Belfort
The Ypres belfry, 70 meters high, emphasizes the enormous importance of the cloth trade. This leads to the wealth and power of medieval Ypres. The belfry was the safest and best protected place in the city during the Middle Ages. It is also the storage place for the 'free letters' and for the treasury. The tower also serves as a storage facility for weapons and as a watchtower.
Guided tour
You can't miss it in the center of Ypres: the belfry, beautifully nestled between a western and eastern wing of the Cloth Hall. A sign of the grandeur and independence that the city acquired in the Middle Ages. Would you like to come upstairs? Definitely do it now that the tower has completely emerged from the restoration. Beautiful panoramas of the region: the southern Heuvelland, the northern low country, but also a unique view of the city center.