A timeless spectacle, Bruges is a charming city full of medieval flavour. Its architectural treasures lure the eye, revealing a city of rich history. Serene canals and tight cobbled streets seize your imagination, enticing you to explore more and more.
1. Markt Square
Watch the world go by in one of the Markt Squares multitude of cafes and restaurants. A vibrant open area, relax with a coffee as the rat race scuttles around you.
2. Basilica of the Holy Blood
Upon homecoming from the Crusades, the count of Flanders returned with what was believed to be the blood of Christ. Unopened to this day, the relic remains in this 12th century chapel.
3. Groeningen Museum
Bruges is blessed with many fine art museums, in particular the Groeningen, with Belgian and Dutch paintings including the works of Jan Van Eyck and Hieronymous Bosch.
4. Church of Our Lady
Believed to be the only sculpture to have left Italy in his lifetime, Michelangelos Madonna is a beautiful marble figure brought to Bruges in 1506 and housed ever since in the Church of Our Lady.
5. Memling Museum
Originally built as a medieval hospital, the Memling...