On arrival in Ypres you will visit with your guide the old city center, including Cloth Hall, Town Hall, St. Martin's Cathedral, St. George's Memorial Church, Old Fish Market, the Menin Gate, the ramparts and the famous peace museum - In Flanders Fields.

The battlefields around Ieper are some of the most famous in the world. In the First World War the German and Allied armies fought for four years without achieving a decisive victory. The price in human lives was high - 1.2 million wounded and half a million dead.

In the Flanders Fields Museum, the focus is not on strategy or the commanding generals, rather on the common people, soldiers, children and nurses who all experienced these times in their own way. Computers, video projections, CD-Roms, and interactive models bring their history back to life.

After lunch in Ypres, continue your journey along the three front towns (Ieper, Diksmuide and Veurne) and follow the traces of the Great War, left behind in the Flemish landscape.

In Diksmuide you shall visit : the "Corridor of Death", a last remainder of the trenches from the First World War, the Ijzertoren (The Ijzer Tower), build in memory of the Battle of the Ijzer. On top of this tower, with the inscription A.V.V - V.V.K.(All for Flanders - Flanders for Christ), you can appreciate the beautiful panorama of the Flemish landscape.

Your last stop is Vladslo where you will make a stop at this German cemetery, because of its remarkable symbolic statue - The Mourning Couple from K?the Kollwitz, before returning to Bruges.

Holland is only a stone's throw away and nevertheless the country is strikingly different. Along Antwerp, cross the Dutch border, and drive through the endless polders with countless windmills before reaching the Amsterdam area.

First you will visit a traditional craft center at a traditional farm to get familiar with everything that made the glory of Holland: tasty cheese, traditional clogs and beautiful pottery. There's also time for lunch (optional).

In the afternoon you can admire splendid Amsterdam. Take the opportunity to join a boat tour along the many picturesque canals (optional) or have a break and enjoy some free time at the "Dam" square which is famous for its royal palace.

Upon arrival in Bruges you will visit the Lake of Love (Minnewater) and the Beguinage (convent).

Afterwards, join a walking tour and discover Our Lady's Church, with the Madonna statue by Michelangelo, the Market Square with the Belfry and the Town Hall Square (Burg) with the Chapel of the Holy Blood. During the trip to Bruges a recorded commentary will help you discover the history of Flanders, Ghent and Bruges.

After the walking tour and for weekend tours only, you can choose to include an optional boat tour along the canals. The price is approximately 4,40 Euro (to be paid direct).