Fort Napoleon Ostend

Fort Napoleon was the scene of centuries of history .

The French eagerly awaited the English, German soldiers used the impenetrable Pentagon as a buffer against the Allies, and the rascals of Ostend took their first love there . Few people can tell the tale anymore, but the vast walls of Fort Napoleon have silently witnessed every laugh, tear and kiss within the fort.

Uncover the stories from the fort's history. Along the way , you'll hear familiar and lesser-known voices explaining what happened here. Bakers whose flour was stolen so the soldiers could go to the girls of pleasure. The cold misery of winter in the fortress. Or the secret dates of our own residents of Ostend. There is a route suitable for children.

Willem Vandenameele