Oostende is one of the nicest beach resorts on the North Sea. With its Pier, its Casino and its Boulevard it has the grandeur of any of the resorts on the riviera. Combine that with the Belgian charm, the Moules & Frites and the great Belgian beer and you have an ideal place to spend your beach holiday.

But Ostende has more to offer than that. James Ensor's name and fame are closely linked to that of Ostende. Both his house and the Museum of Modern art have very interesting exhibitions on his work and life.

If you want to get around a bit, there is a very nice streetcar running from Knokke (north of Ostende) to De Panne, near the French border. It is an ideal way of visiting some of the other charming towns along the coast.

Aalst
Antwerp
Arlon
Basecles
Bastogne
Beauvoorde
Beveren
boroughs of Diksmuide
Bouillon
Bruges
Brussels
Charleroi
Dinant
Durbuy
Gembloux
Genk
Ghent
Hainaut
Hasselt
Hastiere
Hill 62
Hoeselt
Jabbeke
Kortrijk
Leuven
Liege
Maasmechelen
Mouscron
Namur
Nieuwpoort
Ostende
Roeselare
Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Truiden
Soignies
Tournai
Vielsam
Waterloo
Ypres