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Poperinge
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Europe : Benelux : Belgium : Flanders : West Flanders : Poperinge
Poperinge is a charming town in the southwest of the province of West Flanders, close to the French Belgian border. On a surface of 11 933 ha it has 20 000 inhabitants and six communities: Proven, Krombeke, Haringe, Roesbrugge, Watou and Reningelst.
[edit] Get in
By train: From Lille Flandres station changing at Kortrijk. Direct from Brussels main stations.
By car: From the ports of Calais or Dunkerque, take the A16 East, turning off at junction 28 (A25 towards Lille). Get off at Junction 13 and follow the signs for Poperinge / Ypres (Ieper).
[edit] Get around
De Lijn buses are a good way of seeing the countryside around Poperinge. The Belbus is a service which needs to be booked at least 2 hours before travelling. See the De Lijn website (In Dutch).
[edit][add listing] See
- Hop Museum
- Talbot House (TOC H)
- War Graves (Too numerous to list)
[edit][add listing] Do
- Have a drink in the Palace, a hotel bar with more than 100 Belgian Beers.
- Have a drink in one of the cafes on the Markt.
- Take the Belbus North to In de Vrede, where they sell Westvleteren (allegedly the best beer in the world!)
- Have a drink in the Hotel de Paix Bierhuis, over 120 Belgian Beers.
[edit][add listing] Buy
- Chocolates from Stephanotis.
[edit][add listing] Eat
- Quadrille
- Poussecafe
- Paix
- Hommelzak
- Poupee
[edit][add listing] Drink
- Nieuwen Haene
- Oud Vlaenderen
- Paix
- Pallieterke
- Vismarkt
- Vette Os
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- Hotel Palace
- Hotel Belfort
- Hotel Amfora
- Hotel Recour
[edit] Contact
[edit] Get out
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