I am visiting one of Europe's most beautiful & best preserved medieval cities, which is (apparently) easy to explore on foot, by horse drawn-carriage or canal boat; however, this is for one day only as I am visiting via Eurotunnel. Could anyone provide me tourist information (including a useful website with, if possible, a map) with the different things that I could visit? Museums, sights and anything else which is achievable by foot within a short period of time; plus, anything else which is a must to see (Nevertheless, I am looking forward checking out the tempting Belgian chocolates, beautiful handmade lace & mouth watering beers). Cheers!
2007-10-08 09:02:13 · 6 answers · asked by VRS 2 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Belgium
They have an English language website too:http://www.brugge.be/internet/en/index.htm
Too much too mention. Start with taking a bus to 'De Markt' if you arrive at the station because it is a fair walk to town. Alternatively if you can get hold of a map you could walk the scenic route into town.
You could try Memling museum, Gruthuuse (not sure if it's spelled right), Minnewater, climb to the top of the Halletoren (366 steps on a spiral staircase), St Salvatorskerk should you like churches and Astridpark where few tourists venture but is is 5 minutes walk from 'De Vismarkt' (which is 5 minutes walk from the Halletoren.)
Avoid the tourist traps of lace and chocolate unless the chocolate is Leonidas. They are not cheap but the best. There is Leonidas in Steenstraat and another in Katelijnestraat.
What else is there to say ... Oh, there is an annual 'snow culture' exhibition on the station square that start on 23rd November and runs till early january. I'd recommend it.
2007-10-08 10:09:31 · answer #1 · answered by Part Time Cynic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bruges (Brugge, pronounced Brugh-uh in Flemish; it IS in Flanders, after all!) is a walking city with a canal bound city center. (Bruges has been called the "Venice of the North" because of its canals.) The only Michelangelo pieta outside Italy is in Bruges' Church Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ( of Our Lady). It's a stone's throw from the Memling Museum, in an former hospital dating from the Middle Ages, which contains beautiful paintings by the Flemish primitives (like Hans Memling) and the Groeninge Museum featuring Memling and others like Jan van Eyck, Hugo van der Goes, Roger Van der Weyden. Not far from there is the picturesque begijnhof (beguinage), an nunnery and chapel founded in 1245, still populated by Benedictine nuns. Bruges is a lovely city to see on a day trip. I happen to love art so I made a beeline for the Michelangelo and the museums.
2016-04-07 21:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a map....it is easy to get around.....I went there for a day from Brussels a couple of years ago.
THere are chocolate places there...yum yum! EAT.
I went to a church where there is a statue my ....ummmmm Leonardo...or Michealangelo....crap can't remember which one, but its one of the very few to ever make it out of Italy ( as there were some VERY rich people in Bruges who brought it).
THere is a cool square with some buildings to see, I forget the name but there is like meeting room which is lovely, the exteriors are also lovely.
You can go on a boat and go around the canals which is really nice to do ( but might be a wait to get on)...its a nice way to get around and see some things from the water.
I can't remember much more than that....its a lovely town.
2007-10-08 16:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by mareeclara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been in Bruges a few times and I always just wandered around, but I had a bit more time.
Here are links to some tourist information sites:
http://www.brugge.be/internet/en/index.htm
http://www.trabel.com/brugge.htm
so you can plan ahead.
Remember that most of the lace you see in the shops is not real hand made, but if you go to the lace center, (kant centrum) you will see the real thing.
Enjoy your stay.
2007-10-08 10:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by Willeke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you love your chocolate (like me) there are loads of little chocolate shops for you to spend time in .. There are also lots of little cosy cafes to enjoy too... There is a nice market to look around and also the Belfry - lots of steps but great view if you make it to the top!
xx
2007-10-08 09:14:06 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eat mussels and chips with mayonnaise!! Don't do the cliched things. One day is not enough, just relax and wander.
2007-10-08 11:54:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋