In addition, other opulent buildings which had survived the wars were later replaced with structures in the modernist architecture style. 21st century[edit] Ostend's Winter in the Park festival draws more than 600, 000 people to the seaside city. During December, Ostend's Christmas market, one of the largest in Europe, features vendors and food sellers along with ice skating, music and other events. A light-show tunnel on one of the major shopping streets attracts and amuses visitors from all over Belgium, Europe and beyond.
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5(40. 1) 8. 4(47. 1) 11. 2(52. 2) 13. 2(55. 8) 12. 9(55. 6(45. 7) 4. 4(39. 9) 1. 8(35. 2) Average precipitation mm (inches) 64. 6(2. 54) 53. 2(2. 09) 55. 0(2. 17) 44. 9(1. 77) 58. 8(2. 31) 66. 3(2. 61) 66. 4(2. 61) 77. 7(3. 06) 77. 6(3. 06) 84. 2(3. 31) 85. 8(3. 38) 78. 08) 812. 7(32. 00) Average precipitation days 12. 5 10. 1 11. 0 9. 3 9. 6 8. 9 10. 5 12. 0 13. 2 12. 8 129. 5 Mean monthly sunshine hours 63 83 129 190 219 217 230 215 157 119 65 49 1, 736 Source: Royal Meteorological Institute[9] Transport[edit] Ostend–Bruges International Airport located 5 km (3 miles) from Ostend is primarily a freight airport but offers passenger flights to leisure destinations in Southern Europe and Turkey. TUI fly Belgium has its headquarters in Ostend.
One can walk through the streets around Het Vissersplein. At certain times, there are markets in the neighbourhood streets and in the summer the Vissersplein has music festivals. The Vissersplein (Bonenstraat/Kadzandstraat) is a car free zone with many brasseries where patrons can sit outside and have a drink. Towards the port side there are many little fish outlets, and beyond that the ferries can be observed docking. Notable sites include: the Casino and Fort Napoleon, Ostend Oostende railway station The Mercator, the ex–training sailing ship for Belgian merchant navy officers, now open to the public to view Hippodrome Wellington, horse racing venue St Petrus and St Paulus Church, Ostend (Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk), built in Neo Gothic style King Leopold II statue Ostend beach and the promenade pier – panoramic view Museums[edit] The James Ensor museum can be visited in the house where the artist lived from 1917 until 1949.
The Mu. Zee (merged from the Provinciaal Museum voor de Moderne Kunst and the Museum voor Schone Kunsten) is the museum of modern art (from the 1830s to the present) and displays works of noted local painters such as James Ensor, Leon Spilliaert, Constant Permeke and the revolutionary post-war Belgian COBRA movement amongst others. Climate[edit] Ostend has a maritime temperate climate, influenced by winds from the North Sea, making summers cooler than inland Europe.
[7] Sights[edit] Ostend is known for its sea-side esplanade, including the Royal Galleries of Ostend, pier, and fine-sand beaches. Ostend is visited by many day-trippers heading to the beaches, especially during July and August. Tourists from inland Belgium and from abroad mostly arrive by train (day trips) and head for the closest beach area, the Klein Strand, located next to the pier. The locals and other residents in Belgium usually occupy the larger beach (het Groot Strand). Near the beach is a well-preserved section of the fortified Atlantic Wall, open to the public as the Atlantic Wall Open Air Museum located in Raversijde.
oostende. be Ostend (Dutch: Oostende, pronounced [ˌoːstˈɛndə] (listen); French: Ostende [ɔstɑ̃d]; German: Ostende [ɔstˈʔɛndə]; West Flemish: Ostende)[2] is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. History[edit] Origin to Middle Ages[edit] In the Early Middle Ages, Ostend was a small village built on the east-end (oost-einde) of an island (originally called Testerep) between the North Sea and a beach lake. Although small, the village rose to the status of "town" around 1265, when the inhabitants were allowed to hold a market and to build a market hall.
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[10] TAAG Angola Airlines's Ostend offices are on the grounds of Ostend Airport. [11] The Ostend railway station is a major hub on the National Railway Company of Belgium network with frequent InterCity trains serving Brugge railway station, Gent-Sint-Pieters, Brussels South and Liège-Guillemins on Belgian railway line 50A. The Coast Tram connects Ostend with De Panne to the south and Knokke-Heist in the north. Ostend formerly had busy ferry routes to Dover and Ramsgate, but the last of these services ended with the failure of TransEuropa Ferries in 2013.
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