We live a 15 min walk from the citycentre. We live by a busy street but we don't have to be there seeing we have a back entrance safe for children.
Ypres is a city with a very rich and varied past. During the Middle Ages Ypres was a flourishing trading centre. In those days Ypres was one of the main Flemish cloth centres next to Bruges and Ghent. During the First World War the charming town was reduced to a heap of rubble. Ypres was almost entirely destroyed by four years of senseless violence. The citizens of Ypres rebuilt their city with respect for the past. Today...
Ypres is a charming city for you to discover. The memory of the Great War is kept alive on the historic sites. The medieval character of Ypres can be experienced in the cosy centre or on the ramparts. It's suroundings are hilly and very green. Biking, walking are heavenly.