Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Merkem works well as a base: 10 minutes from Reninge, 38km from Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Merkem is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 2,236, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Merkem sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Merkem to your route.
Merkem is a town in the Belgian province West Flanders. It is a part (deelgemeente) of the municipality of Houthulst.
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Merkem is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.9528 latitude, 2.8523 longitude.
Merkem has a population of approximately 2,236 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
The abbey café opposite Saint-Sixtus monastery in Westvleteren: effectively the only place on earth to reliably drink Westvleteren 12, long rated the world's best beer, at the source with a slab of abbey cheese.
11 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
12 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
12 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Belgium's widest sandy beach, famous for land-yachting and bordering the wild Westhoek dunes near the French border.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Lively old quarter of Flemish brick gables and grand squares, the cultural capital of the French north.
38 km · about 45 min drive
coastal drive
The N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
39 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Bruges tavern serving continuously since 1515: likely Belgium's oldest café, with a Flemish Renaissance interior, a stove-warmed main room and a boules garden out back; Van Dyck is said to have paid in paintings.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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