Belgian Coast landscape : sand, waves, clouds and line of buildings

Beach and buildings landscape view : North Sea waves rolling onto wavebreaker and old wooden Nieuwpoort Western Staketsel pier

(Browse the collection : West Flanders Province time lapse and video stock footage)

Now, don’t go imagining palm trees and crystal clear waters – you won’t find that in Belgium. Instead, think about a long coastline with wide, sandy beaches. The mighty North Sea can be blue-green on sunny days or grey and wild on stormy days. 

(Next Stop Belgium)

It may be just 67km long, but the Belgian coastline is home to more than 20 individual resorts. To outsiders, those seaside resorts are mostly made up of chaotic and ugly concrete buildings. Yet despite the unattractive architecture and apparent lack of nature, millions of people visit each year.

(The Bulletin)

Belgium has only 70 km of coast on the North Sea, but the Belgians haven’t underestimated its value. Real estate plays big here, and many well-to-do Belgians have a second house or an apartment somewhere near one of the Belgium’s fine whitesand beaches. One peculiarity of the Belgian coast is the abundance of tall apartment buildings, especially in places like De Panne, Ostend and Blankenberg.

(Eupedia)