Bruges
Bruges — Begijnhof, Michelangelo's Madonna, Almshouses, Flemish Lace, Chocolate & the Windmill Ramparts
The walled Begijnhof garden with its spring daffodils, the only Michelangelo sculpture north of the Alps, 50 hidden almshouse courtyards, the world's most celebrated lace tradition, artisan chocolatiers, and the windmill-lined medieval ramparts make Bruges inexhaustible.
Bruges — the Markt, Holy Blood, Canals, Flemish Primitive Masterworks, Belgian Beer & Chocolate
Bruges is the most completely preserved medieval city in northern Europe — the Belfry, the Holy Blood relic, the canal network, Jan van Eyck's Madonna, the De Halve Maan brewery, and the world's finest chocolate shops all within 1km of the Markt.
Bruges — Memling Museum, the Burgundian Court, Textile Heritage, Music at the Concertgebouw & Bruges by Night
The Memling paintings in the medieval hospital wards where they were made; the Burgundian court that created the Golden Fleece and commissioned van Eyck; the cloth trade that built the Belfry; the architecturally bold Concertgebouw; and Bruges after dark — the most romantic canal city in Europe.
Bruges — Canal Circuit, Damme Cycling, the Holy Blood Procession, Contemporary Art Triënnale & Family Activities
The complete canal walking circuit, the polder cycling to Damme, the most elaborately costumed procession in northern Europe, the contemporary Triënnale in the medieval canals, and the chocolate workshops, Belfry climb, and canal boats for families.
Bruges — Ramparts & Windmills, Jan van Eyckplein, Gastronomy, Ghent Day Trip, Christmas Market & Practical Guide
The 4 windmills on the medieval ramparts, the site of the Medici trading houses on the Jan van Eyckplein, the Michelin-starred restaurants on the canal lanes, the atmospheric Christmas market on the Markt, and everything you need to navigate Belgium's most visited city.
Bruges — Groeningemuseum, the Dijver, Belgian Beer Culture, Gothic Architecture, Cycling to Damme & 'In Bruges'
The Groeningemuseum holds van Eyck's most technically astonishing painting; the De Halve Maan brewery has a beer pipeline under the cobblestones; the flat polder cycling to Damme is the most atmospheric single Flemish cycling excursion; and 'In Bruges' put the medieval city on every film-lover's bucket list.