Hidden gems in Nieuwpoort
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The most beautiful places that not everyone knows in Nieuwpoort
Do you like to deviate from traditional sightseeing routes? Then maybe you like hidden gems just like us. Beautiful places that are less known than the typical tourist attractions. We have collected a number of nice hidden gems in Nieuwpoort below.
Westfront Nieuwpoort
Visit the equestrian statue of Albert I and discover the story of the flooding of the polder plain during World War I.
Searching for Utopia
With this work of art, the artist Jan Fabre emphasised that human beings continue to search for Utopia throughout their lives.
De Poolreiziger
Exactly 110 years after Adrien de Gerlache's legendary Antarctic expedition, Nieuwpoort-born polar explorer Dirk 'Dixie' Dansercoer repeated this journey in 2007.
Jeanne Panne
Nieuwpoort, 17th century. Jeanne Panne, a working-class woman living and working in the city, is wrongly accused of witchcraft and sentenced to burn at the stake.
De Verzoening
On 8 October 2014, on the occasion of the commemoration of 100 years of the Great War, two sculptures were unveiled. The work of art Reconciliation was created by Willem Vermandere.