Westkapelle, Netherlands
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- Best time to go
- May to September for mild weather and long evenings on the dike
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Village at the westernmost point of Walcheren, sitting behind a massive sea dike that replaced dunes washed away centuries ago. The dike was bombed by the Allies in October 1944 to flood German-occupied Walcheren, an event commemorated in local memorials and a small museum in the former lighthouse area. A walk along the top of the dike gives wide views over the North Sea shipping lanes.
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