_At the end of the square, facing the Rue du Nord, is_ the =Old Spanish Guard House=, an arcaded building of early 17th century construction. The lateral façade overlooks the Place du Marché-aux-Pommes, in which stands +St. Nicolas' Church+. Begun in the 14th century, building was continued in the 15th, and completed in the 16th centuries. The church, which has a high, unfinished tower suffered little during the war, although some of the stained-glass was broken. [Illustration: +The door of the Spanish Officers' Pavilion+ (Sept. 4, 1917). _In the background:_ _+The Palais-de-Justice+ and +Hôtel-de-Ville+ (photos, p. 40.)_ _In the foreground:_ _+Rue de l'Est+, by which tourists leave Furnes._] Furnes possesses a number of curious old houses, the most noteworthy of which are the _+Noble Rose Hostelry+, 11, Rue du Nord, near the Grand'Place, and the +Pomme d'Or Hostelry+ in the Grand'Place_. Victor Hugo lived in one of them in August 1837. The "Pomme d'Or" was used as a residence by the Spanish Officers (16th-17th centuries). Rebuilt in the 16th century, the "Noble Rose" was restored shortly before the War; it is now partly destroyed. Every year, since the 12th century, a famous penitential procession took place at Furnes on the last Sunday in July, when the "Sodalité Brotherhood" performed the "Passion Play" in Flemish. From Furnes to Nieuport. _Leave Furnes by the Rue de l'Est, and immediately after crossing the canal, take the Nieuport road, on the left. At =Wulpen= (5 kms.), cross the canal to go to +Oost-Dunkirk+ (2 kms.)_ Numerous shelters, trenches, and wire entanglements are to be seen along the road. [Illustration: +Oost-Dunkirk-Bains.+] _After crossing the railway (l.c.) turn to the left into =Oost-Dunkirk=._ Like Coxyde, Oost-Dunkirk comprises the town proper--situated behind the dunes, on a road which, via Coxyde, linked up Furnes with Nieuport--and the baths, 2 kms. further north, on the coast. Both places served as billeting quarters for the French Marines in 1915. The immense camps of wooden huts were occupied later by the Zouaves. [Illustration] The town was practically destroyed by the bombardments; most of the houses are in ruins, but the church is still standing. _To visit the Baths (2 kms.) take the road on the right, beyond the church,_ noticing the numerous shelters in the dunes. _Coming back from the dike, take the first road on the left to =Nieuport-Bains= (4 kms.)_ The road crosses a region covered with defence-works, trenches and wire entanglements, alternating with shelters and battery positions. The battle zone began there. All vestiges of life and vegetation have disappeared. _Before reaching Nieuport-Bains_, a Franco-British cemetery _(photo below) is seen on the left, and a little further on_, the ruins of the church, with a cemetery in front.