18 Route 2. LA PANNE. Belgian

situated the Kurhaus (with theatre), a number of tasteful villas,
and the above-mentioned hotels. At the S.W. end of the village is
the Roman Catholic Church. The Estacade (p. 15), protecting the
mouth of the canalized Yser (good fishing), a few min. to the N.E.,
forms an admirable promenade, with benches, a small café, and
fine views of Ostend and Dunkirk. On the other side of the river
and the lifeboat-house is a Lighthouse. Golf-course (18 holes).

The sea-bathing resorts farther to the S.W. are frequented prin-
cipally by the Belgians and French.

Oost-Duinkerke. — Hotels. Gr.-Hév. pes Dunes, 50 R. at 2"/2-5'/2,
B. 3/;, déj. or D. 21/4, pens. 6-9 fr.; sND-H6TEL, 80 R. at Ql/o-4, B. 3/4,
D. 2 /2, 5. 2, pens. 5-7 ir.; Gr.-Hor. pes Famintes; Gr.-Hor. p OostpuIN-
Hor. pu Saumon, unpretending. — Sea-bath 50 c.

   
       
 

Oost-Duinkerke, 21/9 M. from Nieuport, is about 1 M. from the
village with the tramway-station (p. 16).

About 2 M. from Oost-Duinkerke lies the new bathing-resort
of Coxyde-Plage (Hot. Terlinck), 50 R. at 2-6, B. 1, déj. 13/4, D. 2,
pens. 5-8 fr.), with a few villas, 13/, M. from the village of Coxyde
(steam-tramway station, p.16). The Hooge Blikker (105 ft.; view),
the highest point of the Belgian dunes, which here attain also their
greatest width (11/4 M.), is visited hence. Between Coxyde and
La Panne once stood the Cistercian abbey of Ls Dunes or Van den
Duinen, founded in 1409 and destroyed in 1566 (comp. p. 42).

La Panne. — Hotels. Hér. pe 1 Octan, 100 R. at 2-40, B. 41/4, déj.
2/2, D. Bis, pens. 6-16 fr. ; g R. from 2, B. 1, D. 21/2, pens.
3 Do PHaRE, 2; DE LA PLAGE;
9E3; Dr FLANDRE; saL; DrscHAMPS; PENS. VILLA DES
BO R. at 1-12, board 5'/2 fr. — Bathing free; cabin 60 c.

  
  
 

     
 
 

   

La Panne-Mer is prettily situated among the dunes close to
the French border, 4!/, M. to the S.W. of Oost-Duinkerke, 31/) M.
to the W. of Furnes, and 2M. to the N.W. of Adinkerke (p. 50).
Scattered among the dunes are numerous villas. The beach is very
flat and the flying sand is apt to be troublesome at low tide during
a W. wind. Pools left by the tide and the moorings of the fishing-
boats rather interfere with walks upon the beach. The submarine
cable to Dover begins here.

The idyllic little village of La Panne, behind the dunes, 1/2 M.
from the sea, contains some modest hotels and the post-office.

8, Seaside Resorts to the N.E. of Ostend.

Steam TRamway from Ostend. In summer the cars start every 10 min.
from the Kursaal, calling at the Town Station; in winter from the Town
Station. — The line runs via Slykens on the Bruges Canal (2 M., 15 c.),
Breedene (3 M., 25 c.), Clemskerke (5 M., 40 c.), Golf-Club (7 M.), the station
for the Ostend Golf Club, Le Cog-sur-Mer (Den Haen; 7/2 M., 6) c.), and
Wenduyne (10'/2 M., 85 c.) to Blankenberghe (p. 19; 18 M., 1 fr. 5 c.; station
of “Digue? near the harbour; terminus at the railway-station). Continuation
thence vid (31/2 M.) Zee-Brugge (p. 2) to (51/2 M.) Heyst (p. 22). — From Heyst
Licur RAtLwaY vid Duinbergen and (2M.) Knocke to (1441/2 M.) Bruges, see p. 23.