Spend a day discovering the fascinating history of the ypres salient a battlefield in the belgium flanders region that saw many battles during world war 1 visit several memorials and cemeteries including the st julien memorial and the tyne cot cemetery where you can pay your respects to the thousands of soldiers who defended this corner of belgium from the german army walk up to the famous battlefield of hill 60 see the menin gate memorial and enjoy free time to explore the town of ypres a