Ypres (Belgium)

Ypres is the place to be if you are a sort of person who is interested in History of the World war mainly concentrating on German and Belgium. I been there three times mainly because of my history studies and the experience was extraordinary. However, Because i've mainly visited there for History studies it's hard for me to tell you about the city life style, entertainment etc. A return ticket to ypres only cost me £45 via Euro tunnel which is rather cheap. Maybe it was cheap because we was a group of students, therefore could cost more if you are an individual adult. When we went to the flanders fields were there is lots of graves we were just wondering ...  Read the complete review

Ypres (in French & English) or Ieper (in Dutch) is a city in the Flanders area of Belgium. Most tourists visit Ypres for the same reasons as I did during both my trips to the city. During World War One, battles raged throughout the area and the city was flattened. However, it has being lovingly rebuilt. If you stand in the city square (being careful not to be run down by the cyclists!), you cannot fail to see the beauty of the city. Ypres is often visted by tour companies and schools on WW1 trips and they are very well catered for, in fact you'll find many people in the shops and museums speak English. Stood to one side of the square you will ...  Read the complete review