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 13th-century brick Church of Our Lady of Visitation is a textbook example of ‘coastal Gothic’... 
In 1619, a Bruges lay brother, Pieter Huyssens, was commissioned to build a prestigious church that expressed the values and beliefs of the Jesuits...
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Ever since the Middle Ages, the most important saint for fishermen has been Maria, who is identified with the Stella Maris, or Star of the Sea...
In the 17th century, Bruges had at least twenty abbeys and convents, and today more than a quarter of the historic city centre is directly linked to religious life...
Benedictine nuns from Gistel settled here as early as 1623 after the turbulent Beggars (‘Geuzen’) era...
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The Basilica of the Holy Blood was elevated to the status of Basilica in 1923, due to the special veneration of the Holy Blood...
In this church, the only one in the city centre with a tower clock, many of the great Bruges artists have been buried...
The 'Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde' with its white-coloured house fronts and tranquil convent garden was founded in 1245...
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St Magdalene’s Church (Madeleine in Brugge) is one of the earliest neo-Gothic churches in continental Europe...
Parish church in simplified Gothic Revival style that was originally built around 1910, then rebuilt in 1951...
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At two locations, Sacred Books | Secret Libraries invites you to learn about authentic monastic life and spiritual heritage...
Bruges’ oldest parish church (12th–15th century) has amongst its treasures a rood loft with an organ, medieval tombs, Brussels tapestries and a rich collection of Flemish paintings (14th-18th century)...
This simple Gothic single-nave church, built in the 17th century, surprises with the opulence of its rich Baroque interior - the result of donations by wealthy local patrons...
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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...
The gaze of anyone visiting the picturesque Beguinage will be drawn to the centrally located Beguinage Church...
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