Cycling around Noord-Beveland

Noord-Beveland has everything to offer for a varied cycling tour. You will find good cycle paths, peace, space, lots of natural beauty and authentic villages.

Colijnsplaat
With the wind you continue along the Oosterschelde. Colijnsplaat, a little further on, enjoys a protected village view. The village is known for the Miracle of Colijnsplaat during the Flood Disaster of 1953: when a flood defense threatened to collapse, a cargo ship that had become detached from the storm ended up in front of the flood defence. It prevented Colijnsplaat from flooding.

Celtic settlement
In Roman antiquity there was a Celtic settlement near Colijnsplaat called Ganuenta. In this settlement there was a temple in honor of the goddess Nehalennia who had power over trade and shipping. Skippers made sacrifices here for a safe crossing to Brittania. In 1970, some Nehalennia altars from the Oosterschelde were fished up near Colijnsplaat. At the beginning of this century, a Gallo-Roman temple was built near the port.