Knokke-Heist

Flanders · 🇧🇪 Belgium

Belgium's most elegant seaside resort spreads an enormously wide beach beneath chic villas and galleries.

Sea temperature

~18°C in the warm season

Water

Shallow, gentle North Sea

Sand

A very wide, flat golden beach at Belgium's smartest resort

Swimming

Shallow and calm, lifeguarded in summer

Surf

None, though a sand-yacht and kite beach

Best time to visit

June to September

Setting

Upmarket villas, art galleries and the Zwin nature reserve

Beach type

City & resort

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

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