The Blue Square
The Blue Square
The 'Blue Square' is a cross-border cycle route that connects Flanders, Wallonia and northern France. This 90 km route along the towpaths of the Lys, the Scheldt, the Deûle, the Bossuit-Courtrai canal, the Espierres canal and the Roubaix canal can be covered in 1 or 2 days. A large part of this route crosses the territory of the cross-border region of the Lys. More information: https://www.blauweruimte.eu/blauweruit (Dutch) (Photo credit: Leiedal)
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Toerisme Leiestreek
Toerisme Leiestreek was established on 5 September 2000. It unites 27 Lys Valley municipalities around a few common objectives: - tourist-recreational policy planning - improvement of the tourist-recreational structure & - promoting the Lys Valley as a tourist-recreational region Important point of attention include cycling & walking, water tourism, and art and culture on the waterfront. The functioning of Toerisme Leiestreek is based on the Strategic Policy Plan Tourism & Recreation for the Lys Valley. This plan lays out the major strong points for several years.