Walks & History
Comines au fil des rues
From St. Chrysole to St. Chrysole
In the Middle Ages, Comines developed mainly on the right bank of the Lys (nowadays France) around the collegiate church of St. Peter, the castle and the town hall.
Warneton au fil du temps
Lordship, castellany and town
A medieval seigneury that became a castellany, Warneton prided itself on its relative importance.
By the 11th century, it had a church, a bridge, a castle and, shortly afterwards, an abbey …
Ploegsteert au fil de la mémoire
All about signs...
To attract the attention of passers-by, men marked their territories with numerous signs. In Ploegsteert, a fine selection of these signs invites everyone to take a closer look at the local history…
Comines à l’heure allemande
When a regiment of 400 Uhlan cavalrymen crossed the border bridge at Comines at around 5 p.m. on 4 October 1914, very few inhabitants would have thought that this event marked the beginning of a long and harsh German occupation.
