=Nieuport-Bains=, a small watering-place situated 3 kms. from Nieuport and 17 kms. from Ostend, was perhaps the prettiest of the Belgian seaside places. There the dunes rise in places to a height of 100 feet. As witness the trenches and _boyaux_ which run through the ruins of its pretty villas and fine hotels, Nieuport-Bains stood in the front line. [Illustration: +Cemetery at the entrance to Nieuport-Bains.+] _At the end of the dike the road turns to the right in the direction of =Nieuport-Ville=. From here the tourist crosses the dunes parallelly to the sea._ Traversing the zone which formed the first line during the stabilisation period, the mouth of the Yser, protected by two wooden piers about three-quarters of a mile long and covered with sacks of earth, is reached. The Grande Dune, which General de Mitry attacked in January 1915, is on the right bank of the estuary, opposite Nieuport-Bains. The polders of Lombartzyde are somewhat to the south-west _(See p. 53)_. [Illustration: +The Hotels on the sea-front at Nieuport-Bains.+] Broken fragments of walls mark the site of the station on the dune. In front are a derelict engine and train, which have been there since 1914. Near by is the entrance to the covered trench which connected Nieuport-Ville with Nieuport-Bains; same may be visited. _Return to the car and take the road to the left towards Nieuport-Ville (photo below)._ _Proceed to Nieuport (3 kms.) by the road (very rough) running parallel to the estuary of the Yser, past_ several shelters and artillery positions. _After crossing the bridge over a small canal, the tourist comes out on the wharves of Nieuport._ Once an important fishing port, little remains today of its former prosperity. A few fishing boats still give some little activity to the place. [Illustration: +Road leading to the mouth of the Yser.+ _At the end of the dike, leave the car and go on foot, in the direction of arrow A, along the path leading to the mouth of the river (photos, p. 44). Return to the car and take the road to the left (arrow B.) to Nieuport-Ville._] [Illustration: +Wooden Pier at the mouth of the Yser.+] [Illustration: _On the right:_ +View, looking towards the sea+.] [Illustration: _On the left:_ +View looking towards Nieuport+. _In the foreground:_ _Concrete Shelter and destroyed Wooden Pier._] [Illustration: _Below:_ _French Trench along the Beach, to the left of the river mouth. In the background: Nieuport Pier._] [Illustration] NIEUPORT.