Bruges Audio guided walking tour 1h45 and 22 audio comments

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1. You will soon EN notice, Bruges is a city crossed by charming canals DE. It’s simple, there are DE everywhere! The Groenerei, which can be translated as the “green canal”, is one DE those natural places that fully contribute to the charm DE the city.

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2. Welcome to the DE Bruges photography par excellence website! Former port DE sel, known by all 14th century merchants, the Quai du Rosaire is a magical place to capture the best profile DE the Flemish city.

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3. Before DE became one DE the city’s cultural sites, this huge building, nestled in an inner courtyard, was the palace of the lords Gruuthuse, the most famous of which remains Louis de Bruges. Belonging to a noble family, enriched by the monopoly on groats, the ancestor of hops, this prince gave this place all the grandeur and elegance of the fifteenth century.

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4. This place, far from being out of proportion, is nevertheless a must DE the city, whose main Attraction is none other than the charming little stone bridge EN spanning the canal. This discreet, pointed EN arch, made DE stone et DE bricks, perfectly sums up the mysterious and romantic atmosphere DE Bruges, despite its young existence at the beginning of the 20th century.

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5. It’s on more country DE notes that our next stop definitely takes us away from the bustle of the city center. Minnewater Park, one DE the largest green spaces in Bruges, is a hymn to nature, both in the plant setting it promises and in its mythical Lake of Love, whose name already makes us dream.

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6. It is precisely in this kind of place where you get the vague Impression that time has frozen for DE. Don't you think so?

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7. If many DE people instinctively associate Belgium with beer, it is impossible DE prove them wrong with this following judgment like no other. Both a dining venue and a museum, the Halve Maan brewery has been an integral part DE Bruges’ history since 1856.

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8. As if fading into the urban landscape, we find here and there these small groups DE houses so typical DE Bruges. Nicknamed the “Maisons-Dieu”, these housing blocks date back to the 14th century, when DE wealthy bourgeois and some brotherhoods unknowingly contributed to the appearance DE the city’s first social housing.

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9. Almost magically appearing on our way, this small building DE pure Flemish style, close to Minnewater Park, is simply an old lock house. Built in the 16th century, it was mainly used to supply the city centre with water, as evidenced by the three drainage openings in the lower part of the structure.

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10. Among the historic landscape DE Bruges, one cannot do DE the old Saint John Hospital positioned on the right. Built EN red brick in the middle of the 12th century, this complex DE buildings, dedicated to care, was the largest hospital complex DE all Europe in the Middle Ages.

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11. Overlooking the city, and piercing the sky with its 122DEmetre bell tower, the Church of Our Lady DE Bruges is an indispensable stop DE the destination. Originally a simple chapel in the 9th century, then a Romanesque-style church DE, it adopted its definitive Gothic look from the 13th century.

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12. Built between the 10th and 15th centuries, Saint-Sauveur Cathedral is the oldest religious building DE the city. Although it did not have the gran DE ur and exuberance DE other cathedrals DE the time, it remains the main Catholic place of worship hosting the bishopric of Bruges since the 19th century.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Bruges

• Its from-price is 92% below the median of the 64 city tours we list in Bruges.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 40 of 64.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Bruges

Bruges is a medieval Flemish city of canals, cobbled squares and brick gables, its historic centre protected as a World Heritage site.

Bruges grew rich in the Middle Ages on the cloth trade and as a port joined to the sea by a channel, until the waterway silted up and left the city almost untouched for centuries. The Markt square is overlooked by the Belfry, whose 366 steps lead up to a carillon and a view across the rooftops. A short walk away, the Burg holds the Gothic city hall and the Basilica of the Holy Blood.

Top-ranked sights in Bruges: Burg Square, Market Square (Markt), Minnewater (Lake of Love).

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