Nieuwpoort is a town in northern Belgium known for its beach and marina. Near a series of locks on the Yser River is the King Albert I Monument, surrounded by columns. Underneath it is the Westfront Nieuwpoort, a visitor center with a projection of a large painting of the 1914 Battle of the Yser. Amid the cobbled streets of the medieval old town is the church O.L. Vrouwekerk, rebuilt in Gothic style after WWI. Wikipedia
Belgium, a country in Western Europe, is known for medieval towns, Renaissance architecture and as headquarters of the European Union and NATO. The country has distinctive regions including Dutch-speaking Flanders to the north, French-speaking Wallonia to the south and a German-speaking community to the east. The bilingual capital, Brussels, has ornate guildhalls at Grand-Place and elegant art-nouveau buildings.
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