De Panne is the westernmost seaside resort on the Belgian coast, located just before the French border. It is a one-hour-and-forty-five-minute drive from Brussels. Thanks to its lower prices and the fact that both French and Dutch are spoken there, the town has become the family destination on the Belgian coast. Consequently, many Belgians have discovered the sea at De Panne. Since the beginning of the century, a familiar sound has been heard on the seafront every late morning: the ringing of a
