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3 Veere
Road Map A5. * 1,500. @
n Grote Markt 5 (0118-435858).
∑ vvvzeeland.nl
Past and present merge in
Veere. Modern pleasure boats
moor along the quay opposite
the Gothic façades of Het
Lammetje (the lamb) (1539)
and De Struijs (the ostrich)
(1561). These Schotse Huizen
(Scottish houses) serve as a
reminder of the time that the
port was important for its
trade in precious Scottish wool.
Other monuments to Veere’s
illustrious past are the Stadhuis
(1474), the Campveerse Toren,
a tower dating to around Pleasure boats moored at the marina in Vlissingen
1500, and the OL-Vrouwekerk
(Church of Our Lady), dating 5 Vlissingen
from the 15th–16th centuries. Road Map A5. * 43,200. @ £ E Amusement Park Het Arsenaal
This enormous church, once n Spuistraat 46 (0118-715320). ( Fri. Arsenaalplein 7. Tel 0118-415400.
almost demolished, is now Open check website for opening
used as a venue for baroque, Vlissingen is a bustling town. The times. Closed 25 Dec. & 7
classical and contemporary main thrust behind the economy ∑ arsenaal.com
music concerts. of this, the largest town in Zeeland, E Reptielenzoo Iguana
are the ports in Vlissingen itself, as Bellamypark 35. Tel 0118-417219.
well as those of the industrial area Open Jun–Sep: 10am–5:30pm Tue–
4 Domburg Vlissingen-Oost and scheepswerf Sat, 1–5:30pm Sun & Mon; Oct–May:
De Schelde (De Schelde ship yard). 1–5:30pm daily. Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec.
Road Map A5. * 1,600. @ & ∑ iguana.nl
n Schuitvlotstraat 32 (0118-583484). Vlissingen has always been of
great military significance. The
Domburg was one of the first wartime activity this attracted
seaside resorts in the Netherlands. meant that the town could not 6 Westkapelle
In the 19th century, this little town escape the consequences. One of Road Map A5. * 2,800. @ n
5on Walcheren was popular the few remaining buildings from Zuidstraat 154 (0118-570700). ( Fri.
among promi nent Europeans, the time of Michiel de Ruyter to
who came here to relax and have withstood the ravages of the The most impressive sight in
recuperate in the chic seaside years is the Arsenaal, dating from Westkapelle is its sea wall, the
hotels on the dunes. It has now 1649. A second arsenal from 1823 history of which is fascinating.
given way to mass tourism. is now the Amusement Park Het In former times, this town lay
Arsenaal (see p426), which is securely behind the dunes, but
Environs especially interesting for children. these were washed away in the
An inland lake lies hidden The reptiles and insects show- 15th century. This meant that
between dunes, woods and the cased at Reptielenzoo Iguana, the access route to the island
Oostkapelle polder. The pretty which is housed in two adjoining shifted. A dyke was built, which
nature reserve De Manteling is 18th-century mansions, offer a was completed in 1458. The
worth visiting, as is Westhove different type of attraction. lighthouse, once a church, also
castle, which was the Abbot dates from this time. The dyke
of Midde lburg’s country house was bombed by the Allies in
until the 16th century. It now order to flood Walcheren so
houses a youth hostel. Terra it could be liberated. At the
Maris, Zeel and’s natural Polderhuis visitors can learn
landscape museum, is in the more about Westkapelle’s his-
castle’s former orangery. tory, including the wartime years.

E Terra Maris E Polderhuis Dijk en
Duinvlietweg 6. Tel 0118-582620. Oorlogsmuseum
Open May–Oct: 10am–5pm daily; Zuidstraat 154. Tel 0118-570700.
Nov–Apr: noon–5pm Wed–Fri, Open Apr–Oct: daily; Nov–Mar:
noon–4pm Sat & Sun. - = Exterior façade of the chic Badhôtel Wed–Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 25 & 31 Dec.
∑ terramaris.nl in Domburg & - =
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p398 and pp411–12

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