12.09.2022
More than 3000 visitors,
7 bike routes,
11 locations open to the public,
and more than 500 to bike through!
11 locations open to the public,
and more than 500 to bike through!
European Open Heritage Day:
the Eilands of Southwest Flanders
the Eilands of Southwest Flanders
Nowadays, a lot of these spaces have evolved into social catalysts with different vocations: educational, recreational, cultural, environmental... Some of these moated homesteads still have intact moats, others are incomplete, and many have altogether disappeared.
From above, these sites look like islands, or in Dutch: “eilanden”… What can their story teach us? How can they help us reorient our vision of urban life and project us into a sustainable future?
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