Antwerp Shore Excursion and Bruges Private City Tour including Chocolate Tasting
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 4 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
From Antwerp to Bargeplein (Bruges) it takes about 90 min. Bruges still retains a distinct medieval air that you will enjoy during the walking tour through its streets, many of them UNESCO heritage. The tour of 2 h 30 min aprox will take you to discover interesting old buildings,funny stories, canals mixed with lakes and parks meanwhile you learn interesting history and legends about the past, the kings, and the citizens who inhabited. The walking tour will start in Bargeplein, it is also is the meeting point to come back to your ship or hotel. This is Belgium's most perfectly preserved medieval town with a beautiful architecture attracts more than 2 million visitors every year. Bruges is a city full of charm, museums, churches and restaurants, without forgetting to taste a good artisan chocolate that the tour includes. In your free time you can also taste a very typical craft beer of the area and eat its typical cuisine: Endives, french fries, mussels with different sauces...
Inclusions
What's included
- Pick Up at Hotel or Cruise Terminal
- Private Tour
- Professional Local Guide (english, italian, portuguese and spanish)
- Chocolate tasting.
What's not
- Interior of Church of Our Lady (7 €)
- Top of the Belfort Tower (12 €)
- Gratuities
Itinerary
A small rectangular lake surrounded by trees and the adjacent Minnewater park. The tragic love story resulted in a popular legend which tells us that eternal love will befall couples who cross the Minnewater Bridge. Its makes Minnewater a very romantic place.
This little piece of world heritage was once the home of the beguines, emancipated lay-women who nevertheless led a pious and celibate life. Today the beguinage is inhabited by nuns of the Order of St. Benedict and several Bruges women who have decided to remain unmarried.
Walplein is a small cobblestone square which dates back to the early 12th century. You can see the De Halve Maan factory, and have a beer called 'Brugse Zot' made in Bruges.
Chocolate tasting.
Saint John's Hospital. The oldest building in Bruges, founded in the 12th century. Inside the ancient building, in what were once wards, an exhibition of documents and surgical instruments charts the hospital's history. The old dispensary adjacent to the wards has also been preserved.
At the very heart of the city is the Markt.
Belfort Tower (optional). The 83-meter-high belfry is one of the finest bell towers in Belgium. During your free time you can enjoy the views on the top of this tower (entrance 12€ not included, 1 € = 1,10 USD).
Church of Our Lady (optional). The 112-meter-high spire of the Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk) is the tallest in Belgium. The church holds a wealth of art treasures, among which is a sublime sculpture by Michelangelo, 'Virgin and Child'. During your free time you can visit the interior and the maddona, the fee entrance is 7€ (not included).
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Top Private Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Antwerp
- Its from-price is 151% above the median of the 111 experiences we list in Antwerp.
- It is longer than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Antwerp
Antwerp is a Flemish port city on the Scheldt, known for its Gothic cathedral, Rubens, a grand railway station and the diamond trade.
The tall spire of the Gothic cathedral rises above the old centre, and inside hang paintings by Rubens, who lived in the city and whose house and studio are now a museum. The Grote Markt is ringed by gabled guild houses and has a fountain showing the hero Brabo hurling a giant's severed hand into the river, a story linked with the city's name. The railway station, finished in 1905, is nicknamed the railway cathedral.
Top-ranked sights in Antwerp: Grand Market Place (Grote Markt van Antwerpen), Cathedral of Our Lady, Butcher's Hall (Vleeshuis).
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