Minnewater
Our visit to Brugge began with the romantic Minnewater - the "Lake of...
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Minnewater
The Powder Tower of the 15th century. It is very quiet and calm in the park.
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Minnewater
A most beautiful park is lying around the Lake.
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Minnewater
A small and pretty castle on the bank of the lake.
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Wijngaardplein
Tourists enjoy having rides on the carriages in the park and the town.
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Minnewater
According to the legend, a young girl, Minne by name, was in love with...
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Minnewater
Minne survived but was exhausted and died in the hands of her beloved who had...
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Minnewater
In reality, the origin of the lake is less romantic. It is the place...
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Minnewater
The lake is a charming and romantic place. There are plenty of swans on the...
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Minnewater
The legend says that in 1488 the people of Brugge killed some person...
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Minnewater
We can believe the legends or not, but the swans are here and they...
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Wijngaardplein
The fountain on the medieval square on the way from the park to the...
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Begijnhof
The entrance to Begijnhof, which was a home to "beguines" from 1245...
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Begijnhof
Here the members of a religious sisterhood lived and worshipped.
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Begijnhof
Now single elderly women live in small appartments in the 17th-18th century...
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Minnewater
The hustle and bustle of modern life seem to stay far away.
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Mariastraat
The spirit of art in this medieval street.
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Mariastraat
Life is quiet here off the tourists paths.
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Memling museum
The museum is situated in St.Jans hospital. It displays the work of Hans...
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St Jans hospital
The hospital was Brugge hospice until the 19th century. Now tourists...
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
The Church of Our Lady houses the beautiful in its simplicity marble...
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
The interior is quite carvenous.
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
The church was constructed between the 13th and 15th centuries.
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
The church attracts most visitors because of its medieval character and...
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
...some important works of art.
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
There are some funeral chapels with frescoed tombs in black and dark red.
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
It is impressive, isn't it?
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
The church is worth a visit for its interior.
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
The main nave.
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
A rococo pulpit designed by Brugge artist Jan Antoon Garemijn.
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Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
The tower is high and slim. It reaches the height of 122 metres. It is...
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Gruuthuse Hof
Brugge is a graceful small town. A street scene.
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Gruuthusestraat
The town is green and cosy.
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Gruuthuse
The way to 'Gruuthuse', one of the Brugge Museums.
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Gruuthusemuseum
The Gruuthuse Museum houses some antiques and art collections started in 1865.
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Brangwynmuseum
The museum exhibits the works of the Brugge-born English artist Frank...
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Brangwynmuseum
The Museum (to the left) was formed in the 18th century and has the...
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Brangwynmuseum
The museum also displays porcelains, pewter ware and ceramics. The...
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Dijver
The network of canals is called 'reien' because they come from...
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Dijver
There are some superb old patrician houses here.
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Dijver
Dijver is the fine tree-lined quay. The tower of the church is...
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Dijver
On one of very nice bridges through numerous canals.
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Dijver
A very nice green quiet embankment with old and not very old houses.
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Wollestraat
Shop windows are fun; lace, patchwork, tapestry are old national traditional...
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Wollestraat
The street has finely decorated houses and is a shopping street.
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Grote Markt
The carriages are waiting for the clients in the central square.
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Grote Markt
The real centre of Brugge is formed by the Market Place.
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Grote Markt
The old square in its daily routine.
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Grote Markt, Halle En Belfort
The most impressive building is the Belfort bell-tower (83m high) with its...
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Grote Markt
The south side is occupied by the 13th century Hall, the historic commercial...
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Breidelstraat
Belgium is famed for its chocolate goods.
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Burg, Stadhuis
In the morning the square Burg is rather a busy place. In the...
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Burg, Heilig Bloedbasiliek
The decoration of the Basilica of the Sacred Blood.
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Burg
This square was originally the centre of Brugge.
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Burg, Stadhuis
The Town Hall (Stadhuis) was built in Gothic style in about 1400.
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Burg
Old Reporter's House (Chancellery) (to the right) is a beautiful...
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Burg
This ultra-modern pavilion was built by Toio Ito in 2002 to honour the...
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Burg, Heilig Bloedbasiliek
The Basilica is in the corner of the square. The first floor chapel with the...
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Burg, Heilig Bloedbasiliek
The stairs lead to the Basilica of the Sacred Blood where the relic of the...
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Heilig Bloedbasiliek
The Basilica of the Sacred Blood is a double chapel. On the ground...
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Stadhuis
Bruggemuseum Gothic Chamber of Brigge Town Hall: Solemn interior with...
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Stadhuis
The museum has wooden, polychrome, vaulted ceiling, medieval carvings...
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Blinde Ezelstraat
The little street that separates Stadhuis (Town Hall) from the...
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Steenhouwersdijk
The street and the canal beneath are very picturesque. There is a bust of...
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St Salvator Kathedraal
This is Brugge's oldest parish church (12th-15th century). Worth...
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St Salvator Kathedraal
There is the museum at the Cathedral which has old paintings, brass...
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Oostmeers
A simple street off the tourist ways a five minutes walk from the railway...
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Railway Station
Brugge Railway Station is a 20-minute walk from the centre.
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Railway Station
It provides at least hourly trains to all other major cities of Belgium.
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