The fortified walls of Bergues have been preserved almost in its entirety. It is also fortunate to have many traces of its different periods of construction: Flemish, Burgundy, Spanish and French with the intervention of Vauban
The fortified walls of Watten, which have the specificity of being a non-covered fortifications, were the siege of many battles and passed successively in the hands of the French or the Spanish, to return to France in 1678
Once Watchtower, city hall…or Bells tower, the belfry kept this last one and chimes the city and its daily activities nowadays. Come and hear Jacques Martel’s concert, official campanologist of Bergues belfry’s, on Mondays morning
The square and peaked towers, at Saint-Winoc abbey entry, are ones of the oldest edifice in the city of Bergues
The Watten’s abbey was saved from destruction during the revolution by its strategical position which peaks at 72 meters high, being used as a landmark by navigators
Esquelbecq castle has a rectangular shape with eight towers and surrounded by a moat. The main castle is not open to public visits but you can enjoy a stroll in the alleys of its gardens
468 route de la Couronne de Bierne 59380 BERGUES
