Bruges was once a flourishing trading centre and its rich merchants built lovingly and to last. Through time the city declined and slumbered as a forgotten backwater but its rich heritage and picture postcard beauty could not remain hidden for ever and inevitably Bruges was rediscovered as an unspoilt treasure. Visitors now flock to explore the cobbled streets and old guild houses in the Market Place but it is the canals with their ancient humped bridges that create its unique character. Small enough to explore by foot, horsedrawn carriage or by canal boat, there is much to see museums and art flourish, good restaurants abound and pretty shops sell lace, Flemish tapestry, speciality beers and chocolates.
Things to do, places to see...in Bruges
The Market Place and Belfry, Burg Square, The Holy Blood, ´Lake of Love´, the Beguinage, Church of our Lady, St Salvator´s Cathedral, Gruuthuse, The Market, Michelangelo´s Pieta. |
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