1. Soak up the harbourside vibes


Fact: a human-size whelk (by sculptor Stief Desmet) lurks at the end of the harbour arm. Make the pilgrimage to pose for a selfie, not forgetting to gaze back at the seaport city afterwards. Then slope around the bay to the Visserskaai, the fisherman’s harbour, where locals pick up glistening just-landed plaice and prawns. Here you can watch buckets of the teeny crustaceans being hand-peeled methodically by women in the market, which is open daily.