De Vijf Zinnen (The Five Senses)

Welcome in “The Five Senses”

The place where your senses come to their right!

Hear           See            Taste              Smell                Feel

The coast (North sea), Bruges, Ieper, Veurne, museums, the Great War, Flanders Fields... here you are surrounded with culture, pleasure and recreative possibilities!

A history museum, a brewery museum, a garden with statues of Grard, open air museum Bachten de kupe (old flemisch village), museum of priest- poëet Cyriel Verschaeve, an artisanal  patécompany with a nice café and a litlle shop ...this is Alveringem.

Vacation home “The Five Senses”

Our house is situated in the centre of Alveringem. It is typified by strange (characterized) heads in the front.

When you look back in history, this house was a brown café in the early years of the 20th century. But its history goes much further. Descendants of the last caféowner even claim that in the time there were underground places, gangs to the city hall, named Hofstede Wyckhuize (build in1608) that is approximately 300m away from “the five senses” and was a shelter for attacks of armies.

hof van Wyckhuize/ Café de oude Kuiperij in De Vijf Zinnen (beginning 20th century)/ De Vijf Zinnen (now)

Much more we can’t tell you about these legends and stories because there isn’t exact proof. The fact is that the front of  “The Five Senses” radiates something historic, that charmes many people!

This is not just some vacation home!

  Our house

Ground  floor:

• Entrance hall
• Living room (with television and radio)
• Kitchen
• Dining room
• Bathroom( douche, bath and multiple wash-hand basin)                    
• toilet
• Bedroom (2 persons)

First floor:

• Bathroom  (shower, toilet en wash-hand basin)
• Bedroom 1 (2 persons)
• Bedroom 2 (2 persons)
• Bedroom 3 (2 till 4 persons)

What do we eat?

It’s possible to reserve a table at noon and in the evening in our own eatcafé  ’t Potje Paté. Next to the usual dinning possibilities (going from paté and Foie Gras till steaks or snacks) you can also eat a fresh day menu.

House regulations:

The peace and quiet of the other occupants has to be respected. House animals aren’t admitted.
The guarantee is paid back when the house is left behind in the clean state of arriving, that means clean and without dammage.

Reservations:

You can reserve by phone: 0486/ 55 39 21 or 058/ 28 80 86
as well as by e-mail:joris.missiaen@deveurnambachtse.be or info@deveurnambachtse.be With an apllication always mention clearly: name, address, phone, and/or mailaddress, and also the requested period. We will make contact as soon as possible to confirm your reservation. The reservation is secured when you transfer half of the total amount in advance. The rest of the amount will be paid by arriving.

  Tourism in the neighbourhood, possibilities:

• A lot of bike- and walkroutes (possible to rent a bike)
• “huifkartochten” (can also be reserved)

Museum:

• MOUT- AND BROUWHUIS DE SNOEK (beermuseum) - Fortem (Alveringem)
• VERSCHAEVEMUSEUM - Alveringem 
• OPEN AIR MUSEUM BACHTEN DE KUPE - Izenberge (Alveringem) 
• FOUNDATION GEORGE GRARD - Gijverinkhove (Alveringem)

For parents who want a day without the children, there is a playground at 200 m of the five senses. (see site Alveringem).

Internet possibilities in the near library.

More information:
http://www.westhoek.be/
http://www.alveringem.be/