The Maginot Line was a defensive disaster in the Second World War, but Germany's Atlantic Wall proved to be even more spectacular. Belgium was key to both and now has the only substantial surviving ...

The unassuming Belgian seaside resort of Ostend has attracted many visitors over the years with its vast sandy beaches and scruffy charm. But of all those who have strolled along its concrete ...

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It’s already been a rollercoaster lead-up to the 2021 UCI Cyclocross World Championships with more ups and downs than the iconic bridge that graces the Ostend course. The COVID-19 continues its ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When the Belgian resort of Ostend, with tongue firmly in cheek, named their annual competition for the best restaurant terrace the "Terr'oskar" awards, they never imagined the obscure local contest ...

Why I'm stepping aside (but not away)Editor in chief Arnie Weissmann explains why he is changing his role within Travel Weekly and Northstar Travel Group. Islands welcomed fewer visitors but bigger ...

Léon Spilliaert (1881-1946) would often take late night walks through the streets of his native Ostend, a city on the Belgian coast that for a period at the turn of the 19th century was the playground ...