Hidden Ypres: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

This self-guided audio tour starts on the main square outside Ypres Museum. From there, you’ll see ancient buildings that have been carefully reconstructed, including the vast medieval cloth hall.

he vast medieval cloth hall, the gothic St Martin’s Cathedral, and the picturesque Vismarkt (fish market).

On this tour, you’ll pass reminders of World War I including the In Flanders Fields Museum, the British St George’s Memorial Church, and the beautiful Ramparts Cemetery on the city’s edge.

ld drink at Mimi’s Koffie en Theehuis, De Ruyffelaer Ieper, or Brasserie Kazematten.

On this tour, you'll stroll along parts of the ramparts, taking in various cemeteries including the Ramparts Cemetery.

Some of the highlights of this 90-minute Ypres tour include enjoying a hot or cold drink at Mimi’s Koffie en Theehuis, De Ruyffelaer Ieper, or Brasserie Kazematten.

diers and you'll hear fascinating stories about the war years including the 1914 Truce, the creation of The Wipers Times trench newspaper, and one of the loudest explosions in human history.

The walk ends at Menin Gate, a huge limestone arch carved with the names of 54,896 soldiers whose bodies vanished in the Ypres battlefields.