Discover Flanders’ wealth of UNESCO World Heritage: the centre of Bruges, the Belgian beer culture, Flanders Fields, the Sonian Forest and Wortel-Colony.

Flanders is packed with heritage, from stylish Antwerp, picture-perfect Bruges, the capital Brussels and best-kept secret Ghent to cosy Leuven and Mechelen.

From 1914 to 1918, Flanders Fields was a major battle theatre on the Western Front during the First World War. A million soldiers from more than 50 different countries were wounded, missing or killed in action here.

Flanders is a wonderful place to explore by bicycle. A rolling landscape with picturesque views, cosy spots by the water, the iconic (cobbled) slopes of the Flemish Ardennes and the restricted-traffic connecting roads between art cities such as Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges.

At VISITFLANDERS, we strengthen tourism’s positive power. This enables Flanders to flourish as an innovative, inspiring and high-quality travel destination, thereby benefiting the region, its residents, entrepreneurs and visitors.

The general tour takes you to the most important historical sights in Flanders Fields.

It is the unofficial capital of Flanders Fields, site of numerous battles during the First World War. The “City of Peace” still commemorates these events daily, at the In Flanders Fields Museum and under its Menin Gate memorial.

Flanders has gained an impressive chunk of UNESCO heritage. The World Heritage Committee has officially recognised Flanders' World War I memorial sites as world heritage sites. This includes 27 monuments and cemeteries, such as Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele and the Menin Gate in Ypres.

Over the course of the four horrific years of the First World War, hundreds of thousands of soldiers fought in the muddy and shelled landscapes that are now known as Flanders Fields. Today, thousands of those men still rest in Flanders Fields, Belgium, far …

Bite-sized Flanders is a perfect place to explore, with cities full of art, heritage, culinary delights and other highlights. Its art cities of Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven and Mechelen all welcome you with open arms.