After the First World War the bells became a full grown carillon with 49 bells. They were completely restored in 2012.

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The numbers refer to their location on the city map. The red line on the map gives a suggestion for an individual city walk.

Every Saturday afternoon visitors have the opportunity to enjoy a live concert provided by the city carilloneur, Ludo Geloen. People visiting the tower may even play a tune if they wish. 1

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Be sure to download the free I Ieper app to your smartphone or tablet.

Immerse yourself in the rich past of Ypres thanks to the historically important images showing the many places waiting to be discovered.

OLD SEIGNORY BUILDING

The facade of this 15th century building displays a series of medallions representing the seven deadly sins. It was temporarily used as a city hall after the First World War. Now it is used as a court house for the chamber of commerce. 6

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ST. MARTIN’S CATHEDRAL

The cathedral is a former Episcopal church in Gothic style reconstructed after the First World War. Bishop Jansenius and Count Robert of Bethune, the ‘Lion of Flanders’, lie buried here. Cornelius Jansenius is the most famous Bishop of Ypres. His main work, ‘Augustinus’ remained unpublished until 1640, two years after his death. Jansenius wrote there that only God can have pity on our souls. Christians cannot save their souls themselves and may not “purchase” them by way of indulgences. The work by the Bishop of Ypres was condemned in 1642, mainly because of the influence of the Jesuits. The work was finally judged to be heretical and was prohibited by the Pope. Robrecht van Béthune passed away on 17 September 1322. He is the only Flemish count to be buried in Ypres, in deference to his express wish. He still enjoys the reputation of having been a popular and goodnatured count, who fought for the independence of the cities and of Flanders, his county. The cathedral has a beautiful side altar with an altarpiece and the miracle statue of Our Lady of Thuyne. The cathedral is open to the public but not during services. The 100-metre tower is not open to the public. The Lapidarium next to the cathedral contains the older ruins of St. Martine’s deanery. One of the few remaining ruins in the city centre, the lapidarium is a permanent reminder of the destruction caused by the First World War. The death in 1937 of the city architect Jules Coomans may be one of the reasons why this monastery has not been rebuilt. 3

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MENIN GATE

This memorial in the form of a Roman triumphal arch displays the names of 54,896 soldiers of the then British Empire who went missing in action. This memorial lists the names from the beginning of the war until 15 August 1917.

Soldiers reported missing after 16 August 1917 until the end of the war are mentioned on panels at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele. There are 34,984 of them. The Menin Gate was inaugurated on 24 July 1927 by Herbert Plumer.

The site of the Menin Gate was occupied for centuries by another gate that had different names throughout history.

The gate was originally called the Hangwaertpoort and subsequently renamed Antwerp Gate. When Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban established the ramparts in the 17th century, the gate was transformed, assuming a classical appearance with distinct Doric qualities. Napoleon paid a visit to the city on 8 July 1803, whereupon the gate was called the Napoleon Gate. In1815 it was given its present name: Menin Gate. It was demolished in 1862 and this entrance was no more than 13 metres wide in the ramparts.

During the First World War the British troops marched through this “gate” to defend the “Ypres Salient”. 8

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Every evening at 8 o’clock the Last Post is sounded under the Menin Gate by buglers from the Last Post Association.

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LILLE GATE

The Lille Gate forms part of the fortification lines around Ypres. It is the oldest still standing city gate from the 14th century. Connecting two parts of the Ypres ramparts, the Lille Gate is completed with Burgundian towers. It separates the Major Canal from the Castle Canal and is a combination of a water and land gate. On the left-hand side of the Lille Gate is the entrance to the vaulted room, while on the right-hand side is the lock chamber with lock dates for the streams and moat waters.

It is through this gate that the roughly 2.5 metre deep River Ieperlee enters the city.

On the inside wall of the gate old signposts showing the way to British cemeteries can still be seen. During the war the gate was one of the key ‘passages’ to the front line and was used more frequently than the Menin Gate as this path could be more effectively protected against enemy artillery fire. 13

SAINT-GEORGE’S MEMORIAL CHURCH

This Anglican church was built in 1928-29 following the plans of London architect Sir Reginald Blomfield. This “Memorial Church” holds many reminders of the First World War. Everything down to the furniture was donated by British associations, regiments or individuals. After the Menin Gate, it is the most important monument for the fallen in Ypres centre.

The church is open to the public daily.

Next to the church is Eton School, which was built after WWI. For several years this has catered for the children of British workers seeing to the upkeep of the cemeteries. 4

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FISHMARKET

The Fish Market is a narrow cobbled square located between Boterstraat and Seminariestraat. You take Boterstraat to pass under the Fish Market gate. The Ypres Fish Market obviously used to be a place where fish was sold, but it is now better known as the ‘going-out’ district. In the old tollhouse (1899), also called Minckhuisje, the fishmongers had to pay toll. A little further on are two covered stalls. The Fish Gate with Neptune, god of the sea, was originally built in 1714 but was also destroyed in WWI and had to be rebuilt. 18

RAMPARTS CEMETERY

This originally French military cemetery was used by the British from February 1915 to April 1918. The cemetery still has 198 graves in which 163 Britons, 10 Canadians, 11 Australians and 14 New Zealanders (including 10 Maoris) are laid to rest. Another four bodies were buried there in1999. Reservoir Cemetery is another Commonwealth cemetery, a walking distance away within the old Ypres city walls (19). Buried there are 2,614 war casualties, 1,035 of whom are unidentified. 20

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DE KAZEMATTEN INFORMATION CENTRE

The difference between casemates and souterrains is that the latter do not have gun holes and are used as storage areas. Casemates were designed to accommodate artillery and thus had gun holes. Both were theoretically bombproof. The souterrains were known locally as ‘Kazematten’ and are still called that today.

Starting in roughly 1680 the souterrains were used as a military bakery for the garrisons of various armies. The rooms were so well protected that they even resisted the modern artillery systems used during the First World War. That is why, in October 1914, when the shelling of Ypres began, the souterrains were used for shelter. The British troops turned the old military bakery into an officers’ mess, command post, dressing post and resting-place. De Kazematten information centre in the Bollingstraat is located behind St.James Church, 100 metres from the Menin Gate.

The centre comprises five large rooms that have been restored and adapted with due respect for the architectural past. Located there is an elegant pub operating under the Sint-Bernardus (Watou) banner and offering local beers and snacks. The ‘Ten decades of Ypres ramparts’ interpretation centre has been set up in room 4, offering visitors the opportunity to discover the Ypres rampart landscape with its unique historical and cultural references and the beautiful natural surroundings that have developed so close to the historical centre. Setting off from the souterrains you can easily reach the ramparts to discover the rampart routes (see ‘Walking/cycling/touring’). You will also have an opportunity in the final room to get involved in the Coming World Remember Me workshop. 26

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Stefan’s Pottery Potter Stefan invites you in his cosy ceramic studio to experience yourself how to make a pot.

• Rijselstraat 134, 8900 Ypres. www.stefanspottery.com

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KAZEMATTEN HOUTEN PAARD

The ‘Kazematten van het Houten Paard’ (the casemates of the wooden horse) were built around 1680 following the plans of Vauban, the great military engineer of Louis XIV. These 3 unique souterrains are part of the 17th century walls surrounding the city of Ypres.

Over the centuries these souterrains were used to store ammunition and military equipment, and were used as sleeping quarters and shelter for the troops who defended Ypres during the many sieges.

The British troops during the First World War used the souterrains as an officers’ mess. Their command headquarters and field hospital were also based in ‘Hotel de Remparts’, as the casemates were ironically called. It was also the home of the famous British trench gazette ‘The Wipers Times’. And now there is a micro brewery operating under the Sint-Bernardus (Watou) banner in this unique location. 22

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On Saturday afternoon the brewer will take you on a tour of the brewery and obviously top the visit off with a tasting session of Wipers Times 14, 16 and Grottenbeer. A visit is organised every 30 minutes between 3 pm and 5 pm (NL or EN).

• Houtenpaard 1, 8900 Ypres www.kazematten.be

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COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is responsible for identifying and seeing to the upkeep of the graves of members of the Commonwealth forces who lost their lives during the two world wars. They are also in charge of establishing and maintaining monuments in memory of soldiers with no known graves. The headquarters located at 82 Elverdingestraat is open to visitors seeking information about these cemeteries. 21 • tel. +32 (0)57 223 636, www.cwgc.org

AMMUNITION DUMP

The ammunition dump dates back to 1817 and was built on the foundations of a former French ammunition dump by the army of the Netherlands under William I. The building survived WWI, and was restored in 1998. The ammunition dump marks the end of the ramparts route. 34

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AROUND YPRES Three new entry points along the Ypres Salient Frontline tell the story of this particular location.

The entry points are free and have all an introductionary film and well documentated information panels. They are also the starting points for hiking trails to explore the Salient landscape.

NORTH ENTRY POINT + YORKSHIRE TRENCH & DUG-OUT

The northern entry point is located in the reconstructed farm Klein Zwaanhof, where you will be able to see authentic war material in addition to the film. You can set off from here to take a 2.8 km walk past the small cemeteries created after the gas attack in 1915 and as far as the reconstructed Yorkshire Trench & Dug-Out.

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Kleine Poezelstraat 6, 8904 Boezinge

EAST ENTRY POINT

The entry point along the eastern Ypres Salient is located in front of the Hooge Crater Museum.

Apart from the very informative film, you can also discover information about the many chateau estates that used to exist in and around Ypres.

A walking tour is available here, taking you past distinctive monuments and the hidden craters of Bellewaarde Ridge. • Hooge Crater Museum, Meenseweg 467, 8902 Zillebeke

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SOUTH ENTRY POINT + HILL 60

The South entry point is situated in the splendid De Palingbeek provincial domain. You can first go exploring through The Bluff crater-filled landscape then take a walk as far as the highly rated Hill 60 site and the huge Caterpillar crater.

A beautiful 4 km walk. • Provincial Domain De Palingbeek, Palingbeekstraat, 8902 Zillebeke Hill 60, Zwarteleenstraat, 8902 Zillebeke

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APP

The free Ypres Salient 1914-1918 app can be used to discover all the remembrance trees on the historical aerial photographs. You can also follow the hiking trail Ypres Salient North. Available for tablet and smartphones. Highly recommended!

REMEMBRANCE TREES

As many as 140 remembrance trees have been planted along the Ypres Salient in spots where the first front lines cross a (public) road or path.

The trees are recognisable from the metalcoloured baskets surrounding them. Red baskets indicate the German front line and blue the Allied (French and/or British) front line. These colours reflect the colours featured on the frontline maps.

Most of the baskets have an information board showing historical photographs of the spot where they stand and details about the location of the front lines.

CANAL EMBANKMENT JOHN MCCRAE SITE

The famous ‘Essex Farm Cemetery’, also on the Ypres-Yser Canal, is where John McCrae wrote his world-famous ‘In Flanders Fields’ poem on 2 and 3 May 1915, in the infirmary to which he was assigned. Today, you can also visit the canal embankment itself besides the military cemetery and the fortified shelters in the canal banks.

Information signs and a signposted walking path lead you through this important site. 15 year-old Joe Strudwick, one of the youngest British fallen, is also buried here. Permanently open, accessible via the Diksmuidseweg.

YPRES SALIENT - CEMETERIES

No Belgian or German cemeteries are to be found within the Ypres area. The largest Belgian cemetery in this part of the world is located in Houthulst. In the Westhoek region, Belgian cemeteries can be found in Oeren, Hoogstade, Keiem, Ramskapelle, Steenkerke, West-Vleteren and De Panne. German cemeteries are located in Langemarck (students in particular), Vladslo (Käthe Kollwitz group of statues), Hooglede and Menin-Wevelgem. Saint-Charles de Potyze is a French military cemetery along Zonnebeekseweg, where over 4,000 French troops are laid to rest.

There are some 75 Commonwealth war cemeteries in the Ypres area. > In the immediate vicinity of the centre is Bedford House Cemetery (Rijselseweg) or Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Meenseweg).

Further out is Tyne Cot Cemetery, the biggest Commonwealth cemetery, in Passendaele (Zonnebeke).

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exhibits...

MUSEUMS

Ypres is definitely a city where you can spend hours wandering around museums and never get bored. The In Flanders Fields Museum is top of the list when it comes to the various city museums. Remember that your ticket from the In Flanders Fields Museum also allows you free admission to the Municipal Museum and the Belle Almshouse Museum.

Ypres and the Westhoek also boast numerous highly rated private museums. The local museums to be found here and there in the Westhoek offer the opportunity to become immersed in the local colour of this unique region. A complete list of museums is available at www.visit-ypres.com for Ypres and at www.flandersfields.be for the Westhoek.

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IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM

Cloth Hall | Grote Markt 34, 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 | flandersfields@ieper.be www.inflandersfields.be 100 years ago, the Ypres region was the backdrop to one of the bloodiest battles in history. Now the last witnesses have died too, the In Flanders Fields Museum is more than ever the gateway to the First World War in Flanders.

The In Flanders Fields Museum brings visitors face-to-face with the consequences of the Great War. It confronts young and old alike with life and death in the Ypres front line area.

The exhibition with fascinating video projections, unique sound bites and state-of-the-art multimedia applications immerses you in an experience showing what life was like on the front line. All visitors are provided with poppy bracelets with which to discover four personal stories of ‘ordinary people’ in the Great War. Log in to get in touch with your peers in the war a century ago. 2

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Open: 1 April - 15 November | 10 am to 6 pm 16 November - 31 March | 10 am to 5 pm, closed on Monday Tickets are sold until 1 hour before closing time.

Closed: 25/12, 01/01 & 2 weeks after the 2017 Christmas holiday: (08/01/18 - 22/01/18) Admission: Adults: 9,00 euro Young people aged 7 to 18: 4,00 euro Young people aged 19 to 25: 5,00 euro Children under 7: free of charge Visit to the belfry tower: + 2,00 euro

ANDREW’S DREAM MUSEUM For kids to visit the Flanders Fields Museum (10-12 years) Andrew is a little boy who lives in Ypres. Just before the In Flanders Fields Museum opens, Andrew goes on a private visit with his dad.

Andrew’s dad works at the museum. Andrew is completely overwhelmed by what he sees. The next day, after a restless night, he runs through the house all day, from the shed to the cellar.

By the evening, Andrew opens his own Dream Museum in his room. Andrew collected ordinary objects from his everyday life which recalls him of something he saw in the museum. Children can visit the museum through Andrew’s eyes by completing a work sheet.

The museum guide Andrew’s Dream Museum is available in the museum shop (€ 14,95).

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Exhibition calendar 2016 24/04 - 11/11/17 | ‘Return of the Menin Gate Lions’ 03/06 - 31/12/17 | ‘1917 - Total War in Flanders/ Third Battle of Ypres’ + Frank Hurley 01/07 - 07/01/18 | Artist in Residence: Wilmer Wilson IV YPRES 2017 | 27

MUNICIPAL MUSEUM

Ieperleestraat 31, 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 | www.visit-ypres.com The Municipal Museum is housed in the former St.-John’s almshouse. This is one of the few architectural treasures in Ypres (dating back to the 13th century) to more or less survive the First World War. The almshouse façade is located along the river Ieperlee, which is now culverted over, while the present front garden used to be the unloading area. The almshouse served just as well as a hospital and a hospice. It was turned into a military hospital, until in 1801 when it became a home for the elderly run by the Municipal Houses of Worship. The building was extended in 1844. The almshouse became a listed monument in 1940. The former wash house was refurbished as St. Godelieve’s chapel. Since 1985 it has housed the oldest part of the Municipal Museum collections.

The Municipal Museum outlines the centuries-old history of the city in the light of old paintings, prints, cards and original photographs. One of the rooms is dedicated to the military ramparts around the city. The Municipal Museum also houses an extensive collection of tin objects and a magnificent collection of paintings belonging to the City of Ypres. The showpiece is the extensive collection of artworks by Ypres painter Louise De Hem (1866-1922). Her splendid pastels are real treasures. 31 Open: 1 April - 31 October | 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm 1 November - 31 March | 2 pm to 5 pm Closed: Mondays & 25/12 + 1/01 Admission: 2,50 euro/pers. free with a ticket from the In Flanders Fields Museum

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RESEARCH CENTRE

Cloth Hall | Sint-Maartensplein 3, 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 239 450 | kenniscentrum@ieper.be The In Flanders Fields Museum’s WWI Research Centre provides an opportunity for visitors to delve deeper into this dramatic period of world history, offering them the chance to research not only the background to major world events but also highly personal or local historical circumstances. The Research Centre is also the centre of Historical and Archaelogical Aerial Photography. Also the Peace Service of the City of Ypres has it’s office in the centre.

Open: 1 April – 15 November | Mon, Tue, Thu an Fri from 1 pm to 5 pm + Wed from 9 am to 12 am and 1 pm to 5 pm 16 November - 31 March | Tue, Thu and Fri from 1 pm to 5 pm + Wed from 9 to 12 am and 1 pm to 5 pm (closed on Mondays) Closed: 23/12/2017 – 23/01/2018

MERGHELYNCK MUSEUM

Merghelynckstraat 2, 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 | www.visit-ypres.com

Housed in a ‘hotel’ dating back to 1774, the Hotel-Museum Merghelynck was designed by Lille architect Thomas Gombert in a transition style from rococo to neoclassicism. After the First World War this mansion house was faithfully restored. The Hotel-Museum Merghelynck is probably Ypres’ least known, but probably most exceptional museum. This is where Arthur Merghelynck opened his private museum in 1894, dedicated to the lifestyle of the nobility in the 18th century.

After a long refurbishment the Merghelynckmuseum is about to reopen in April 2017. The magnificent restoration of the different rooms and furniture will be exposed again. The museum can only be visited with a guide on reservation. Guided visit for individual visitors will be organised in Dutch on a weekly basis. 15

BELLE ALMSHOUSE MUSEUM

Rijselstraat 38, 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 | www.visit-ypres.com

The Belle Almshouse Museum exhibits beautiful items from the extensive collection of the Ypres Public Social Welfare Centre. A mustsee is the painting of the Blessed Virgin. It was painted in 1420 and is therefore one of the oldest paintings in Belgium. The Museum also houses some remarkable items of furniture, such as an unique 17th century linen press and the only publicly owned ‘tapestry’ in Ypres. 16 Open: 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm Closed: Mondays & 1 November to 31 March Admission: 2,50 euro/pers. free with a ticket from the In Flanders Fields Museum

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HOOGE CRATER MUSEUM

Meenseweg 467, 8902 Ieper tel. +32 (0)57 468 446 | www.hoogecrater.com

An unique WWI museum housed in a restored church is situated on the spot where one of the most violent battles took place in Ypres, and just in front of the ‘Hooge Crater Cemetery’. The reconstructions of war scenes, the extensive collection of weapons, the equipment and unique photographs are what make this museum a mustsee destination!

Created in 2012, the new part will continue to fascinate visitors year after year, while the film theatre offers an outstanding view of the battlefield around the Hooghe.

You can also enjoy an impressive collection of sculpted cases or ‘trench-art’ in the delightful cafeteria. As the title ‘Simply the best private museum in Flanders Fields’ indicates, this museum is guaranteed to offer you a successful and informative visit to this remarkable experience focused on the Great War! In front of the Hooge Crater Museum is the freely accessible entry point along the East Ypres Salient. Here you can enjoy a film showing the historical events that unfolded at the ’t Hooghe site and Bellewaerde Ridge. This is also the starting point for a hiking trail to these sites.

Open: from 10 am to 6 pm Closed: Mondays + January Admission: 5 euro/pers.

FRONT LINE HOOGHE OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Next to the Hotel Kasteelhof ‘t Hooghe | Meenseweg 481, 8902 Zillebeke tel. +32 (0)57 468 787 | www.hotelkasteelhofthooghe.be

A surprising number of war memories have been discovered and are now carefully exhibited together with photographs of ‘the Hooghe during the Great War. There are also a few authentic bunkers in “Front Line Hooghe”, one of which is open to visitors.

Open: from 10 am to 7 pm Admission: 1,00 euro/pers.

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Ypres

discovers...

WALKING/CYCLING/TOURING

You are invited to set off on a voyage of discovery to Ypres and the surrounding area. If you are keen on hiking, cycling, sailing , ‘a bit of everything’ or you prefer to drive around in the car… you are spoiled for choice in and around Ypres.

You can enjoy one of the signposted walking, bike or car trips. More adventurous souls can make their own way around the new cycling network or the Ypres Salient hiking network.

It also very worthwhile squeezing in the fun experience of rowing on the Ypres moat water.

See the menu below for the options.

by car...

YPRES SALIENT ROUTE

The Ypres Salient is a curved front line which formed around the city of Ypres in the First World War. A tourist car route of 70 kilometres was mapped out along that line. This route will take you to the most famous sites that remind of the war years ‘14 - ‘18, such as the John Mac Crae site, the German cemetery in Langemarck, Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 in Zonnebeke and Hill 60 in Zillebeke.

This route is part of six routes on the 14-18 theme in the Westhoek. The others are: Yser front (Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide), Front life (Poperinge and Heuvelland), Pioneer (Zonnebeke, Wervik, Comines and Wervicq Sud/Fr.), Free fatherland (Veurne) - and No man’s land (Diksmuide and Langemarck-Poelkapelle). All of them are sold at the Ypres Tourist Office.

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You can also join one of daily tours with minibuses organised by private battlefield tour companies.

• www.visit-ypres.com

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by cycle...

CYCLING NETWORK FOR THE WESTHOEK REGION

A cycling network comprises a series of bicycle paths signposted in both directions. Each connecting point has a panel showing the number of the connecting point and directions for reaching the following intersection.

In 2016, in the Westhoek region and the entire province of West-Flanders a full new cycle network has been installed which is 275 km. longer and has 392 extra connection points. There are four new cycle network maps.

All network maps are on sale in the Tourist Office.

PEACE ROUTE

This 45 km long and entirely signposted cycling route starts and ends in Ypres. The route follows the Ypres Salient, the arched front line around Ypres, and first takes you to the provincial domain De Palingbeek and the sites of Hill 60 and Hill 62.

You then proceed to Zonnebeke and the British Tyne Cot Cemetery. You then go on to Langemark and to the German Soldatenfriedhof. The return ride takes you along Essex Farm Cemetery. This is where John McCrae wrote his war poem “In Flanders Fields�.

YPRES SALIENT CYCLING ROUTE

The Ypres Salient lends itself perfectly to discovery on two wheels. The signposted 36 kilometre Ypres Salient cycling route starts from and ends up on the Ypres Grote Markt. On the way you can stop off at the three entry points and various outstanding cemeteries, sites and monuments linked to the First World War. > The map is on sale at the Tourist Office and the Hooge Crater Museum

> These map is on sale at the Tourist Office.

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on foot...

RAMPARTS

The ramparts of Ypres are the best preserved in our country. Their story started ten centuries ago when the town originated on the banks of the Ieperlee. Initially, the ramparts were little more than an earth wall with moats. Later stone walls and towers were added. Later still they developed into a complex structure with bastions, advance redoubts, moats and walls. The signposted route is 2.6 km long and will lead you along a quiet 90 minute walk. Along the route 23 information panels provide information on the various facets of Vauban’s ramparts. You can start in the Kasematten Information Centre.

I IEPER

You can discover the rich treasures of Ypres digitally. The application I Ieper shows you the Ypres of the past through original image material on your smartphone or tablet. This application takes you on a trip through the city centre and gives you interesting info. > Available for Apple and Android.

> Free folder available at the Tourist Office.

HERITAGE FOOTPATH YPRES

You will see bronze rivets with the outline of the Cloth Hall, the cathedral and the Menin gate at about every street corner. Bronze rivets are the signposting of the provincial heritage footpath.

The heritage footpath is 5.3 km long and provides the most complete footpath in the Ypres inner city. > This map is available at the Tourist Office.

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HIKING TRAILS FROM THE YPRES SALIENT ENTRY POINTS

There are three free accessible entry points along the Ypres Salient frontline; North, East and South.

These three points let you discover that specific piece of landscape during the war and each of them focuses also on a different theme. In 2016 three hiking trails opened starting from the entry points. > Entry Point North + Yorkshire Trench& Dug-Out (Kleine Poezelstraat 6, 8904 Boezinge) > Entry Point East (Hooge Crater Museum – Meenseweg 467, 8902 Zillebeke) > Entry Point South + Hill 60 (Provincial Domain De Palingbeek/The Bluff, access via Palingbeekstraat, 8902 Zillebeke) > Hiking booklets for the three trails are available at the Tourist Office.

or by boat...

Ypres also offers various sailing options. You can hire a rowing boat at the Pacific Eiland restaurant (Eiland 2, www.pacificeiland.be) from April to October for a short trip on the moat water.

Ypres also has a small marina featuring renovated pontoons, 30 jetties and various facilities.

• www.jachthaven-ieper.be The Yzerstar organises boat trips between Ypres and Diksmuide.

• www.seastar.be For water sports you can get in touch with the Sporttrack organisation close to Dikkebusvijver www.sporttrack.be • www.sporttrack.be

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Ieper

relaxes...

PROVINCIAL DOMAIN DE PALINGBEEK

Information Centre De Palingbeek Vaartstraat 7, 8902 Zillebeke | tel. +32 (0)57 230 840 bc.palingbeek@west-vlaanderen.be www.west-vlaanderen.be/palingbeek www.astrolab.be

De Palingbeek provincial estate is located 5 kilometres from Ypres, in the centre of the hilly Ypres Salient. The property takes its name from a stream that flows into the Oude Vaart (Old Canal).

Every visit to this green oasis is surprisingly different, with opportunities to discover natural wonders, landscapes steeped in history, the higher realms of the AstroLAB IRIS observatory or the hustle and bustle of the environmental farm.

The green area around the Oude Vaart was developed into a spacious 250-hectare estate. As a result of this expansion this area is now home to a wealth of plant and animal life. Extensive signposted hiking trails lead you to the most beautiful spots. There is a large café for a quick bite or a larger dinner. The Bluff, Caterpillar and Hill 60 have been drastically modified against the background of the WWI commemoration activities. At this ‘South entry point’ you can see a thought-provoking cinematic insight into the formation of the southern Ypres Salient from Hill 60 to Sint-Elooi. Pay a trip to Information Centre De Palingbeek to discover the estate’s rich past.

The environmental farm’s vegetable garden has become an authentic closed-loop system.

Open: January to 31 March: from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm From 2 April till 5.30 pm Closed on Saturdays.

July & August: every day from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm September to 5 November: from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm Closed on Saturdays.

From 7 November till 4.30 pm

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BELLEWAERDE

Meenseweg 497, 8902 Zillebeke tel. +32 (0)57 468 686 | www.bellewaerde.be

Bellewaerde is a great day out for the whole family, full of fun, adventure, and spectacular discoveries in an awesome natural setting. The sublime family attractions will be roaring you with pleasure. You’ll meet hundreds of animals at close range in an authentic environment. Ready for a day that you’ll never forget? Welcome at Bellewaerde!

Get the surprise of your life with a European first In 2017 Bellewaerde will present a European first: the very first Duelling Alpine Coaster on a nonnatural slope. Walk to the 25 metre top of the brand-new attraction and enjoy a breathtaking view on the park with family and friends. The duel is about to start as soon as you reach the top! Ready for this thrilling race?

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NICKELODEON FANDAYS 22 and 23 April

AFTER SCHOOL FESTIVAL End of June SUMMER NOCTURNES Saturdays 22, 29 July and 5, 12, 19 August JOMMEKE WEEKEND (FIGURINE) 22 July HALLOWEEN FIËSTA MORTAL 14, 15, 21 and 22 October and every day from 28 October to 5 November.

HALLOWEEN NOCTURNES 21, 28 and 31 October, 1 and 4 November BELLEWAERDE CNA - HALLOWEEN NIGHT 27 October

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shops...

SHOPPING

Ypres has an interesting and varied range of shops that cater for the large region. There is a good, healthy mix of chain stores, local independent traders and specialist shops which ensure that the typical character of the city is maintained. The beautiful location with the historical facades and monuments obviously also contributes to this.

Ypres is dotted with delicious ‘pit stops’ to everyone’s taste and preference. Except in winter the many cosy terraces are the ideal place to relax and enjoy the impressive views.

The wide array of Ypres restaurants is very varied, from gastronomy via bistros and tea rooms to the traditional chip shop (or ‘frietkot’ in Flemish) More information on restaurants see ‘Ypres enjoys’ chapter. And if you prefer to take your time to explore Ypres, you can stay in one of the many hotels, B&B’s, holiday houses or at the camp site the city has on offer.

Full list on www.visit-ypres.com

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The vzw Centrummanagement Ieper guarantees good, active co-operation between the city and the retailers, resulting in a number of successful commercial initiatives.

DOLLE DAGEN 09 - 12.06.2016

OPEN DOOR DAYS 04 & 05.03.2017

During the second weekend of June Ypres and the boroughs are dominated by the Dolle Dagen. This street festival a few days before the start of the official sales is the ideal time for your summer shopping.

Two weeks before the legal date you can buy summer bargains with a considerable discount here. You can also combine shopping with a drink on a sociable terrace and plenty of interesting entertainment.

STEPS SHOPPING DAY 13.05.2017

TOOGHEDAGEN 08 - 11.09.2017

In the first weekend of March an open door weekend will be organised by all Ypres retailers. Visitors get the chance to discover the extensive, varied shopping range in Ypres at a glance.

Steps Shopping Day presents a special day of shopping & more for the whole family.

Attractive discounts, nice presents, fun extras and a hint of animation are the usual ingredients of this shopping day. For the fourth year in a row Steps and many Ypres retailers invite you again to this convivial shopping fest on Saturday 13 May.

CHRISTMAS ANIMATIONS AND FESTIVITIES 02.12.2017 - 07.01.2018

Fans of shiny Christmas lights and fairy-tale shop windows will be delighted in Ypres during the festive period. More than 10 000 ice skaters will glide on the ice rink at the foot of the belfry tower and the Christmas market also attracts many visitors who come to enjoy the typical Christmas market products in the atmospheric chalets.

The second weekend of September in Ypres and boroughs is famous for the Tooghedagen. That means happy shopping in a pedestrianised historic setting. At the start of the new school year this is the ideal time to get acquainted with the latest collections at our Ypres retailers.

HALLOWEEN AND FERRIS WHEEL 13.10 - 06.11.2017

Ypres welcomes you in a Halloween atmosphere during three themed weekends starting from the 13th of October. The famous ‘Roue de Paris’, the ferris wheel, will be present in front of the Cloth Hall for the second time from 13 October till 6 November.

An unique view on Ypres is guaranteed!

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expands...

ENJOY THE WESTHOEK

The Westhoek is a lavish patchwork of polders and hills. Take a stroll through picturesque streets full of timeless stories, listen to the variety of tones emanating from the carillon. Village squares flaunting themselves in the shadow of their steeples. The Great War is never far away here. The roads and fields abound with never-tobe-forgotten stories and remnants of the conflict.

Ask for “Great War” booklet” or the WWI map to find out more about the First World War. • www.flandersfields.be

HISTORICAL ROLE

The Westhoek is inextricably linked to its key historical role during the First World War. The memories of this epoch are kept alive by various monuments, trenches and cemeteries, such as the Irish Peace Tower in Messines, the military cemeteries and the Yser Tower in Diksmuide.

However, the historical heritage goes even further back in time. Examples are the Roman past in Wervik, the city hall and country house in Veurne, the belfry and beguinage in Diksmuide and the medieval town of Lo.

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ENDLESS CYCLING AND WALKING

The Westhoek is keen to live up to its reputation as a cycling and walking paradise. There are four spread-out hiking networks with all their own characteristics. Around Ypres the Ypres Salient Hiking network offers to most beautiful hiking trails and vistas.

The complete new cycling network is synonym for 1.500 km. of pure cycling pleasure. As you pedal along, you will be able to enjoy the varied landscape and charming towns and villages.

You will obviously be tempted to dismount form time to time to get your fill of local beers and delicacies .

NEW

TOURNÉE LOCALE

The Westhoek is filled up with typical small cafés with local atmosphere, colour and off course the world famous drink, the regional beers. Tournée Locale is the common name for all locally brewed beers and the new brand name for the region as a truly beer region. The list of beers is endless in the Westhoek! Who is not familiar with the world famous Sint-Sixtus/ West-Vleteren trappist? But let us surprise you and taste the many others as well, all brewed with regional hops. From the 22nd of April the Hopmuseum in Poperinge introduces the exhibition ‘Tournée Locale’ with presentations of all local beers.

In Ypres also, beer is brewed in two local breweries; Leroy Breweries and brewery De Kazematten Leroy Breweries has a long brewery tradition.

The beer of the Leroy family goes back for four centuries. In the sixties brewery Het Sas from Boezinge, Ypres, started a collaboration with brewery Van Eecke from Watou, Poperinge. Now they work strongly together under the name of Leroy Breweries. You can’t visit the brewery but you can taste their beers off course in one of the local pubs. A selection of their beers: Sas Pils, Yperman, Hommelbier, Kapittel.

Brewery De Kazematten is not only unique

because of its location and setting in the casemates in the Ypres ramparts walls but also for its story. They brew three different beers: Wipers Times 14 and Wipers Times 16, (named of the war journal Wipers Times which used to be printed here) and Grottenbier.

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You can visit the brewery De Kazematten (Houten Paard 1, Ieper) every Saturday between 3 and 5 pm.

You can join one of the guided tours followed by a beertasting.

• www.kazematten.be

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enjoys...

RESTAURANTS

Ypres is not only known for its charm and history but also for its hospitality. The restaurant, cafĂŠ, hotel, B&B and holiday home holders are proud to be presented as the ambassadors of their city.

Who else, can give you the ultimate suggestions to explore the area. The offer of cosy bars, restaurants, hotels, bed breakfasts and holiday homes or camping facility is immense. There is something in it for everyone.

Ypres has several addresses for local products: Diary products at Farm Zuid Bellegoed (Rijselseweg, 85, Ypres), Biological fruit Juices Lombaerts Calville (Slijpstraat 1, Voormezele) and Vineyard Zilvercruys (Diksmuidseweg 530, Boezinge). Feel free to visit them and taste their specialties.

Here follows a list of suggested restaurants in Ypres.

tearoom snackbar/foodbar restaurant brasserie bar banquet room

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closed on... kitchen hours annual holiday inside seating capacity terrace seating capacity price menus (excl. drinks)

price children’s menu accessible by wheelchair users toilet for wheelchair users specialties

À L’ENVERS

Patersstraat 2 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 365 375 of +32 (0)489 026 081 info@alenvers.be | www.alenvers.be This cosy restaurant is located in the centre of Ieper. The chef’s passion for cooking can be found in the different combinations of flavours, textures, scents and colours, prepared with fresh products. With her experience, the hostess creates an enjoyable and homely atmosphere.

Tuesday & Wednesday 21 pm -

30 8 € 18 - € 40

€ 10 yes yes

menu à l’Envers and seasonal suggestions

ARIANE

Slachthuisstraat 58/60 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 218 218 info@ariane.be | www.ariane.be Bar – tearoom – snacks – day menus – week menus – seasonal menus à la carte – banquets – seminars.

The best guarantee for quality indulgence, Be Our Guest!

Saturday afternoons & Sundays noon-2 pm & 6-9 pm 24/07-05/08/17 23/12/17-07/01/18

80 70 € 17 - € 60

€ 10 yes yes

family business with friendly service and original menu

AU MIROIR

Grote Markt 12 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 204 788 jan@aumiroir.be | www.aumiroir.be Pleasant setting on the Grote Markt of Ypres, good service, sun terrace.

Restaurant/tearoom in a nice atmosphere. Homemade dishes and snacks.

till 10 pm

100 80 € 14 - € 30

€7 no no

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BRASSERIE DE KAZEMATTEN

Bollingstraat 1 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 469 462 info@brasseriekazematten.be | www.brasseriekazematten.be Elegant beer pub located in the Kazematten Information Centre where you can enjoy all kinds of local snacks.

Mondays 11 am - 10 pm -

70 30 €

yes yes

snacks

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CAPTAIN COOK

Menenstraat 3 | 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 368 650 | tel. +32 (0)495 866 739 | www.captaincook.be Restaurant Captain Cook is situated between the Market Square and the Menin Gate. Fish , meat and pasta dishes are our specialties. Also home made fresh pizza’s, Flemish stew, cold and warm entrees.

The cosy interior takes you to the adventures of the explorer Captain Cook.

Ideal for groups

Mondays till 11 pm -

105 € 8 - € 32

€7 yes yes

fish, grilled dishes, pizzas, Mediterranean dishes

DÉCOUVERTE

Rijselstraat 43 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 489 248 (from May 2017: Lange Torhoutstraat 22) info@decouverte-Ypres.be | www.decouverte-Ypres.be Gastronomy in the heart or Ypres. From May 2017 located in a refurbished mansion with a rampart and winter garden.

Tuesday evenings, Wednesdays, Saturday afternoons and Sunday evenings till 1.30 pm & till 10 pm

35 20

€ 25 - € 52 yes yes

seasonal exclusive kitchen

DE FONDERIE

Polenlaan 3 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 364 580 info@defonderie.be | www.defonderie.be Trendy restaurant located on the renovated Picanol site. Lunch – menu of the month – à la carte. Interior terrace and meeting room.

Sundays & Mondays 11 am-2 pm & 6-10pm 23/07-15/08

80 60 € 15 - € 50

€ 12 yes yes

daily fresh products, southern inspired dishes

DE LEET - FRITUUR

Vandenpeereboomplein 43 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 212 555 info@frituurdeleet.be | www.frituurdeleet.be If you’re in the mood for tasty ‘fries’, one of our delicious hamburgers or spare ribs from the charcoal furnace, De Leet is the place to be!

Mondays 11 pm end January and mid-September

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40 40 € 10 - € 18

€ 6,50 yes no

Gloriusburger and fish stew

DE MANDE

Zonnebeekseweg 1 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 203 364 de-mande@telenet.be Cosy café, restaurant. Belgian kitchen. Suitable for large groups. Located at 200m from the Menin Gate.

Tuesday evenings & Wednesdays noon-2.30 pm & from 6 pm 15/08-31/08

130 40 € 25 - € 50

€8 yes yes

-

DE PALINGBEEK

Palingbeekstraat 18 (gps nr. 10) | 8902 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 205 672 restaurant.depalingbeek@hotmail.com | www.depalingbeek.be Tea-room & restaurant on a unique location. Kitchen with a large variety of fresh products and home-made dishes in all price ranges. Excellent location for groups, large parking. Play room and bouncy castle.

NEW: Palingbeek Train

Tuesdays (exceptionally open for groups on reservation) Winter period also on Mondays 11.30 am-6 pm Mid-December to mid-January

200 160 € 8 - € 30

€8 yes yes

home-made eel dishes, homemade cheese and shrimp croquettes, mussels (season)

DE PEREBOOM FEESTZAAL

Korte Meersstraat | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)473 185 528 info@depereboom.be | www.depereboom.be An ideal venue for several occasions, located in the historic centre of Ieper. In the banquet hall a professional kitchen is available. The banquet can be let with or without caterer. Capacity of 100 people.

open on reservation -

100 possible -

yes yes

-

DE STEENEN HAENE

Komenseweg 21 | 8902 Zillebeke | tel. +32 (0)57 205 486 info@desteenenhaene.be | www.desteenenhaene.be Cosy restaurant, traditional kitchen, rustic atmosphere, banquet halls, meeting rooms, lunch, menu’s.

Tuesdays & Wednesdays noon-2 pm & 7-9 pm 02/01-09/01/17, 20/03-08/04/17 en 14/08-28/08/17

120 60 € 46 - € 56

€ 12 yes yes

côte à l’os, lobster

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DE TROMPET

Grote Markt 28 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 200 242 info@detrompet.be | www.detrompet.be Brasserie-restaurant next to the Cloth Hall, everything homemade. We also have facilities for groups.

Wednesdays till 9.30 pm -

50 + 60 (groups) 50 -

no no

Flemish stew, grilled dishes, seasonal dishes, sole

DE WIJNGAARD

Fochlaan 8 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 204 230 de.wijngaard.ieper@telenet.be | www.dewijngaardieper.be Since 1974 this is the place for steak enthusiasts. The chef cooks with honour for authentic beef of the highest quality. Visit us and let the meat melt in your mouth.

Mondays & Tuesdays 11.30 am - 2 pm 6.30 - 9 pm 24/07 - 08/08/17

40 16 € 18 - € 23

€ 16 yes yes

lunch, escargots, steaks, shrimp, Flemish stew

DE YPERLEY FEESTZAAL

Sint-Jacobsstraat 1 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 388 494 info@lissewal.be | www.lissewal.be De Yperley, previously the National Bank of Belgium had been restyled into banquet- and congress halls. You will find yourself in one of the most unique buildings in Ieper. On the ground floor you have a banquet hall for 110 people.

The first floor houses a seminar and congress hall for 50 people. The volts of the Bank are now reception spaces and in the archives you can have a nice dinner. The unique courtyard is a beautiful place to have receptions in the middle of the town centre. open on reservation -

200 -

yes yes

-

DEN ANKER

Grote Markt 30 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 201 272 denanker-petrus@telenet.be Restaurant Den Anker, located in a corner of the Cloth Hall has an honest and traditional kitchen. All-in menus available from 10 people, on demand.

noon till 10 pm -

100 60 € 15 - € 50

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€ 10 yes no

mussels, grill, eel, Flemish stew…

FLANDERS LODGE

Dehemlaan 19 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 217 000 bw-Ypres@skynet.be | www.flanderslodge.be Welcome in our cosy bar and restaurant, where tasty dishes are serverd. You can enjoy a nice chat, a daily fresh 3-course dinner, day menu’s and other delicious dishes à la carte. We also organise waking-dinners, receptions and group events.

Saturday afternoons & Sundays noon-2 pm & 6-9 pm 01/01-03/01 22/12-31/12

45 45 € 20 - € 55

€ 10 yes yes

-

FRITUUR IEPERLEE

Vandenpeereboomplein 39 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 216 612 Cosy bistro-frituur with summer terrace located in the shadows of SaintMartin’s Cathedral. Original student menu’s and home-made dishes, fresh beef-burgers or pastas are served. Ideally located for take-away!

Wifi available.

Tuesdays 11.30 am - 1.45 pm & 6 - 9 pm 01/01-03/01/17 22/12-31/12/17

45 45 €5

€5 no no

-

GASTHOF ‘T ZWEERD

Grote Markt 2 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 200 475 tzweerd@gmail.com | www.gasthof-tzweerd.be Enjoy a ‘regional beer’ menu with jazz or classical music in the background.

Live-music every third Friday of the month. Aperitif-concert with live-music on each second Sunday of the month. Groups are welcome!

Monday Mornings & Tuesdays noon-9 pm 15/11-22/11

180 40 € 15 - € 70

€ 12 yes yes

spit-roasted chicken, eel dishes, mussels…

IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUMCAFÉ

Grote Markt 34 | 8900 Ieper | tel. +32 (0)57 377 011 info@inflandersfieldscafe.be | www.inflandersfieldscafe.be

Our museumcafé is the perfect location to take a breath after your visit of the In Flanders FIeldS Museum. A cup of coffee, a regional beer, lunch or afternoon tea, we will serve you with pleasure. In summer you can have a seat in the courtyard and enjoy the heart of the Cloth Hall. A visit to the museum isn’t necessary to be welcome!

Mondays 11 am-6pm (15/11-31/03: 5 pm) 09/01-23/01/17

300 50 € 4 - € 17

yes yes

Flemish stew

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KASTEEL DE PLAISANCE

Meenseweg 497 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)476 261 717 info@kasteeldeplaisance.be | www.kasteeldeplaisance.be

Fairy tale banquet room and cosy restaurant. Generous buffets. Ideal for weddings and large groups. Located next to the entrance of Bellewaerde. Large car park.

always open for groups with a minimum of 20 pers.

Saturdays: 7 pm-3am Sundays: noon-7 pm

350 (seated) - 450 (standing) 70

all-in buffets: € 56 - € 58 € 17 yes yes

rich all-in buffets with dancing

KOFFIEHUIS MIMI’S

Boterstraat 45 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 366 568 mimi-s@telenet.be | www.koffiehuis-mimis.be Relaxing in a vintage atmosphere. Enjoying dessert plates, coffee, tea and lots more…

Thursdays 8 am-7 pm -

34 38 -

no no

dessert plates (homemade), pancakes,…

MARKTCAFÉ LES HALLES

Grote Markt 35 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 365 563 info@marktcafe-leshalles.be | www.marktcafe-leshalles.be You can enjoy home-made burgers, regional dishes or an original snack in a trendy interior with a splendid view on the Market Square. Room for groups.

Free WIFI.

Tuesdays 11.30 am-10.30 pm see website

120 40 € 12 - € 30

€8 yes yes

home-made hamburgers, regional dishes, big offer of tapas, group menus

MARKT 22

Grote Markt 22 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 209 997 info@markt22ieper.be | www.markt22ieper.be

Nice bistro with traditional and world cuisine.

Thursdays & Sundays 9.30 pm -

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48 50 € 10 - € 50

€ 11 yes yes

-

MILK’N SUGAR

Vandenpeereboomplein 29 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 375 165 info@milknsugar.be | www.milknsugar.be In Milk’n Sugar you can enjoy a delicious coffee with a beautiful view on the Cathedral. Ideal place for all with a sweet tooth or in need of a quick bite!

Thursdays 9 am-6 pm see website

30 20 € 3,50 - € 10

yes no

breakfast, pastries, high-tea & coffee

MIMI’S WAFELS

Boterstraat 49 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 366 568 info@mimis-wafels.be | www.mimis-wafels.be Enjoy a freshly bakes giant waffle with delicious toppings, milkshakes, ice-cream…

Take-away

Mon-Fri: 1.30-5.30 pm Sat-Sun: 1.30-6 pm -

20 -

-

-

NEW SHANGHAI CITY

Vandenpeereboomplein 31 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 200 652 info@newshanghaicity.be | www.newshanghaicity.be Centrally located top-class restaurant for amateurs of Chinese gastronomy – extensive parking facilities.

Mondays & Tuesdays noon-2 pm & 6-10 pm -

130 40 € 10 - € 33

€ 8,50 yes yes

Chinese fondue, roast Peking duck

NOVOTEL IEPER CENTRUM

Sint-Jacobsstraat 15 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 429 600 h3172@accor.be | www.novotel.com

Near the centre, ideal for large groups. Banquet suite for up to 200 guests.

Seasonal and regional dishes.

noon-2 pm & 6-10 pm -

150-200 30 € 15 - € 28

€ 13 yes yes

daily Lunch buffet, Last Post Menu, monthly brunch

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PACIFIC EILAND

Eiland 2 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 200 528 info@pacificeiland.be | www.pacificeiland.be Refurbished interior!

Amidst the greenery on the historic Ypres ramparts. Pacific Eiland offers peace, freshness, 4 terraces, a bistro, tearoom and an outstanding restaurant. Located at 500m from the station and at just a stone’s throw from the Grote Markt.

Monday evenings & Tuesdays 10 am-10 pm 27/02-07/03 & 23/10-07/11

150 200 € 14,50 - € 50

€ 25 (all-in) yes yes

daily fresh market products, business lunch, Altamira stone grill, day menu, pancakes,hare of the polders, tapjesvlees and senateur tart on demand

PETRUS

Grote Markt 20 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 216 015 denanker-petrus@telenet.be Brasserie – restaurant on the market place. Lunch – menus – à la carte – tearoom – large terrace

noon-10 pm -

40 50 € 18 - € 40

€ 9 - € 15 yes no

fish stew, Flemish stew

‘T APPÈL

Grote Markt 25 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 369 736 tappel@tappel.be | facebook: ‘t Appèl You’re welcome in ‘t Appèl for a fresh an tasty quick bite, with emphasis on freshness of the craft products. Take-away possible. A modern place with excellent price and quality.

Thursdays school holidays open 7/7 till 8 pm -

70 30 € 5 - € 15

€6 yes yes

pizza, pasta, pastrami, soup, sandwiches, milkshakes, waffles and pancakes. Take-away coffee

‘T GANZEKE

Vandepeereboomplein 5 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 200 009 info@ganzeke.be | www.ganzeke.be Cosy bistro, restaurant, tea-room with view on the Cloth Hall and Saint Martin’s Cathedral; large offer of snacks and classic dishes. Specialty: grilled meat dishes.

10.30 pm Fridays & Saturdays till 11.30 pm -

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140 64 € 4 - € 27

€ 5,50 - € 9,20 yes no

grilled meat, stew with regional beer, fish

‘T KATTEKWAAD

Grote Markt 23 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 200 178 info@frituur-kattekwaad.be | www.frituur-kattekwaad.be Centrally located chip shop on the Market Square. The ideal place for both a quick bite or an extensive menu. Definitely worth a visit. Groups are welcome.

Sundays to Thursdays: 11 am-11 pm Fridays: 11 am-midnight Saturdays: 11 am-1 am

100 28 € 5 - € 25

€5 yes yes

Stew/vol au vent/Ypres burger/ Bicky bur-ger/kattekwaad burger/Mussels and Chips (during the holiday months)

‘T LEETVERMAAK THEATER- EN EETKAFFEE

Korte Meersstraat 2 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 216 385 leetvermaak@belgacom.net | www.leetvermaak.be This welcoming brasserie at the foot of the Cathedral focuses on your senses.

Stunning decor, ear pampering listening music and delicious dishes.

Mondays 5-11 pm (Fridays & Saturdays till midnight) + Fridays & Sundays: 11 am-1.30 pm

18/07-07/08 56 € 7 - € 25

yes yes

tapas, salads, pastas, simmered dishes, home-made croquettes, original fish and meat dishes, international cuisine

UTOPIA FOOD & GRILL

Elverdingestraat 8 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)475 318 888 geert.petrus@skynet.be | www.snookerhouseutopia.be Utopia: the ideal meeting place for a nice conversation, a drink or a game of snooker/pool. Utopia is a successful symbiosis between amusement and relaxation with a very well catered kitchen.

Tuesdays & Wednesdays (Open on request for groups) till 9 pm 15/07-15/08

240 € 12,50 - € 35

yes no

grilled meat, mussels

VAUBAN

Lange Torhoutstraat 2 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)496 395 158 christophedehaene@hotmail.com | www.cafevauban.be Cosy eat café with vintage memorabilia, art, jazz and a smal fresh menu.

Quiches, pasta, vegetarian dishes and large beer selection. Unique garden terrace at the ramparts.

Mondays & Tuesdays 9.30 pm first week July

30 30 € 8,50 - € 14

€8 yes no

quiche, vegetarian dishes, pastries

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VIVALDI

Grote Markt 19/21 | 8900 Ypres | tel. +32 (0)57 217 521 vivaldi@telenet.be | www.restaurant-vivaldi.be

Trendy restaurant with good service, pleasant terrace with an unique view on the Cloth Hall. The kitchen is continuously open and groups are always welcome.

till 10 pm 1st , 2d et 3rd week of January

160 64 € 8,50 - € 40

€9 yes yes

seasonal and regional dishes, grilled dishes

YPRES BURGER

Grote Markt 31 | 8900 Ypres info@ypresburger.be | www.ypresburger.be Hip and trendy business on the Grote Markt in Ieper. The place to be for a quality burger. 100% pure beef, chicken, veggie and fish burgers grilled in a unique way. Suggestion burgers. In short, more than just fast food. Award for best hamburgers in Belgium.

Sundays till Thursdays: 11 am-9 pm Fridays: 11 am-10 pm Saturdays: 11 am-11 pm

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100 30 € 3,50 (burgers)

€ 5,00 no no

Burger of the month, Big Giant, Bacon Cheese, Poppy, Cheeseegg, Mega Burger, Chicken BBQ, Merquez Burger, Texas...

Ypres useful...

CAR RENTALS

Luxauto Dehemlaan 14a, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 467 055 ieper@luxauto.be Peugeot Duran Dehemlaan 3, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (057 207 883 duran.ieper@peugeot.be

LIBRARY

Weverijstraat 9, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 239 420, bibliotheek@ieper.be

CULTURE CENTRE HET PERRON

Fochlaan 1, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 239 480, cultuurcentrum@ieper.be, www.acci.be

VETS CITY CENTRE

De Gouden Poort Goudenpoortstraat 1, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 209 582, info@dierenartsenpraktijkdgp.be Dierenartsenpraktijk Werquin Elverdingsestraat 50, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 204 858, guy@werquin.be

WORSHIP SERVICES

Catholic churches Decanaat Ieper, Janseniusstraat 7, 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 200 596, decanaat.ieper@parochies.kerknet.be www.kerkinieper.be Saturdays 3.45 pm Saint-James Ypres 4.30 pm Saint-Vedastus Vlamertinge 5 pm Saint-Martin & Saint-Nicolas Ypres 6 pm Saint-Catharina Zillebeke (1st & 3rd + 5th Saturday of the month) 6 pm Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Middelares Ypres (2nd & 4th Saturday of the month) Sundays 8.30 am Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Middelares Ypres 8.45 am Carmel Frezenberg 9.15 am Saint-Jean-Baptist Dikkebus (1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday of the month) 9.15 am Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Voormezele (2nd & 4th Sunday of the month) 10 am Saint-John Ypres (1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday of the month) 10 am Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Geboorte Hollebeke (2nd & 4th Sunday of the month) 10.30 am Saint-Martin & Sint-Nicolas Ypres 11.30 am Saint-Peter Ypres 6 pm Saint-Martin & Saint-Nicolas Ypres

Protestant Church Beluikstraat 19, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 204 221, ds.ieper@vpkb.be, www.protestantsekerkieper.com Sundays - 10 am Angelican church Saint-George’s Memorial Church, Elverdingestraat 1, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 215 685, www.stgeorgesmemorialchurchypres.com

CYCLE RENTALS

Ambrosia Hotel D’Hondtstraat 54, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 366 366, info@ambrosiahotel. be, www.ambrosiahotel.be Bikingbox Cycletours Meensestraat 12, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)477 592 382, info@bikingbox.be, www.bikingbox.be Blue Bike http://www.blue-bike.be Chez Marie Neermarkt 6, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 200 206, info@chez-marieieper.be, www.chez-marieieper.be Ypresbikes Colaertplein, 8900 Ypres, www.bleu-bikes.be Noyelle Sport Goesdamstraat 23, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 201 397, info@noyellesport.be, www.noyellesport.be

LAST POST ASSOCIATION

tel. +32 (0)476 089 499, info@lastpost.be, www.lastpost.be

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Station Ypres Colaertplein 35, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)2 528 28 28 Train - NMBS www.belgianrail.be Bus - De Lijn www.delijn.be Belbus - De Lijn tel. +32 (0)59 565 256

POLICE

Ter Waarde 54, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 230 500, info@arroieper.be, Urgent police aid – tel. 112

POST OFFICE

Studentenstraat 10, 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)2 201 23 45

SPORT & SWIMMING

Sportcentrum Ieper, tel. +32 (0)57 239 400, sportdienst@ieper.be, www.ieper.be

GOLF

Ypres open Golf Dehemlaan 24, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 216 688, info@ieperopengolf.be, www.ieperopengolf.be Golf De Palingbeek Eekhofstraat 14, 8902 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 200 436, golfpalingbeek@skynet.be, www.golfpalingbeek.be

BOWLING

Atlantis, Posthoornstraat 8, 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 209 010, www.atlantisbowling.be

WATERSPORTS & OUTDOOR

Dikkebusvijverdreef 21, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)475 455 666, mail@sporttrack.be, www.sporttrack.be

ARCHIVES OF YPRES

Weverijstraat 7, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 239 440, archief@ieper.be

TAXIS

Taxi Leo tel. +32 (0)57 200 413, info@taxileo.be Taxi Moons tel. +32 (0)485 911 727, tel. +32 (0)472 819 143, tel. +32 (0)57 359 731, info@taximoons.be Vlaamse Taxicentrale tel. +32 (0)56 370 102, vtctaxi@gmail.com

FISHING LICENCE RAMPARTS

Tourist Office Ypres, Grote Markt 34, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 239 220, toerisme@ieper.be

OUT-OF-HOURS SERVICES

Out-of-hours pharmacy tel. +32 (0)903 99 000, www.apotheek.be Out-of-hours doctor tel. +32 1733, www.mediwacht.be

HOSPITAL

Jan Yperman ziekenhuis Briekestraat 12, 8900 Ypres, tel. +32 (0)57 353 535

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30 Lock Chamber 31 Municipal Museum 32 Menin Gate model 33 Medieval Towers 34 Ammunition Dump 35 Australian Commemorative Plaque 36 Indian Monument 37 Ypres Monument

www.visit-ypres.com

Cloth Hall | Grote Markt 34 | 8900 Ypres tel. +32 (0)57 239 220 | toerisme@ieper.be | www.visit-ypres.com 8900-17-01-4