'You Know Where Your Grave Is, Don't You?'
Hundreds of thousands of people have visited the scars left by WWI in recent years, but war tourism is not a new phenomenon.
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7 Results1917, a Crucial Year in Flanders Fields
If we consider the history of the First World War from the perspective of its enduring legacy, 1917 was the most crucial year of all.
A Gem for Enthusiasts: ‘The Land Between the Languages’ by Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig’s reportages on his visits to Belgium have been translated into Dutch and collected into a small, beautifully illustrated volume.
A Walk Along the Western Front
Discover the war-scarred landscape around Ypres by walking along the former line of the trenches.
The Long Farewell
Every evening since 1928, a group of buglers has sounded the Last Post in Ypres to honour the soldiers who died in WWI in Flanders Fields.
The Lost Cemeteries of 1917
The small cemeteries in and around Ypres provide a unique way of understanding the First World War.
Ypres Marches On
On a visit to the Flemish city of Ypres, Derek Blyth discovers a museum dedicated to the horror of war, a beer brewed in an underground fortification and a nightly ceremony that might go on for ever.
