"Was there a forest here in the past?"
We are in the middle of 'Forest Week', an ideal time to explore nature in your neighborhood. Do you ever wonder whether the forest you are walking through already existed in the 19th or even the 18th century?
Autumn walks with the ErfgoedApp
When you say "autumn," you think of autumn colors, falling leaves, and long walks rewarded with a steaming cup of coffee or soup. Autumn is therefore a wonderful time to put on your walking shoes and go in search of surprising heritage and nature spots. Along the way, you can
A summer family trip to Heide, Kalmthout with "Brij, pap en banket" (porridge, gruel, and pastries). Travel back in time!
Summer vacation? That means it’s ice cream time! Does this sound familiar: a family outing on a sunny summer day, ending with two scoops in a cone? Or would you rather have it in a cup?
We can enjoy it, but of course they didn’t have this culinary treat back in the day. And all that licking and slurping…
Discover the water mills of Bosbeek and Itterbeek with the ErfgoedApp
In northern Limburg, on the border with Dutch Limburg, lies a beautifully diverse nature reserve between Maaseik and Weert in the Netherlands. It’s a region that isn’t very well known and doesn’t immediately make it onto people’s lists of favorite domestic vacation destinations. And that’s a shame—and unfair.
A playful and educational outing through Poperinge
Old-style handwriting lessons for teens, cooking with recipes from World War I, “Domino Day” with archive boxes, geocaches, and escape rooms. Through activities like these, the Poperinge-Vleteren Intermunicipal Archive builds a bridge between children, young people, and local heritage. As a result, many school groups and summer camps visit the reading room every year.
The English landscape style
A winding common thread running through West Flemish provincial estates ...
What do several of our West Flemish provincial estates have in common? Not only do they feature grand castles, but some estates also boast meandering parks in the English landscape style that surround the castles.
This stylistic movement emerged over the course of
Everyone to the sea! Cycling past the holiday camps on the West Coast
"Getting some fresh air by the sea"—who doesn't love that? For us, 21st-century people, the coast is almost a natural vacation destination, within reach for just about everyone. For many of our ancestors from the 19th and early 20th centuries, the sea was much farther away: they