Belfort

Brugge, Markt, 7

Attractions in Bruges Dominating in the beautiful panorama of the central Grote Markt square in Bruges, the Belfort tower is considered the most important of all the towers of this city. In addition, UNESCO has appropriated to it the value of the World Heritage Monument.

Monastery Beguinok in Bruges

Brugge, Begijnhof 8000.

Attractions in Bruges Be sure to visit the Begun Monastery. From the olden days, "begints" were called solitary widows, united in communities where they lived almost monastically strictly and performed many useful works for the city, including bringing up orphans. Today the sisters of the Order of St. Benedict live here.

Museum of Guido Geselle

Brugge, Rolweg 64

Attractions in Bruges The Museum of Guido Gezelle is located in the former house of the famous Flemish writer Guido Geselle and is dedicated to his life and work. In addition, the museum presents a temporary exhibition on the art of the printed word.

Museum of Fine Arts Bruges

Brugge, Dijver 12

Attractions in Bruges The collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (Groeningemuseum) is dedicated to a 6-century history of Flemish and Belgian painting, beginning with Jan van Eyck and ending with Marcel Brothars. The exposition of the museum is represented by the works of Flemish primitives, masters of the Renaissance.

Chocolate Museum in Bruges

Brugge, Sint-Jansstraat 7b

Attractions in Bruges World-famous is the Museum of Chocolate History, where you can not only learn about the process of turning cocoa beans into chocolate bars and see the process of making chocolate with your own eyes, but also try the freshly made sweets and even buy appropriate souvenirs for sweethearts.

Church of Our Lady of Bruges

Brugge, Mariastraat 8000

Attractions in Bruges The Church of Our Lady is interesting - it is not only a building combining the features of Gothic and Romanesque styles, but also one of the few churches outside of Italy where the sculpture of Michelangelo - "The Virgin Mary with the Child" - is preserved. Madonna of Bruges.

Ter Doest

Abdij Ter Doest, Ter Doeststraat 4

Attractions in Bruges At present, from the former infrastructure of the abbey (church, two sleeping rooms, a hospital, a room for meals ...) there was only a huge cattle-shed built in 1275. This is a spacious building 17 m high with oak pillars of support and beams of slabs.

Archaeological Museum of Bruges

Brugge, Mariastraat 36A

Attractions in Bruges The exposition of the archaeological museum (Bruggemuseum-Archeologie) is devoted to all aspects of the life of the city from the Middle Ages to our days. Information in the museum is submitted in the form of a game, during which visitors learn a lot of interesting things.

St. John's Hospital

Brugge, Mariastraat 38

Attractions in Bruges Sight, associated with the names of saints and, alas, already with a paid entrance, is the hospital of St. John. The hospital is considered the oldest in Europe - it was founded in the 12th century and worked until the second half of the 20th.

Grote Markt

Brugge, Markt

Attractions in Bruges Grote Markt is translated from Flemish as "market square": to this day in the heart of the Belgian city of Bruges, covered markets, which gave it the name. Many excursions around the city take their origin here, on the famous Market Square.

Diamond Museum in Bruges

Brugge, Katelijnestraat 43

Attractions in Bruges The Museum of Diamonds has a huge number of expositions that tell about all the stages of diamond processing - from the mining industry to cutting and polishing. To this day, diamonds remain one of Belgium's most important export products.

The Grüthüse Museum

Brugge, Dijver 17

Attractions in Bruges The Grütghüze Museum is located in the palace of the same name and is represented by a collection of items from the 15th and 19th centuries, which belonged to Lord Grüthüse. A special impression is made by tapestries and a delicately decorated fireplace.

The French fries museum

Brugge, Vlamingstraat 33

Attractions in Bruges The Frietmuseum is located in Saaihalle, one of the oldest and well-preserved buildings in Bruges, built in 1399. The French Fries Museum is the only one of its kind in the world.

Museum of lace in Bruges

Brugge, Peperstraat 3a

Attractions in Bruges In the middle of the XIX century, the production of lace, which weave with the help of a large number of bobbins, was much more in Bruges than a hobby. For many families, this was the only way to make a living.

Museum of Folk Art and Traditions

Brugge, Balstraat 43

Attractions in Bruges The Museum of Folk Art and Traditions (Bruggemuseum-Volkskunde) is located in 8 almshouses of the 17th century, which have preserved the elements of the past decor: the museum features interiors of the classroom, shoemaker's workshops, hatter, tailor and cooper.

Museum of brewing De Halve Maan

Brugge, Walplein 26

Attractions in Bruges De Halve Maan (translated as "crescent") is the last operating brewery in Bruges. Since 1564, for many centuries, it has been in the same place, in the same building in Walplein Square, in the historic heart of the city.

Museum of Light

Brugge, Wijnzakstraat 2

Attractions in Bruges The exposition of the Museum of Light (Lumina Domestica) is devoted to the history of artificial illumination, counting more than 400 thousand years, starting from torches and oil lamps and ending with electric and light-emitting lamps. The museum has a collection of lamps, numbering more than 4 thousand items!

Church of the Holy Blood of Christ

Brugge, Burg 13

Attractions in Bruges Among the famous religious buildings of Bruges is the Church of the Holy Blood of Christ, whose name was given by a relic brought in the 12th century by the Crusaders from the Holy Land. The church is located on the main city square Grote Markt and may seem inconspicuous in comparison with the elegant facade of the Town Hall.

Bruges is not only the chocolate capital of Belgium, but also without exaggeration one of the most beautiful cities in Europe .Medieval gothic ensembles and a network of canals, perhaps a little inferior to the Venetian ones, attract crowds of tourists every year .In recent years, the tourist flow has so increased that the inhabitants of Bruges complain: they live like in Disneyland .But in the grumbling of local residents a lot of craftiness: the tourist industry annually brings a huge income to the city, and to increase it even more, the authorities constantly restore the old buildings and ennoble the city .Many of the buildings clearly of old architecture look like new, but it's not a "replica", just the authorities take care of the appearance of Bruges .And, of course, most of the old buildings are museums, and they can be visited .

In the very center of Bruges is a noisy, crowded and stunningly beautiful Market Square (Grote Markt), in the buildings of which there are architectural styles of different eras. Standing on the square Belfort is one of the most important sights of the city.

Chime of its bells, measuring time, causes admiration of listeners, and if you climb the inner stairs of the tower to the observation deck, then from the opening view of the city is breathtaking.
In the very center of Bruges there is a noisy, crowded and stunningly beautiful Market Square.

The number of museums in Bruges is simply unthinkable .Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts covers six centuries of Flemish and Belgian painting .About the life of the city, since the Middle Ages, you will learn in a very interesting interactive form in the Archaeological Museum of Bruges .And the Museum of Folk Art and Traditions demonstrates the interiors and furnishings of the old workshops .Museum of Light, Museum of Brewing, Museum of Diamonds, Museum of lace and even french fries - everyone will find here something to your taste .Well, is it possible to come to the chocolate capital of Belgium and not go to the Museum of chocolate? - Here you can not only watch the incredible processes of chocolate transformations, but also try the sweets just made before your eyes .

In Bruges are located and worthy of attention churches and temples. One of the most remarkable is the Church of Our Lady, which is supported by its sharp top in the heavens. It is amazing not only because over the years and centuries of construction in its architecture styles of different epochs were mixed, but also on the territory of Michelangelo's sculpture - "The Virgin Mary with the Child", one of the few exported outside of Italy. On the Grotto Markt stands the majestic Church of the Holy Blood of Christ, and a little to the west - no less noteworthy Cathedral St.. Sauveur.

Getting on the territory Beginage - "The noble home of the refuge of beguins Ten Viinharde" - the traveler suddenly finds himself in the silent rest of empty streets, along which there are small white houses with red roofs. In the old days "begints" were called single widows who created communities and lived almost like nuns, making for the city a lot of good. Now the sisters of the Order of St. Benedict live here.

Night Bruges is a completely different city. The lights of the squares, the gingerbread houses reflected in the mirror of the canals, the silent narrow streets in the magic light of the lanterns all create a romantic atmosphere, give birth to a feeling of keen happiness and involvement with the magic of the city.

When you come to this city, you should know about its museums and squares, cathedrals and churches, see them, keep them in your heart .But besides this, it is important to remember that Brugge itself is the main attraction .Here, every street, every house is of great importance, take you to the whirlpool of time, attract the eye and fascinate .Go where the eyes look, where they carry their feet, look around, not missing a single detail, read the inscriptions on the tablets of old buildings, admire the swans in the canals and reflect the colorful houses - that's what it means to see Bruges .