Ostend is dotted with street art that appeared in 2016 during the Crystal Ship festival. You can find enormous works on the side walls of apartment buildings, but also tiny works hidden in unexpected spots.
The Ghent artist ROA came to town to paint a heap of sleeping animals next to an abandoned site used as car park. On an adjacent wall, the Spanish artist Isaac Cordal attached a tiny figure of a man on a balcony.
Elsewhere in town, you can spot details from Flemish paintings reproduced by Julien de Casabianca, along with tiny cartoon birds by Bué the Warrior.
The tourist office has produced a free map pinpointing 38 works. Without it, you might not find anything at all.
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