Always something to experience: culture, heritage and nature
Bruges is a multi-faceted city, spanning the past, present and future. A wide range of museums and sights are waiting for you to explore. By yourself, with your partner, with family or friends: you won't know where to look first! Delve into the city and soak up its rich cultural landscape, heritage and cordial residents. Experience Bruges to the fullest, and take in all it has to offer. We guarantee our charming streets, squares and parks will warm your heart.
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Above, below, left, right, ahead and behind you: in Blind Donkey Street every square metre has something to notice...
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This magnificent 15th century city palace was built to impress, and it’s been doing so in style ever since...
The mathematician and physicist Simon Stevin (born in Bruges in 1548, died in The Hague in 1620), after whom the square is named, stands proud on this lively square, which is framed by neat rows of linden trees...
The beating heart of Bruges has long been dominated by the Belfry, 83 metres high and the city’s most prominent building...
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The enchanting Pottenmakersstraat meanders partly along the water, and rewards you with surprising discoveries...
The Belfry attracts all the attention, but behind it there’s a hidden, secret place: the Carthusians’ Street, named for the nuns who lived here until the end of the 18th century...
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This corner, where the Grauwwerkersstraat turns into the Academiestraat, is popularly known as the 'Oude Beursplein' (Old Stock Exchange Square)...
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Even if you’ve never heard of Guido Gezelle, the famous Flemish poet-priest, it’s impossible to miss his statue in this splendid spot...
The oak forest that gave its name to Groeninge has disappeared, but thanks to a water pump, a small hidden canal and the cheerful clatter of hooves this ancient street is still oozing with charm...
Tucked away between the Fish Market and the Rosary Quay, you’ll find the Tanners Square, one of the intimate little squares with which Bruges abounds...
The Ezelstraat, one of the most important roads leading from a city gate, is a street just waiting to be explored...
Fresh North Sea fish used to be a delicacy for the rich, and was originally sold on Market Square...
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An alley so narrow that you almost walk straight past: that’s Stoofstraat, where you can barely stretch out your arms...
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The romantic charm of the Wijngaardplein is simply irresistible to passers-by, but take your time here - there is a lot to see...
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The name of this small cobbled square possibly refers to the first city walls, built nearby in 1127-1128...
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If you’re searching for a peaceful place to rest by the water in the heart of the city, head for the small but delightful Capuchins’ Square...
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The Omookaai is situated at the end of a peninsula, right between the busy container port and the former fishermen's quarter...
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