{"id":44476,"date":"2026-05-05T09:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/?page_id=44476"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:48:36","slug":"the-surroundings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/the-surroundings\/","title":{"rendered":"The surroundings"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cmn__section project__section  page-id-42875abtScn onlybuttons- removepadding-\" id=\"about_scn\">\n   <div class=\"grid__row\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n         <div class=\"row gx-0 justify-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-md-8 grid__col\">\n              \n                                 <h2 class=\"page_block__ttl__hdng text-center mb-4\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"0\">\n                     The surroundings.                  <\/h2>\n               \n               <div class=\"video-overlay-text\">\n\n                                       <div class=\"img__grid \" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                        <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-green-leaf-12s-cut.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline id=\"about_video\"><\/video>\n                     <\/div>\n                  \n                                       <h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"100\">A space where peace<br>whispers and comfort surrounds you<\/h2>\n                  \n               <\/div>\n               <div class=\"project__content aboutvideoSection\">\n\n                                       <h3 class=\"text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"100\">\n                        Gardens flow into fragrant herbal meadowland. Terraces open directly into nature.                     <\/h3>\n                  \t\t\t\t   \n\t\t\t\t                              <div class=\"col-12 grid_cols\">\n                  <div class=\"project-link page-42875\">\n                     \n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"\" class=\"link__btn\"  data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#contactModal\" >\n\t   <span>Get the brochure<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            \n                                       <div class=\"text-center brand-img\"  data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"150\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/monogram-logo.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                     <\/div>\n                  \n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>   \n\n         <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"cmn__section project-banner half-bg-project-banner pt-0 page-42875proBanner\" id=\"project_banner\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n      <div class=\"project-banner__image probanner_video\">\r\n                  <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/de-omgeving-1-1.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline id=\"videobanner_42875\"><\/video>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"env__section page-id-42875envscn cmn__section\" id=\"\">\n   <div class=\"block__ttl text-center mb-0\">\n\n      <div class=\"container\">\n         <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 text-group-sm\">\n\n                                                      <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                        A meticulous landscape design breathes life into the space.                      <\/h2>\n                                    \n                                       <div class=\"mb-lg-5\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                        <p class=\"p1\">The former agricultural land is being transformed into a new nature reserve, with a fresh palette of colours for every season. Creeks, water features, dikes, and shrubs are bringing the polder landscape back to life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Native trees, bushes and grasses emphasise the unique character.<\/p>\n                     <\/div>\n                                 \n            \n               \n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/the-opportunity\/\" class=\"link__btn\"  >\n\t   <span>VIEW OUR OFFER<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"env__section cmn__section page-42875envScn\" >\n   \n         <div class=\"naturetoke-img\">\n         <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n               <div class=\"col-lg-3\">\n                  <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                     <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Paul_Thiers_V.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"imgCon\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Paul_Thiers_V.jpg\" alt=\"\"  id=\"de-omgevingimg1\" \/>\n                     <\/a>\n                  <\/div>    \n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n   \n   <div class=\"naturetoke-desc\">\n     \n      <div class=\"container\">\n         <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 text-center\">\n               \n                                 <h2 class=\"title secondary__text\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                     &#8216;Nature is the best investment<br>for the future&#8217;                  <\/h2>\n               \n                                 <div class=\"pt-4 page-42875-shortcnt\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"70\">\n                     Paul Thiers, ION Chairman &amp; co-founder ION                  <\/div>\n               \n           <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n\n      <div class=\"img-with-text-block\">\n\n                     <div class=\"env__video img-video-bottom\">\n               <div class=\"env__video__thumb\">\n                  <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wilg1.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline><\/video>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         \n                     <div class=\"naturetoke-img\">\n               <div class=\"container\">\n                  <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n                     <div class=\"col-lg-3\">\n                        <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                           <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cj-WMaK0wFyOtw-unsplash.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"imgCon\">\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cj-WMaK0wFyOtw-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"de-omgevingimg2\" \/>\n                           <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                     <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         \n         <div class=\"block__ttl text-center\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n               <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n                  <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 text-group-sm\">\n                     \n                     <p class=\"p1\">The site is not visible from the road, concealed behind green dikes. Two discreet bridges lead into the reserve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A cart track over cattle grids, cobblestones and sand takes you to your private entrance, unobtrusively blending into the lush surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your own land plot available from \u20ac2,175,000 (excl. costs and country house).<\/strong><\/p>\n                     \n                     <div class='pt-5'>\n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/a-word-from-the-architect\/\" class=\"link__btn\"  >\n\t   <span>a word from the architect<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n     \n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cmn__section page-42875-oonwood    architect__section position-relative\" id=\"vande_architect\">\n\t        <div class=\"block__ttl block__ttl__secondary text-center padding-bottom-0\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n          <div class=\"col-lg-5\">\n            \n          \n              <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng text-uppercase secondary__text\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                A LANDSCAPE THAT<br>HAS ITS OWN RHYTHM              <\/h2>\n           \n\t\t\t  \n\n                  \n\n            \n            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \t \n  <div class=\"architect__grid\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n\n                  <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-4\">\n            <div class=\"m-0\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n              <p class=\"p1\">The landscape of Catsand Island was designed by landscape designer Corinne Lecluyse from landscaping firm Omna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Her design exudes the same tranquillity and refinement as the project itself, carefully balancing spaciousness with cosiness.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        \n          <div class=\"col-md-3\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\" data-aos-delay=\"1000\">\n                \n                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/700259becf3d12515dd49be71676f4cee7fe825d.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"vission\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/700259becf3d12515dd49be71676f4cee7fe825d.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"de-omgevingarchitectimg\"\/>\n                  <\/a>\n                \n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-4\">\n\n                          <div class=\"m-0\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                <p class=\"p1\">The homes are not next door to nature: they&#8217;re right in the midst of it. Creeks and meadows form a new landscape that seems as though it must have grown organically around the architecture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Indigenous plants, the gentle contours of the landscape and the salty sea air characterise the area. Lush, without being lavish.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            \n            \n          <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"architect__banner\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"architect__banner__inn\">\n          <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/> -->\n\n                      <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/video-extra_v1-1080p2.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline id=\"de-omgevingarchitectbannervideo\"><\/video>\n          \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"offer__section img-center-text-section position-relative page-42875 imgcentertext\">\n  <div class=\"grid__row\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row gx-0 justify-content-between\">\n\n                  <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-md-3 grid__col\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n              \n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1579123011.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"twoimgs\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AdobeStock_1579123011.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  id=\"de-omgevingofferimg\"\/>\n                <\/a>\n              \n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-5 grid__col grid__col__middle\">\n          <div class=\"project__content text-center\">\n                          <div class=\"mb-lg-5\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                <p class=\"p1\">All kinds of greenery, from hawthorn and hazel to herbs and grasses filled with butterflies give colour to the landscape and mark the rhythm of the seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rows of pollarded willows follow the line of the water and catch the light, while isolated trees create structure and depth. The reeded banks and the creek provide a rich habitat for birds, insects and amphibians.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n                         \n              <div class=\"block__ttl block__ttl__secondary text-center\">\n                <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng text-uppercase secondary__text\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n                                  <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n\n              \n\t\n\n\t<a href=\"\" class=\"link__btn\"  data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#contactModal\" >\n\t   <span>REQUEST THE BROCHURE<\/span>\n\t   \t<i class=\"icon\">\n\t\t   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/themes\/catsand\/assets\/images\/arrow-up.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"svg\" \/>\n\t  \t<\/i>\n\t<\/a>\n\n            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                  <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-md-3 grid__col\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\"> \n              <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Foto.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"twoimgs\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Foto.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"de-omgevingofferimg2\" \/>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n   <section class=\"full-img-section  page-42875fullimg\">\r\n               <div class=\"full-img  \">\r\n                           <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/full-img.jpg\" class=\"w-100\" alt=\"\">\r\n                     <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"container\">\r\n         <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\r\n               <div class=\"img-after-content block__ttl block__ttl__secondary text-center\">\r\n\r\n                                       <div data-aos=\"fade-up\"\r\n                          data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\"\r\n                          data-aos-duration=\"1500\"\r\n                          data-aos-offset=\"50\">\r\n                        <p class=\"p1\">Cadzand beach and the North Sea are walking distance away. Beyond, a wide polder landscape unrolls into the horizon.<br \/>\nThis is a place for relaxing with the rhythms of nature.<\/p>\n                     <\/div>\r\n                  \r\n                                       <h2 class=\"block__ttl__hdng text-uppercase secondary__text\"\r\n                         data-aos=\"fade-up\"\r\n                         data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\"\r\n                         data-aos-duration=\"1500\"\r\n                         data-aos-offset=\"50\">\r\n                        Cadzand invites you to slow down and look around                     <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n<section class=\"lifetime__section bg-with-before pb-0 cmn__section\" id=\"de-omgeving\">\n  <div class=\"grid__row grid__row__top\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row gx-0 justify-content-between\">\n\n                  <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-md-3 grid__col\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/anna-jakutajc-wojtalik-tn2t7-J8kcM-unsplash.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"threeimg\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/anna-jakutajc-wojtalik-tn2t7-J8kcM-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"img1\"\/>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n                  <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-5 grid__col grid__col__middle\">\n            <div class=\"project__content\">\n              <div class=\"img__grid img__grid__overlap\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\" data-aos-delay=\"500\">\n                                  <video src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/compressed_beach_9s-1-1.mp4\" autoplay muted loop playsinline id=\"lifetimevideo\"><\/video>\n              \n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n               <p class=\"p1\">Zeeland is known for its pure flavours. Fresh fish, oysters, mussels and other briny specialities come direct from the North Sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cadzand is also home to some of the finest restaurants in the Netherlands, where top chefs translate the sea&#8217;s riches into a culinary experience that is both subtle and unforgettable.<\/p>\n                             <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        \n          \t\t    <div class=\"col-xl-3 col-md-3 grid__col\">\n            <div class=\"img__grid\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-aos-duration=\"1500\" data-aos-offset=\"50\">\n\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laura-adai-ia-R3lGYhmc-unsplash.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"threeimg\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laura-adai-ia-R3lGYhmc-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"img3\" \/>\n                <\/a>\n              \n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44476","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44476"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44820,"href":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44476\/revisions\/44820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.catsand-island.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}