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Bruges Markt
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Pittem
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Pittem
Pittem works well as a base: 5 minutes from Koolskamp, 33km from Gravensteen.
Pittem is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 6,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Koolskamp, about 4 km away.
Pittem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɪtəm], West Flemish: [ˈpɛtəm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Egem and Pittem. Pittem has a population of more than 6,900. The total area is 34.42 km2 which gives a population density of 192 inhabitants per km².
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What is there to see near Pittem?
Within an hour or so of Pittem: Bruges Markt (24 km), Belfry of Bruges (In Bruges) (24 km), Café Vlissinghe (25 km), Menin Gate (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Pittem?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Pittem?
Pittem is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Koolskamp.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,589
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.9928, 3.2632
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Worth the detour from Pittem
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Belfry of Bruges (In Bruges)
The 83m medieval belfry that Ray climbs and falls from in the climax of In Bruges.
24 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
Café Vlissinghe
Bruges tavern serving continuously since 1515: likely Belgium's oldest café, with a Flemish Renaissance interior, a stove-warmed main room and a boules garden out back; Van Dyck is said to have paid in paintings.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Menin Gate
A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
In Flanders Fields Museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Ghent
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Gravensteen
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Pittem
- 35 kmKoninklijke Baan Coast RoadThe N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
- 56 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
- 56 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 76 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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