From Wikitravel

Ypres (Flemish: Ieper) [1] is a friendly Flanders town with wonderful architecture. It is best known as the site of three major battles in the First World War, the most famous being the Battle of Passchendaele from July - November 1916. The many memorials and cemeteries of the fallen draw thousands of pilgrims each year. Population 36,000 (2005).

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Sleep 10 Stay safe 11 Get out

Understand

Get in

Get around

the City center is easely doable on foot for visiting the war graves and memorials, one could use a car, cycle or take the guided "Battle field tour" -bus.

Ypres itself is easely reachable by train, or by car(highway to Kortrijk, then follow directions for Ieper(A19)

See

• the Menin Gate Memorial - dedicated on 24 July 1927 as a memorial to the missing British and Commonwealth soldiers who fell in the Battle of Passchendaele. Has a Last Post Ceremony each night at 8.00 p.m to remember those who died for our freedom, by the buglers.
• the Cloth Hall - originally built around 1200 as a center of Flemish wealth, completely destroyed by German artillery shelling in 1916, the Cloth Hall was rebuilt, the project completing in 1962 and the symbol of a resurgent city. Contains the In Flanders Fields Museum (see below).
• In Flanders Fields Museum [2], Ypres Cloth Hall, open daily April - September 10am-6pm, open Tu-Su October - March 10am-5pm, last entry 1 hr before closing, admission adults €7.50, children 7-15 yrs €3.50
• Ramparts Musuem.
• de Kattenstoet only once every 3 years (used to be annually), the town produces a town parade around the them of "cats throughout history", this is always one of the first weekends in may, last one was may 2006

Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 Museum in a beautiful setting, telling the story of the Great War in chronological order. Lots of information on the different battles and a large selection of authentic artefacts on display. The big bonus of the museum in a reconstructed dug-out which lets you to experience what life under Flanders Fields must have been at the time. Open daily (February till end NOvember) from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. Admission : 5€, groups €3.

Do

Wonderful countyside. Good Walking and Cycling Routes. Haven for wildlife.

Buy

Lovely shops and cafes selling Belgian chocolates and beer.

Eat

the marketplace has several restaurants, pubs , and in summer, places to sit outside... Tuesdays usually hosts music night outside, organised by "'t Klein Stadhuis" right next to the cloth halls, and the city hall...

Drink

heavely

Sleep

• Varlet Farm, [3]. Bed and breakfast, on the old Passchendaele battlefield, named by British soldiers of the Great War. It was taken by the Royal Naval Division on October 1917. Close to all major memorials. Maps, guidebook, and tour guide available. 7 roomssmall groups up to 18 people. Private collection on the farm showing artifacts dug up in the fields.

Stay safe

Ypres is very 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!