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Bruges Tourist Attractions, Visiting Bruges

Bruges Tourist Attractions, Visiting Bruges

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Bruges Tourist Attractions, Visiting Bruges

Bruges is only 120km from Calais and 20km from Zeebrugge. Whether you fancy a romantic break or just a weekend away let Bruges charm you with its richness and diversity.

Bruges is famed for it's culture, one of the outstanding features of the museum collection of the city is its splendid diversity: from the Flemish Primitives to contemporary art, from classic ‘fine arts’ to archaeological finds, furniture, silver, folklore. Its collective of museums includes: Groeninge Museum, Gruuthuse Museum, Memling Museum, Town Hall Gothic Chamber, Belfry Tower, Guido Gezelle Museum, Museum Lady of the Potterie, Folklore Museum, Sint-Janshuis Mill, The Beguine's House, St.-Sebastian's Archers Guild, Brewery ' De Halve Maan' (Straffe Hendrik Beer), Diamant Museum and Our Lady's Church.

The city centre has UNESCO World Heritage Site status and a population is around 120,000. The greater metropolitan area extends as far as Zeebrugge on the coast. It's one of the cities known as 'The Venice of the North'.

Six reasons to visit Bruge now:

  • Unlimited museum hopping - Even the most hardened culture vultures quail at the prospect. 
  • A romantic stroll - ‘Evening city rambles’ and ‘Old bars and tough stories’ are two brand new walking tours.
  • Pleasant winter concerts - In the beautifully restored City Theatre you can enjoy top contemporary productions.
  • Atmospheric events for guaranteed winter fun! - The Snow and Ice sculpture festival for example.
  • Chocolat - The World Heritage City is redolent with the aroma of chocolate all year round, and its countless inventive chocolatiers prepare the superb local chocolates, the famous Brugse Zwaantjes (little swans), by the dozen. 
  • Shopping without limits - Imposing design shops and exclusive fashion boutiques, budget-friendly knick-knack stores and ... 

The Bruge tourist office is at:

  • Address: Postbus 744 - 8000 Brugge, Belgium
  • Telephone: +32 50 44 46 46
  • Website: www.brugge.be

 

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