Berlare

Berlare (pronunciation BEHR-lah-ruh) is a small town of 14,000 inhabitants in East Flanders, consisting of Overmere, Uitbergen, Donk and Berlare proper. It is a very peaceful and calm municipality located on the banks of the Schelde river and has a lot of beautiful natural settings to offer its visitors.

Get in
Berlare is not well connected to the public transport. Best is to get there by car.

By train
The closest railway station is Schoonaarde. From there the south of Berlare is within walking distance. A bigger station is in Lokeren, where you can take a bus to Berlare.

By bus
The Flemish national bus company, De Lijn, has lines to Berlare or its villages from Lokeren, Dendermonde and Aalst. There are also buses from the regional capital Ghent, but the ride takes a lot of time. For more information regarding different timetables (unfortunately only available in Dutch): https://www.delijn.be.

By car
The main road is the N467, which connects N445 (Ghent-Zele) to N461 (Wetteren-Dendermonde).

See

 * [[Image:Donk.JPG|thumb|Lake Donk]]

Do

 * [[Image:Nieuwdonk.JPG|thumb|Nieuwdonk]]
 * [[Image:Nieuwdonk.JPG|thumb|Nieuwdonk]]



Eat
The local specialty is eel. Famous eel restaurants are Palinghuis De Pluim and Palingrestaurant de nieuwe Pluim.

There are dozens of restaurants along the north shore of lake Donk.

Go next
Ghent, Lokeren, Dendermonde and Aalst are not far away. These are all reachable by regional public buses.