Departing from, or arriving in Ostend, it has always been a special moment for most, and in fact it still is today. 

Since the second half of the 18th century, the area around the Ostend trading docks (now the Mercator dock), has been the place of choice. Today, it is a marina and also the last resting place of the school ship Mercator.

Our guide takes you for a wonderful walk along the marina and tells about the origins of the trading docks, the illustrious Ostend Company, the history of the ferry connection to Dover, the first railway connection, the Amandine, the Mercator and so much more.

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