The best places to visit in Bruges, Belgium -> Destinations

  Gruuthuse Museum is the largest complex of museums in Bruges and is located in the house which belonged to Van Gruuthuse Brugghe-van der Aa. Gruut represent a mixture of flavors from which he used to make beer. Present collections of art and antiquities have been started in 1865 by the Archaeological Society in 1955 and Burges, Bruges city council won a collection and expanded.      Sculptural art - the collection consists of objects of di...

  Bruges City Centre is part of UNESCO heritage. Historical city center has been carefully built since the Middle Ages and is remarkably preserved today. The city can tell their own story through all the monuments, churches, historic buildings and markets. Bruges site is an example of medieval settlement, which has preserved original buildings of centuries, and Gothic buildings are part of the city identity. As one of the commercial and cultural capitals of Europe, Brugge developed ...

  Church of the Holy Blood has a remnant of the holy blood of Jesus Christ. Legend says that after the crucifixion, St. Joseph of Arimathea, wiped the blood and body Savior kept his clothes. These clothes have left the Holy Land until the Second Crusade, when King of Jerusalem, Baldwin III, and gave the brother or the Count of Flanders, Diederik van de Elzas. Count Saviour brought clothes with blood on 7 April 1150 and placed her in a chapel he built a square Burg.  ...

  Belfort Tower in Bruges is a tourist attraction that was built in XIII century. This tourist attraction in Bruges is not less than 88 meters high and houses the old treasure map of Bruges. If you decide to climb the 366 steps, you can admire the impressive clock mechanism which has 47 bells, each with different sounds and functions, and the climax is a panoramic view of the city from the top of the tower. Belfort Tower, Bruges is the central square is truly special....

 Groening is a Landmark Museum in Bruges, also called fine arts museum, named after the field where his armies were defeated Flemish king of France in 1302. Museum collection was begun in XVIII century but the building was built between 1929 and 1930. Museum name was given after the street where, in 1302, Flemish army troops defeated French king.     Museum's collection includes works belonging artists who lived or worked in Bruges. Largest artwork in...

  Chocolate Museum is a tourist attraction which is arranged in the house "The Croon" Saint John the market. House "The Croon" dates from 1480 and was originally a tavern and later a bakery. The twentieth century has been used as general office work forces, police, school and municipal bank of Belgium. Chocolate lovers can find not only very interesting visit to this museum.     Here you can see various sculptures in chocolate...

  City of Bruges was built between 1376 and 1420 and was among the first mayors in the Netherlands monument. Comprises six main facade and two Gothic windows of the city arms. The entrance hall is magnificent ceremonial staircase leading visitors to the first floor, where there is room Gothic (built between 1386 and 1401). This room was decorated with neo-Gothic paintings illustrating the most important events of history's Bruges....

  Diamond Museum, the newest museum in the world diamond. Bruges is the city where diamond polishing was invented in the fifteenth century by Lodewijk van Berquem locals. Museum in Bruges offers visitors the unique experience within an imaginary workshop of Lodewijk van Berquem's a rare replica of the crown of Margaret of York which was handmade in Bruges, original equipment for mining, a model made exclusively on a scale of 1:1 the total amount of diamonds worldwide, grinding and c...

  Liberty Palace Bruges (Landhuis van het Vrije Brugse) took centuries more uses. After construction in 1525, the building was used as the Region Palace and after the second building was in 1725 became the Royal Court. Later the building became a tourist information point. Today, hosting national archive. The most important part of the building, is of course "Aldermann Room" with beautiful fireplace made of different materials: alabaster, marble and wood....

  Damme small town is situated on the river Zwin between Zeebrugge and Bruges. River mud has played an important role in increasing or fall Damme's between year 1180 until today. Damme city has many beautiful cafes and restaurants. Channel is superb ride and if you will walk through Damme will see many sculptures made by Charles Delporte representing some huge heads.     City of Damme, built between 1464-1468, is an excellent example of Gothic ar...