Additional Places of Interest ...

Bruges is renowned for its very rich cultural heritage, its world-class museums, fascinating events, a cosy pleasant overall atmosphere and for its shopping and dining facilities, but also offers some surprising additional attractions, such as:

• The Brewery 'De Halve Maan' (Walplein 26)
  This brewery, already mentioned in 1546, produces the 'Brugse Zot' and the 'Straffe Hendrik' beer that you can try here. During one of the guided visits you will learn more about production methods and the history of the brewery.
• St. Sebastian's Archers' Guild (Carmerstraat 174)
  The members of this ancient and honourable long-bow archers' guild treasure valuable paintings, important archives and reminders of the membership of Belgian and British monarchs.
• St. George's Archers Guild (Stijn Streuvelsstraat 59)
  The crossbow archers of St. George's preserve valuable archives as well as a unique collection of crossbows.
• Almshouses
  Almshouses are old houses which were built by the guilds for their members and their widows or as a deed of charity by wealthy burghers for the poor and the elderly. The oldest houses date from the 14th century. They are very often built around a communal garden with a small chapel and a well. The most remarkable examples are: Almshouse 'De Vos' (Noordstraat), 'De Pelikaan' (Groene Rei), 'Zorghe' and 'Schippers' (Stijn Streuvelsstraat), 'the Rooms Couvent' (Katelijnestraat), 'De Meulenaere' and 'Sint-Jozef'' (Nieuwe Gentweg). These institutions have been owned by the city since the French revolution. Most complexes have been restored and modernised and are still inhabited by elderly people. Most of the inner gardens are open to the public.
• Boudewijn 'Seapark' & 'Dolfinarium'
  Themepark, situated just outside Bruges, including a dolfinarium.