Zeemanserve

The Zeemanserve is a monumental courtyard situated in the inner city of Vlissingen, between the Spuistraat and the Walstraat. It was built by the city council of Vlissingen in 1643. Originally, it was called Cornelia Quak’s ...
Casemates

The casemates from 1811 lie on the border between land and water. This structure is really a monument within a monument, because these casemates are situated in the heart of Keizersbolwerk, a part of the Vlissingen fortifications from 1548. It is no wonder famous historical figures like Charles V, Michiel de Ruyter and Napoleon ...
Orange mill

During the Second World War Vlissingen was part of the international battleground by the end of 1944. Antwerp had been liberated at the time, but the river Westerscheldt was still in enemy hands. That is why in October 1944 the Battle of the Scheldt was fought. After five weeks the battle was won by the Allied Forces. 25.000 people ...
Fort Rammekens

Fort Rammekens is het oudste zeefort van West-Europa en had als oorspronkeljke naam Zeeburg. Het dateert uit 1547 en speelde ooit een belangrijke rol in de rijke, maritieme geschiedenis van Zeeland. Het fort is ontworpen door de Italiaanse architect Donato de Boni Pellezuoli, die later ...
Big church Veere

The Grote Kerk (Big church) in Veere is from 1348 and it is a really great sight. As from 1811 the church was being used by Napoleon’s soldiers as a military hospital; the church was a beggars house and a barrack for a while as well. You can still clearly see the traces of an eventful ...
Abdijtoren de Lange Jan

U kunt hem niet missen, midden in het schitterende historische centrum van Middelburg. Hier verrijst de imposante Abdijtoren de Lange Jan trots boven de vele monumenten die Middelburg rijk is. De beklimming mag u eveneens niet missen. Het is even klimmen, 207 treden om ...
Marie Tak van Poortvliet

The Marie department of the Poortvliet Museum in Domburg successfully organizes exhibitions twice a year with the participants of the old exhibitions of contemporary artists connected with Zeeland, and also - in the context of contacts between European artists ...
Westhove Castle

On Walcheren, between the towns of Domburg and Oostkapelle, are the outposts Westhove, Duinbeek and Berkenbosch. Westhove can even be called a castle. There seems already to have been an earthen defensive embankment ...