Caesarsboom

#303 among destinations in Belgium

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Caesarsboom is a very old tree whose precise age is unknown but is believed to be over 2000 years in age. The ancient tree grows in Lo, a town in Lo-Reninge, a municipality of the province of West-Vlaanderen of Belgium. Its species is Taxus baccata, common name European Yew. The tree is designated a national monument of Belgium. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°58'49"N, 2°44'44"E

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VlaanderenBelgium

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Caesarsboom – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dodengang, Yser Towers, Kasteel Beauvoorde, Artillery Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.

6.2 miNE
Battlefield, Memorial
Dodengang, Diksmuide
159 min walk • The Dodengang is a World War I memorial site located near Diksmuide, Belgium. The site is located about 1.5 kilometres from the IJzertoren in the centre of the city, and set directly on the banks of the Yser Canal.
5.8 miNE
Specialty museum, Observation decks and towers, History museum
Yser Towers, Diksmuide
149 min walk • The Yser Towers are a monument complex near the Yser river at Diksmuide, West Flanders in Belgium. The first tower was built in 1928–30 to commemorate the Belgian soldiers killed on the surrounding Yser Front during World War I and as a monument to Christian pacifism.
4.6 miNW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Kasteel Beauvoorde, Veurne
119 min walk • Beauvoorde Castle is a castle in Wulveringem, which since 1977 has been part of the municipality of Veurne, West Flanders, Belgium. The first identified owner of the castle, in 1408, was Jan de Valuwe. In 1584, during the early part of the Eighty Years' War, the castle was burned down by bandits.
7.8 miSE
Cemetery
Artillery Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
200 min walk • Artillery Wood Cemetery, near Boezinge, Belgium, is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery from the First World War. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.
4.1 miW
50°59'35"N • 2°39'13"E
Openluchtmuseum "Bachten de Kupe", Alveringem
105 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
6.3 miNE
51°1'60"N • 2°51'53"E
Jules Marie Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude, Diksmuide
162 min walk • Memorial