Belgium
Has the unlikely billing of the Belgian St Tropez, but you can see why. A lovely long sandy beach combined with posh shops and hotels creates a posers paradise. Unbelievably busy in the summer and on sunny weekends but outside of these times a fantastic place to stroll about and plenty of well positioned bars and cafes to people watch and – my god - there are people to watch.
Only an hour or so from the tunnel and is a real alternative to the likes of Le touquet & Deauville. If staying in Bruges worth a trip to the coast.
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