_Keep straight on along the La Panne road; 600 yards beyond the Dunkirk-Furnes railway, a small foot-path on the right leads to_ a military cemetery. _=La Panne= is next reached (3 kms.)_. This small seaside resort was one of the least modern places on the coast. _Follow Avenue de la Mer as far as the dike, to the left of which are_ three villas which were occupied during the war by King Albert and his staff. [Illustration: +Reception of President Poincaré by King Albert at the Royal Villa, La Panne, January 22, 1917.+] [Illustration: +Villa of the French Mission at La Panne+ _(October 1916.)_] _Return along Avenue de la Mer to the first street on the left, in which is_ the Hôpital de l'Océan. _0 km. 800 further on, on the left, take the street which runs alongside the local railway. At the first fork, take the left-hand road to =Coxyde= (5 kms. from La Panne.)_ Wire entanglements and shelters in the Dunes may be seen all along the road. There is a military cemetery on the left, _O km. 500 before reaching Coxyde_. +Coxyde+, like most of the towns on the coast, is divided into the town proper, situated behind the Dunes, and the Baths on the coast. _Turn to the left on entering the village._ The road crosses the Dunes, which are highest at Hoogen-Blekker (105 feet). Vestiges of trenches, wire entanglements, shelters and gun emplacements are to be seen on every hand. _In the Dunes, on the right, is_ an emplacement for naval guns _(Photo opposite)_. Between this position and the sea is the camp known as that of Adjutant Lefèvre _(Photo below)_. _The tourist may go as far as =Coxyde-Bains= (2 kms.) Return to and cross through Coxyde, keeping straight on to =Furnes= (3½ kms.)_ ☙ ☙ ☙ [Illustration: +Concrete Gun Shelter+, _100 yards east of Coxyde-Bains_.] [Illustration: +The Camp of Adjutant Lefèvre at Coxyde-Bains.+] [Illustration: Hôtel-de-Ville, Palais-de-Justice, Belfry, Church of St-Walburge. +The Grand'Place, Furnes.+] FURNES Furnes (Veurne) is a small town of about 6,000 inhabitants. Of ancient origin, it was the chief town of the "Veurne Ambacht" castellany, in the Middle-Ages. By the Treaty of 1715, the Dutch were empowered to place a garrison there, as a barrier against France. During the War, Furnes became, after Antwerp and Ostend, the General Head-Quarters of the Belgian Army for a few months (1914-1915), the same being subsequently transferred to La Panne. More fortunate than Dixmude and Nieuport, practically all its public buildings and monuments escaped uninjured, although parts of the town were seriously damaged by the bombardments. On January 28, 1920, President Poincaré, in the presence of King Albert, fastened the French _Croix de Guerre_ to the town's arms, with the following citation: _"During four trying years, in spite of incessant bombardments by aeroplanes and long-range guns, always set a fine example of unshakeable faith in the final Victory"._