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Ghent
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Ursel works well as a base: 5 minutes from Bellem, 18km from Gravensteen.
Ursel is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 2,790, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ursel 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 Ursel to your route.
Ursel Air Base (ICAO: EBUL) is a joint public/military airport located 10 km (6 miles) southwest of Eeklo near Ursel, East Flanders, Belgium.
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Ursel is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1290 latitude, 3.4865 longitude.
Ursel has a population of approximately 2,790 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
18 km · about 20 min drive
castle
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
18 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
20 km · about 25 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.
20 km · about 25 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
tunnel
At 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
37 km · about 45 min drive
tunnel
Tolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
37 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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