Knokke-Heist
Places of Interest
Between the Belgian–Dutch border is an expansive nature reserve known as the Zwin. It’s a rich ecosystem of plants and wildlife and is great for bird-watching or walking. A range of guided educational walks and lectures is available, such as nocturnal observation tours or ‘silent’ walks for listening to the sounds of the wildlife in the area. Alternatively, it’s possible to wander around at leisure. There are plenty of suggested walks and self-guided tours to help people get the most from their visit.
Another attraction for nature lovers is the butterfly garden in the Zoute area. Wide varieties of this attactive insect fly freely around the stunning tropical gardens in a climate-controlled greenhouse that recreates the natural habitat of the species contained within it, most of which are from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It’s an explosion of bright and beautiful colours and is well worth an afternoon visit.
The windmill is one of the most well known images of the Low Countries and there are a few good 18th and 19th century examples of these in the Knokke-Heist area, in Het Kalf and Het Zoute.
Another attraction for nature lovers is the butterfly garden in the Zoute area. Wide varieties of this attactive insect fly freely around the stunning tropical gardens in a climate-controlled greenhouse that recreates the natural habitat of the species contained within it, most of which are from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It’s an explosion of bright and beautiful colours and is well worth an afternoon visit.
The windmill is one of the most well known images of the Low Countries and there are a few good 18th and 19th century examples of these in the Knokke-Heist area, in Het Kalf and Het Zoute.