Harbor, Ostend

In the yacht harbor the former training ship of the Belgian maritime marine the "Mercator" lies at anchor. This three-mast schooner is now a museum in which souvenirs of the 41 trips that the ship made are displayed

From the ferry terminal, where the first ferry to England left in 1846, jet foils ply to Dover.

North of the yacht harbor can be found the old fishing harbor and the Visserskaai.

On the mole the North Sea Aquarium can be visited.

The new fishing harbor is located on the far side of the harbor basin by the Visserijdok. In the fish hall (vismijn) every weekday except Thursdays the fish auction begins at 7 am. From 9 am prawns and shrimps are auctioned.

To the east, on the far side of the harbor entrance and the fishing harbor, rises the 56m/184ft-high Nieuwe Vuurtoren (new lighthouse).

There are trips round the harbor and to sea on the "Franlis" (west mole) from 10:45 am.

Further on past the lighthouse stretch dunes with remains of defense works of both world wars and the Fort Napoléon which dates from napoleonic times.