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The entire historic city centre of Bruges is named on the list of World Heritage by the Unesco. Discover the many highlights of Bruges:

Belfry Tower and Halles
The city's most remarkable landmark. Climbing the 366 steps of the winding staircase is a challenge: on top of the tower you are rewarded with an amazing view. On the second storey is the former medieval treasure-room, today a museum. The Belfry's carillon (47 bells with a total weight of 27 tons) is one of the finest in the world. Concerts are played on it three times a week.
Jan Breydel & Pieter De Coninck
Statue of two popular local heroes, who played a leading part in the resistance against the French occupying powers in 1302.
Provincial Government Palace
Neo-gothic building (1887-1921), former seat of West Flanders' Provincial Council.

Basilica of the Holy Blood
Double chapel. On the ground level - St. Basil's Chapel (1139-1149) in roman style. The first floor chapel, converted into neo-gothic style in the 19th century, contains a.o. the famous Relic of the Holy Blood. Museum of the Holy Blood: exhibition of reliquaries, vestments, paintings and other artefacts.
City Hall
One of the oldest gothic city halls (1376-1420) of the Low Countries. On the first floor is the prestigious Gothic Hall, with an impressive wooden and polychromed vault ceiling and historic wall-paintings. In the Historic Room a collection of items, documents and paintings relating to Bruges' history are on display.
Blinde Ezelstraat
Leave Burg Square by this pedestrian street. Just look up and behind you to watch the exquisite vaulting between City Hall and Old Recorders' House.

Meebrug & Peerdenbrug
One of the most beautiful and pictoresque spots in Bruges. Walk along the canal. On your way you will see two of the city's oldest stone bridges. Further down the Groene Rei, have a look at 'De Pelikaan', a typical almshouse.
Fish Market
In this complex (1821), fresh seafood from the nearby North Sea, is for sale every day (06.00 am-01.00 pm) from Tuesday through Saturday.
Huidevettersplein
Number 10 at Huidevettersplein was the 17th-century Tanners' House, overviewing the romantic Rozenhoedkaai. If you were allowed to take only one snapshot while in Bruges, here is the spot to take it!

Groeninge Museum
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Hof Arents / Groeninge
In the "Hof Arents": Knights of the Apocalypse, a series of sculptures (1987) by Rik Poot, representing earthly terrors such as death, war, famine and revolution. In the same garden, the Bonifacius bridge is an example of romanticism turned to stone: a dreamlike setting for idyllic pictures.
Gruuthuse Museum
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Brangwyn Museum / Arentshuis
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Church of Our Lady
This church (13th-15th century), recently restored, with a 118 m high tower, contains an extremely rich art collection. Highlight is of course the white marble Madonna with Child by Michelangelo. In the choir gallery, you can admire mausoleums of Mary of Burgundy and Charles the Bold, as well as a number of remarkable polychromed tombs (13th-14th century).
Memling Museum
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Old St. John's Hospital
The beautifully restored 19th-century hospital buildings are used today for exhibitions and conventions

The Beguinage
The 'Princely Beguinage of the Vineyard' was founded in 1245. Sisters of the religious St. Benedict Order have taken the place of the former beguines. The Beguine's House provides a good picture of the day-to-day life of the former inhabitants.
Lake of Love and the Minnewater Park
The 'Minnewater' (lake of Love), today a romantic spot, used to be a dock for so-called 'barges' which operated a regular transport service between Bruges and Ghent.
Brewery 'De Halve Maan'
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Bruges Diamond Museum
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City Theatre (Vlamingstraat)
The statue in front of the theatre represents Papageno, the cheerful bird-fancier from Mozart's opera 'The Magic Flute'. Opposite, across the street is a copper-engraved score from the same opera. The neo-Renaissance theatre was built in 1868 and was recently completely renovated.
House 'Ter Beurze' (Vlamingstraat 35)
In front of this house local and foreign merchants talked business and changed money. The name of the Van der Beurze family, owners of the house, gave birth to the notion 'bourse' (stock exchange) which was adopted in many languages.
Frietmuseum
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Jan van Eyck square
Here you admire the statue of Jan Van Eyck, the famous 15th-century Flemish painter, overlooking the romantic Spiegelrei (canal).
Burghers' Lodge (Academiestraat 14)
15th-century building, former meetingplace of well-to-do Bruges burghers and foreign merchants. From a niche in the façade the Bruges Bear, one of the oldest and most prominent inhabitants of the city, looks down on the street
Old Toll House (Jan Van Eyckplein 2)
In this recently restored building (built in 1477), toll was levied on the goods brought in by ship from Bruges' outer ports.
Woensdagmarkt
Close to the Jan Van Eyckplein, showing the statue of Hans Memling
Chocolate Museum
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Lamp Museum
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St. Walburgha's Church
Splendid baroque church (1619-1642), built by Brugean Jesuit Pieter Huyssens. Noteworthy are the marble communion bench, the high altar and the pulpit. In summer, the church is open to the public every evening (illumination and music)
St. Anne's Church
The present church, consecrated in 1624, took the place of a former gothic church razed to the ground in 1581. Luxurious interior, with a.o. marble rood screen, choir and confessional stalls, lustres and baptismal font.
Jeruzalem Church
Built in the 15th-century according to the plans of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Worth seeing are a.o. the precious stained glass windows and the mausolums of the church founders (Anselmus Adornes and his spouse). Nextdoors is the "Lace Centre"
Lace Centre
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Folklore Museum
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St. Giles' Church
15th-century building, inside are a.o. four remarkable paintings (1774) by Brugean painter Jan Garemijn, depicting the history of the former 'Trintarian'-brotherhood. The church organ is considered one of the best in the city.
Episcopal Seminary
Former Cistercian abbey called 'Ter Duinen', with an impressive 18th-century church.
O.-L.-Vrouw van de Potterie
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St.-Saviour's Cathedral
Bruges' oldest parish church (12th-15th century). Worth seeing are the gobelins, the choir, rood loft with organ (1619-1717), choir stalls and numerous fine paintings. Cathedral Museum: old paintings and retables, brass tomb plates and reliquaries.

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