Ostend

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Lighthouse on the coast of the North Sea in a sunny day, Belgium

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Overview

Ostend is the largest city on the Belgian Coast and its only truly year-round destination. Along its wide white-sand beach is a spacious promenade surveyed by an interesting mix of midrise architecture atop cosy seafront cafes with glassed-in terraces.


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