Our region
Producers, artisans and artists welcome you in their workshops. Come and discover their work. They will share their knowledge with you. Arouse your curiosity and come in our region, rich in festivals, history and traditions.
Five of the villages of the region have been qualified as “Villages patrimoine” (villages and their heritage).
Maps are available at the Tourist Office.
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Antic Déco
Antic Déco 6 grand place 59670 Cassel03.28.42.45.90Antique shop, regional pieces of furniture, Flemish chests, dresser, chests of drawers, sideboards, tables, seats, desks, secretaires, display cabinets, clocks, pictures, ornaments...
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Arnèke
Arnèke 4 Place Saint Gohard 59285 Arnèke03.28.42.32.94This big burg stretches all along the roads which cross there and as far as the railway track goes through it. There are some old houses. Some of them date from the 16th century. You could see a sple...
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Atelier 87
Atelier 87 8 rue Moeneclaey 59670 Cassel03.28.48.45.80Picture gallery. Watercolours exhibition. Sculptures. Bronze and wax.
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Bavinchove
Bavinchove Place de la Mairie 59670 Bavinchove03.28.42.40.46It is in Bavinchove that you could find the station of Cassel. This is a great place to begin walks and rides towards Cassel, through the Peene valley or towards the Clairmarais forest. Bavinchove is...
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Boutique du Kasteel Hof
Boutique du Kasteel Hof rue Saint Nicolas 59670 Cassel03.28.40.59.29In the same building than the estaminet. You will find regional drinks and dishes.
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Buysscheure
Buysscheure 81 Pauwer Straete 59285 Buysscheure03.28.43.01.00Buysscheure is a far-reaching village where a very concentrated network of country lanes makes it possible to take pleasant and quiet walks and rides, particularly in the southern part of the villa...
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Caestre
Caestre Grand'Place 59190 Caestre03.28.40.15.74Caestre is a former Roman camp located on the border and along the old Roman road from Cassel to Estaires. The development of the village began in the year 851. The growth coincides with a local lege...
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Cassel
Cassel 23 Grand'Place 59670 Cassel03.28.42.40.13It would be hardly difficult to say when Cassel was founded. The foundation of the town goes back to so long that the facts capable of dating the origins were lost over the centuries. One fact is cert...
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Cassel Cornemuses (bagpipes)
Cassel Cornemuses (bagpipes)For a weekend (from Friday evening to Sunday evening) enjoy bagpipes and traditional music. On Friday evening, make way for the groups in the estaminets. You could have a drink or something to eat an...
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Cubist painter
Cubist painter 4 rue Saint Nicolas 59670 Cassel03.28.42.35.70Romuald Marecaux presents his works of cubist inspiration. He works in front of you. Presentations and information about the origins of cubism and inspiring influence
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Ebblinghem
Ebblinghem 60 avenue du chateau 59173 Eblinghem03.28.43.22.46The first mention of this village was in 826 in a charter of the Saint Bertin abbey. It was called Humbaldingahem. This village is one of the oldest of the region. This seigneury was the property ...
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Ferme Bertheloot
Ferme Bertheloot 206 chemin de Saint Omer 59670 Sainte Marie Cappel03.28.42.41.13You could buy pork meat
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Ferme Defoort
Ferme Defoort 2308 route d'Arnèke 59285 Rubrouck03.28.42.31.74Poultry farming: chickens, guinea fowls, rabbits, hens, ducks, cocks, turkeys, capons, goose. Eggs. You could buy vegetables from the garden: leeks, carrots, turnips, celery, lettuce, potatoes... Di...
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Ferme Degraeve
Ferme Degraeve 23 route de Saint Omer 59670 Oxelaëre03.28.42.47.47Production of cheese: Bergues cheese, St Winoc as well as butter. Selling of potatoes.
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Ferme des récollets
Ferme des récollets 150 chemin de Terdeghem 59670 Sainte Marie Cappel03.28.42.45.25 ou 06.78.76.83.72Open every day, included on Sunday. From 9.30 am to 12.30 and from 2 pm to 6 pm from September to April. From 9 am to 12.30 and from 2 pm to 7 pm from May to August. Dairy products: traditional che...
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Ferme Pierens
Ferme Pierens 203 rue de la Seyne 59285 Arnèke03.28.42.31.29Flanders tomme cheese, Bergues cheese, butter, milk, cream, eggs, potatoes
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FIBA (International Festival of home-made beer)
FIBA (International Festival of home-made beer) Sainte Marie Cappel03.28.42.45.35Distance from Cassel: 4km The International Festival of Home-made Beer takes place every year the last weekend of September in Sainte Marie Cappel. The centre of the village is decorated with hop br...
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Hardifort
Hardifort 80 Contour de l'église 59670 Hardifort03.28.42.43.20Next to the secondary road, the name Hardifort reminds the name of a ford of one of the streams which water the village. “fort” is the French version of the Dutch word “voorde” which means ford in Fl...
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Hedged farmland celebration
Hedged farmland celebration 59470 Buysscheure03.28.43.01.00The hedged farmland celebration takes place in Buysscheure every year at the beginning of June. Donkeys, theatre, ponds, tales and nature are in favour during this celebration.
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Hondeghem
Hondeghem 251 Grnad Place 59190 Hondeghem03.28.41.90.64Despite some archaeological discoveries which prove that the place has been inhabited for the Iron Age, the first mention of the village of Hondeghem was in 1156. At that time, the name of the village...
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La Griffe du Lion
La Griffe du Lion 4 rue du château 59670 Cassel09.61.64.27.09Purchasing/Selling Literature-Poetry-Art-Esotericism Regional history Nord/Pas de Calais regionalism, especially about Flanders
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La pommeraie d'Oxelaëre
La pommeraie d'Oxelaëre 4 rue du verger 59670 Oxelaëre03.28.42.43.73About 15 different kinds of apples, pears and other fruits grow in this orchard. There, you could buy apples, apple juice... Measured production of apples, pears, plums, mirabelles, walnuts, hazelnu...
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Lynde
Lynde 66 Contour de l'église 59173 Lynde03.28.43.22.07It was in 1099 with William of Lynde, comrade-in-arms with Godefroy de Bouillon during the first crusade, that the existence of the village was proved for the first time. As it is the case of almost ...
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Naadam celebration
Naadam celebration 59285 Rubrouck06.84.68.09.81The small village of Rubrouck is known for its relationships with Mongolia. The association Guillaume de Rubrouck organizes regularly festivities in which the Mongol culture is presented. Among them...
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Noordpeene - village patrimoine
Noordpeene - village patrimoine Rue de la Mairie 59670 Noordpeene03.28.42.30.12This is the village which is located in the north (compared with Zuytpeene) of the Peene valley. The lordship of the Peene was changed into a marquisate by Count of Flanders, Felipe II, King of Spain...
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Ochtezeele
Ochtezeele 80 Rue de la Mairie 59670 Ochtezeele03.28.42.37.09This small village is located on the banks of Peene Becque, between the hills of Tom and Balenberg. The railway track goes also through this depression. The first mention of this village was in 1107....
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Oxelaëre - village patrimoine
Oxelaëre - village patrimoine 7 la Place 59670 Oxelaëre03.28.42.41.73Located in greenery on the southern side of Mount Cassel, the village was born along the Roman roads which go down from the antique Gallo-Roman city. There are always been trees and grass here and ev...
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Racines
Racines 2 rue Bollaert 59670 Cassel03.28.40.72.16Local products, “paniers garnis” (baskets made by salespeople where you can find a pick of different products from the farm), wood toys, games, estaminet games, different kinds of cheese, beer cellar,...
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Renescure - village patrimoine
Renescure - village patrimoine Rue du Château 59173 Renescure03.28.49.82.12It was in 1096 that a certain Lambert de Reinquenescura talked about this village for the first time. From this date, the lordship of Renescure belonged to the family Renescure who kept it until 1364...
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Rubrouck - village patrimoine
Rubrouck - village patrimoine 502 route de Bourbourg 59285 Rubrouck03.28.43.03.83The splendid tower of the church, which is around 40 meters high, points the village of Rubrouck and dominates its nice country houses. Most of them are old and very traditional with their Flemish ar...
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Sainte Marie Cappel
Sainte Marie Cappel 5 la Place 59670 Sainte-Marie-Cappel03.28.42.45.35In the southern side of Mount Cassel and Mount des Récollets, the village of Sainte Marie Cappel is called like that because the saint patron of its church is the Virgin. The shrine was rebuilt in 18...
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Sercus - village patrimoine
Sercus - village patrimoine 124 Contour de l'église 59173 Sercus03.28.48.61.68The village, located near the old Roman road which goes from Cassel to Thiennes, was mentioned for the first time in 1190 in a bill of sale. Only some papers about donation and bills of sale prove th...
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Staple
Staple 45 rue de la Mairie 59190 Staple03.28.40.02.97Mentioned for the first time in 1026, the village of Staple was, from that time, one of the lordships of Cassel, property of the counters of Flanders. In the 12th century, the village was mentione...
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Tales festival “Detours and shortcuts”
Tales festival “Detours and shortcuts” 20 Grand Place Cassel03.28.40.52.55In Pays de Cassel and Houtland, July and August are synonymous with words, stories and conviviality. During these summer months, tales are in favour. Hiking, meals, shows invite you to meet and list...
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Tapestry maker
Tapestry maker 2710 route de Steenvoorde 59670 Cassel03.28.40.56.91Wall paper, new seats, restoration work, curtains, fabric wall covering, floor coating, new made-to-measure sofa. Specialist of the Second French Empire décor
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The basket maker's house
The basket maker's house 36 grand place 59670 Cassel03.28.40.14.42He works on wicker. The basket maker works in front of you. Different kinds of baskets, caning...
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The windmill celebration
The windmill celebration Cassel03.28.40.52.55The windmill of Cassel is celebrated every year during the first weekend of July. The festivities are cheered up with a medieval atmosphere, like it was several centuries ago. You could discover cam...
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Wemaers Cappel
Wemaers Cappel Rue de Watten 59670 Wemaers Cappel03.28.48.45.99The road which links to Cassel to Wemaers Cappel is one of the steepest and the most winding ones. It is one of the seven Roman roads which radiate out around the city of the Menapii. This one went to...
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Wood carvers
Wood carvers 68 rue Moeneclaey 59670 Cassel03.28.40.52.90Creation of statues, wood objects. Restoration of furniture and pieces from historical monuments. Introduction to engraving and woodcarving
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Zermezeele
Zermezeele 1773 voie Romaine 59670 Zermezeele03.28.42.043.08The houses stretch all along the old Roman road which went from Cassel to Thiennes. The origin of the village dates from the Franks according to its Germanic name which was written Harmingesele, whic...
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Zuytpeene
Zuytpeene 320 la Place 59670 Zuytpeene03.28.42.43.05Located in the Peene valley, this village knew the destruction of its former church of Romanesque inspiration. There is only a statue of Saint Roch left. It is stored in the current building of neo-Go...
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