Sightseeing: Discover Bruges your way
It's your first time in Bruges and you don't know what to see first? Or do you already know the city like the back of your hand, but want to learn a bit more? Discover Bruges your way, at your own pace or with a guide. Sightseeing on foot or by bike, on a boat trip down the canals, or a horse-drawn carriage ride over the cobblestones, by minibus, Vespa or even by hot air balloon: the possibilities are endless. Which will it be?
The Bruges belfry is 83 meters high and contains a carillon with 47 fine-sounding bells, the brass weighing 27 tons in total... -
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The imposing Gunpowder Tower is located next to the Lovers' Bridge and is an impressive 18 metres tall...
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From this mansion, the Liberty of Bruges (the countryside in a wide area around the city) was once governed...
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Discover in an interactive way everything you ever wanted to know about the raw ingredients of beer, the brewing process, food pairing, beer in Bruges, trappist and abbey beers, etc...
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This Gothic mansion was built in the second half of the 15th century by Jan III de Baenst (1483), a local politician and chamberlain of the Duke of Burgundy...
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It can get very busy at Musea Brugge's reception pavilion at times, as this is where you buy your entrance ticket for the top locations of Gruuthuse Museum and the Museum of the Church of Our Lady...
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This corner house was once the headquarters of the Florentine merchants and it dates back to the 13th century...
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The first Kruispoort gate was built simultaneously with the second rampart (1297-1304) and already rebuilt in 1366...
The Guild of Saint Sebastian is an archers’ guild that has already been in existence for more than 600 years, which is unprecedented anywhere in the world...
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Explore the polders of Lissewege by taking the Ter Doest walk and enjoy the beautiful panoramic views presented to you...
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The Lake of Love may often steal the show, but do be sure to take some time to check out the Lock keeper's house as well...
This literary and biographical museum about the life of Guido Gezelle (1830-1899), one of Flanders’ most famous poets, was established in the house where he was born, situated in a peaceful working-class district of the city...
Step into the cobbled courtyard of the Adornes estate and it will immediately seem as if you have travelled hundreds of years back in time...
At the right corner of Wollestraat street you will undoubtedly notice this stately, late Gothic mansion, Perez de Malvenda House...
This mysterious burial ground is not only the oldest in Belgium, it is also a wonderful place of silence within walking distance of the city centre...
The Old Water House, built on the city ramparts, guaranteed water supplies to the medieval city and even then was regarded as one of the wonders of Bruges...
The 'Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde' with its white-coloured house fronts and tranquil convent garden was founded in 1245...
When the Ten Duinen Abbey (now the Grootseminarie, or Major Seminary) was erected in 1628-1642, a carillon tower was built on the south-east corner of one of the wings that contained 26 bells...
The church tower of the Gothic Our Lady of the Visitation Church was built in 1265 but never completed when funds ran out...
A guided visit by bus to the international port of Zeebrugge is definitely an educational experience...
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The first Blacksmith’s Gate dates from 1297-1299; the current gate was built on the remains of the old one in 1367...
It is recommended that anyone who would like to discover the history of the port and the best preserved heritage sites of Zeebrugge buy the ‘heritage walking map’ in the Information Office...
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With Flanders Fields Battlefield Daytours, discover the attractions of the Westhoek and the Great War...
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Windmills have graced Bruges’ ramparts ever since the construction of the outer city ramparts at the end of the 13th century...
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Windmills have graced Bruges’ ramparts ever since the construction of the outer city wall at the end of the 13th century...
The Burghers’ Lodge was built between 1395 and 1417 and was commissioned by the commercial elite of the time, the burgesses of Bruges (patricians and merchants)...
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On top of House ‘Bouchoute’ (1482), the house on the corner, there is a sphere covered in gold leaf...
The old fishing port exudes great atmosphere and conviviality; the appealing no-nonsense ambience comes for free...
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In 1994, the Palace Hotel, which in the meantime has been renamed the 'Residence Palace', was declared a monument...
During this excursion to the Westhoek, a guide (explanations are provided in English) will tell you about the events that led to WWI and how this tragedy unfolded...
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Somewhat hidden behind the marina, you will find the Belgian Naval Base, built at the end of the 1960s...
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This hospital was first mentioned in records dating back to the 13th century, when the nuns cared for pilgrims, travellers and the sick here...
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Experience with Quasimodo Tours a personal and memorable trip (English spoken) to Passendale, Hill 60, Messines Ridge, Hellfire Corner on the Menin Road, the private museum at Hooge Crater (or other private museum), several Commonwealth and German cemeteries, trenches and bunkers, the Menin Gate and numerous Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, British and Irish monuments...
