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Traveling to Bruges?

🔍 We show you 30 places to visit on your next visit to Bruges.

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📜 History and recommendations for your trip
🗺️ Interactive map with the best points of interest
💡 Complete list of must-see places to explore

Bruges in numbers

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865 AD

FOUNDATION

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118 thousand

POPULATION

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AREA

138 km²

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Why visit Bruges

Bruges is a historic city in Belgium, known for its medieval charm and idyllic atmosphere. Despite its size, it is one of Belgium's top tourist destinations and is very popular all year round. Its picturesque streets and canals and its gastronomy make the capital of Flanders a unique and unforgettable place.


One of the main attractions of Bruges is its old town, which is full of medieval houses, canals and squares. The Crab Market is one of the city's most visited tourist attractions, with a wide variety of shops and restaurants. The Belfort Tower is another important tourist attraction in Bruges, with a panoramic view of the city.


In addition to its tourist attractions, Bruges is known for its art and culture. The Groeninge Museum is one of the most visited museums in the city and houses a wide variety of Belgian and international art. The Bruges Theatre is another important museum in the city, which offers a wide range of performances and events. Bruges is a little gem: centuries ago in Northern Europe it was nicknamed "Die Scone", the beautiful one.

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Interactive map of Bruges
What could be more handy than having a map of Bruges in your pocket with all these tourist sites already marked?

🏛️ Museums, Galleries and Palaces
🏰 Monuments and Landmarks
⛪ Churches and Temples
🌳 Squares and Parks
🎡 Experiences and Activities

We share with you 30 places to visit distributed in the following categories:

The Middle Ages encapsulated between canals and swans. This small Belgian town has more than a thousand years of heritage, from its ancient textiles to its tempting chocolates.

3 Museums, Galleries and Palaces

For its size, Bruges does not have as many famous museums as other European cities. However, the collections of its main art galleries are proportionately rich in works of international Gothic and Flemish Primitives, a "Northern Renaissance" that developed in parallel to that of the Italian cities.

9 Monuments and Landmarks

About a thousand years ago, a small village in Flanders was home to a textile industry which, two centuries later, was to become the main economic centre of the region. By 1400 AD, it had some 200,000 inhabitants - ten times more than the historic centre has today!

In our list of must-see places you can discover the French and Spanish influence in Bruges. Thanks to their proper preservation, a visit to the buildings of Bruges is like a journey back in time to the High Middle Ages. And in this cheerful little city, every landmark is just a stone's throw away from each other.

10 Churches and Temples

Every day, the churches of Bruges ring their bells to accompany the flowing water in their canals. The long history of Catholicism in Flanders combined with its economic heyday to build marvellous churches with interiors full of relics.

The most important of these is the Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges, originally Romanesque with Gothic additions, which treasures a phial containing a piece of cloth with the blood of Christ, brought from the Holy Land during the Second Crusade. A few blocks to the southwest you will find the imposing Cathedral of San Salvador, which is almost 900 years old since its foundation and has a remarkable heritage treasure.

7 Squares and Parks

As you walk through the squares of Bruges, imagine the medieval merchants who lined them with their stalls and carts. Goods and languages from all corners of Europe were traded and shipped back to their distant destinations.

The green spaces of Bruges welcome you and bid you farewell to the city. As you enter from the train and bus station, you can stroll through the Minnewaterpark with its beautiful swans and many bridges. Before leaving in the afternoon, you can stroll through Queen Astrid Park, a little further away from the hustle and bustle of the historic centre, where the locals go to relax a little.

1 Experiences and Activities

If the day is sunny and you prefer to get to know Bruges in a more "hands-on" way, we recommend a boat trip to see the city from a different perspective. The trips are offered by the city council and have various departure points and times.

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List with 30 places to visit in Bruges

🏛️ Museums, Galleries and Palaces

1. Arentshuis

2. Groeninge Museum

3. Gruuthuse Museum

 
🏰 Monuments and Landmarks

4. Almshouses

5. Beguinage of Bruges

6. Belfry of Bruges

7. Bruges Town Hall

8. Franconate of Bruges

9. Gunpowder Tower

10. Provincial Court

11. Rose Quay

12. St John's Mill

 
Churches and Temples

13. Basilica of the Holy Blood of Bruges

14. Cathedral of St. Saviour of Bruges

15. Church of St. Anne

16. Church of St. Elizabeth

17. Church of St. Giles

18. Church of St. Jacob

19. Church of St. Magdalene

20. Church of St. Walburga

21. Jerusalem Chapel

22. Our Lady of Bruges

 
🌳 Squares and Parks

23. Burg Square

24. Graaf Visartpark

25. Market Square

26. Minnewaterpark

27. Queen Astrid Park

28. Sebrechtspark

29. Tanners' Square

 
🎡 Experiences and Activities

30. Bruges Boat Ride

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