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Budget Flights to Ostende
Major sites: North Sea Aquarium, Wellington Renbaan (Wellington Racetrack),
James Ensor House (James Ensorhuis)
Surrounding attractions: Groeninge Museum in Brugge, Les Thermes de Spa
in The Ardennes
Other sites in Ostende: Provincial Modern Art Museum is popular with
lovers of modern art. Those who gamble can enjoy the Casino-Kursaal
Ostende or visit Wellington Renbaan (Wellington Racetrack) to bet on
the.horses.
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Flights to Ostende
Ostende is served by Ostend-Bruges International Airport. Flights to this airport are served by JetAirFly.
Unfortunately, this airline does not fly to or from the UK. The closest airport is Brussels Airport served
by several airlines (British Airways and bmi) flying from most major British airports.
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Where to stay in Ostende
Accomodation in Ostende is very good. Recommended hotels include
Hotel Europe,
located in the centre of Ostende, 50 metres from the beach and with an indoor pool. Other
hotels with reasonable rates are the 2-star
Empire Hotel
and the 3-star
New Astoria Hotel
with rooms from £37 and £53 respectively.
Budget accommodation is not widely available in Ostende. The few hostels and cheap hotel options include
Hotel Serge with rooms from £29. and the International Youth Hostel, De Ploate Hostel.
Things to do and places to go in Ostende
Ostende has many sites for tourists to enjoy. The uncrowded beach is popular with visitors as is the harbour
from where you can take a trip along the Flemish coastline on the Crangon - a traditional shrimp trawler. The
harbour also boasts The Mercator - a tall ship and former Belgian Navy training ship.
Ostend has many good pubs and clubs. Popular bars are De Regisseur, where the bar staff is reputed to be most attractive,
and Botteltje, which sells over 300 different types of beer. Good clubs are Le Dome (R&B, Groove, old House music),
Carre Beach Disco (cool and funky music) and the very popular Suite 18.
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