Ostend - Ostenda

Ostend
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Information
Country	Belgium
Region	Antwerp
Surface	37.72 km²
Population	70 600
Area code	059
Postal Code	8400
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Ostend - a city in the northwest Belgium, on the North Sea coast in the province West Flanders.

Characteristic

Drive

By plane

There is an international airport in Ostend.

By car

Ostend is an important road junction. The A10 motorway from Brussels comes here.

By rail

Ostend is an important railway junction. The journey by IC train from Brussels takes 1 h 20 min and from Bruges 15 min.

By bus

Communication

Worth seeing

• casino and Napoleon's fort.
• Ostend is known for its esplanade, pier and sandy beaches.
• James Ensor's museum located in the house where the artist lived in 1917-1949.
• Mercator, a school and research bark, designed by Adrien de Gerlache, turned into a maritime museum.
• Wellington Hippodrome

It is worth a try

Accommodation

Sparingly

Moderate

Exclusively

Nearest neighborhood

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