Flemish Coast Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
The Flemish Coast (Vlaamse Kust in Dutch; also known as the Belgian Coast) is one of the tourist regions of the Flemish province of West Flanders (Belgium). It borders the North Sea to the Northwest, the Netherlands to the East, the Bruges Ommeland to the Southeast, Flanders Fields Country to the Southwest and France to the West.
Contents |
Cities
Other destinations
Understand
Talk
Flemish Coast lies in Flanders, so Dutch is the offical language of the area. The local dialect is known as West Flemish and differs from Dutch so strongly, that it can be difficult understandable by people from other parts of Falnders and Holland. However now, only older people speak only West Flemish dialect, while younger generation tends to speak standard Dutch.
Because there are a lot of tourists from Wallonia (French-speaking part of Belgium), French is much better understood on the Flemish Coast than in other parts of Falnders. The majoraty of local people can speak English quite well too.
Get in
Get around
The best way to get around is the Coastal Tram (Dutch: Kusttram). Coastal Tram is a tram (streetcar) route that runs along the whole Flemish coast. The route is 67 kilimeter long. It is operated by the Flemish public transport company De Lijn [1] . The ride inside one zone costs €1,20 or €1,50, depending on whether you by the ticket on the tram or in advance in kiosk or ticket machine. Biggest tram stations have kiosk where you can purchase the ticket.
See
Itineraries
Do
Eat
Drink
Stay safe
Get out
| This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow! |
