"Ieper (Ypres)" Ieper by JosM

Ieper Travel Guide: 464 reviews and 1,301 photos

Irish monument near St-Martin's church - Ieper

WWI

Ieper (or Ypres) was the diamond on the crown of the British during World War I (1914-1918). They had decided that Ieper was not to be conquerered, and so it wasn't. The town was totally destroyed and has been rebuilt after the war: the oldest buildings were erected in the 1920's.

Website: Ieper

Everything on WWI: The Great War

Pros and Cons

Pros:If you want to revive WWI, visit Ieper
In a nutshell:Learn to know the value of peace

Last visit to Ieper: Jun 2003
Intro Updated May 14, 2004
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Reviews (24)

Last post Local Customs (2)

When we were in Ypres on Saturday, April 23rd, the Last post was blown especially for the victims of the first gas... more travel advice

Representatives of British army units - Ieper

Last post Local Customs (2)

Every evening since July 24 1927 at 20.00 hours, the Last post is blown by members of the Ypres Fire Brigade, to... more travel advice

Try the home beer Restaurants (1)

't Klein Stadhuis (Little City Hall) is located in the corner of the market place, next to city hall. They serve... more travel advice

The witches are coming! Off The Beaten Path (4)

In Beselare, part of Zonnebeke, every 2 years a witches' parade takes place on the last sunday of July. more travel advice

Things to Do (16)
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Hotels (1)
Hotel located on historical ground

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Yaqui Aug 23, 2007 at 2:13 PM

You've taken some wonderful photographs here and included some good tips too! Nice job! Keep sharing with us!
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richiecdisc Mar 6, 2007 at 5:37 PM

Thanks for a glimpse into much of what we missed in Ieper but sometimes a higher calling takes precedence and you are quite right we were very lucky to have Caro steering our ship that day!
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margaretvn Jan 28, 2007 at 1:41 AM

good page - looking forward to going to Ieper on the 21 of April for the meeting
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wandeljp Dec 28, 2006 at 11:52 AM

Ik zie dat je de weg naar ons al ken! (Ik woon amper enkele km van Tine Cot vandaan!) Waarom zou je niet de streek terug verkennen op 21 april volgend jaar ? (zie VT meeting page Ieper)Jij en al U vrienden(inen) zijn er van harte welkom!JP
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easyoar Mar 14, 2005 at 12:33 PM

Very interesting page on what is actually a very sad place. Nice photos! That Waterloo shooting psoition looks very uncomfortable, I wonder how long you can hold it up for?
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sim1 Oct 24, 2004 at 2:07 AM

Great page Jos! Must be impressive and emotional at the same time to see all these war memorials.
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o00o Jul 10, 2004 at 5:04 PM

The very beautiful site for churches and cementery park.
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nicoleken Aug 8, 2003 at 2:12 PM

Heel mooie foto's ! Fijne pagina !