Cycling through the old cultural landscape of Zuid-Beveland

Just below Goes you drive through the southern part of Zuid-Beveland, a region also called the Pocket of Zuid-Beveland. Here you will discover a characteristic cultural landscape and beautiful old villages such as Nisse.

Beveland
The southern tip of Zuid-Beveland is excellent to discover if you cycle along the many flowery inner dikes. The small-scale landscape here consists of a mix of small polders, creeks, fruit orchards and border lime trees. You will also see some Vliedbergen, artificial hills that may have served as a base for a motte. This beautiful area has been slowly reclaimed from the sea through numerous small reclamations. The monks of Sint Bavo from Ghent started this in the twelfth century, so Beveland is named after them.

Picturesque Nisse
You will also see some sights along the way. In Hoedekenskerke you can see the Koutermolen from 1847. Hoedekenskerke Station is also beautiful. There are still many monumental farms around Kwadendamme. A little further on you will pass the Korenhalm, a flour mill from 1876. Nisse is one of the most beautiful villages in South Beveland, the fifteenth-century church is especially beautiful. In Oudelande you will see a church tower that is striking because of the clock face. At Brasserie de Landing you can enjoy a drink and a snack with a view of the Scheldt.