Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bruges, Belgium

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Number of sights 23 sights
Distance 6.5 km
Ascend 55 m
Descend 62 m

Experience Bruges in Belgium in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BrugesIndividual Sights in Bruges

Sight 1: Grootseminarie

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The Major Seminary in Bruges, in Dutch Grootseminarie, is a centre for training and formation in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges, formerly used as the seminary for preparing candidates for the diocesan priesthood. It is located on the Potterierei in Bruges.

Wikipedia: Bruges seminary (EN), Heritage Website

583 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Kruisvest

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The Kruisvest is a promenade and street in Bruges, Belgium.

Wikipedia: Kruisvest (NL)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Sint Janshuismolen

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The Sint-Janshuismolen in the Belgian city of Bruges is located on the Kruisvest, on the edge of the city center. The windmill that stands there today was built in 1770 and functions as a flour mill. It is already the third mill on that site. It owes its name to the hospital of St. John. The hospital may never have owned the mill, but an interest was imposed in its favour.

Wikipedia: Sint-Janshuismolen (NL), Heritage Website

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Bonne Chiere

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Bonne ChiereJaime de la Fuente from Mexico City, MEXICO / CC BY 2.0

The Bonne-Chière mill in the city of Bruges is located on the Kruisvest, on the edge of the city centre. The mill was built in 1844 and functions as a corn and oil mill.

Wikipedia: Bonne-Chièremolen (NL), Heritage Website

156 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Kruispoort

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The Kruispoort in Bruges is one of the remaining city gates and is a witness to medieval military architecture.

Wikipedia: Kruispoort (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Guido Gezellewarande

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The Guido Gezellewarande is a public park in the district of Bruges, named after the poet Guido Gezelle.

Wikipedia: Guido Gezellewarande (NL)

313 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Jeruzalemkerk

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The Jerusalem Church or Jerusalem Chapel in Bruges was built in the first half of the 15th century by descendants of Opicius Adornes, who came from Genoa and came to Flanders in the 13th century.

Wikipedia: Jeruzalemkerk (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Sint-Annakerk

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St. Anne's Church is a Catholic church in the district and parish of St. Anne in Bruges. It was rebuilt at the beginning of the 17th century and decorated in typical Baroque style as far as the interior was concerned. Mother Anna is the patroness of the church.

Wikipedia: Sint-Annakerk (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

251 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Godshuizen Cobrysse

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The Godshuis Cobrysse is a house of worship in Bruges, located in the Leffingestraat.

Wikipedia: Godshuis Cobrysse (NL)

9 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Minneboplein

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Minneboplein

The Minneboplein in Bruges was created after the demolition of a factory building in 1975 and makes the connection between the Sint-Annarei and the Molenmeers along the Leffingestraat.

Wikipedia: Minneboplein (NL)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Café Vlissinghe

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Café Vlissinghe is the oldest continuously running café in Bruges, the first written record about it is from 1515.

Wikipedia: Café Vlissinghe (EN), Website, Heritage Website

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: St. Walburga Church

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The St. Walburga Church is a 17th-century Roman-Catholic church in Bruges built by the Jesuits in a Baroque style. It is now a parish church and contains many valuable art objects.

Wikipedia: St. Walburga Church (Bruges) (EN), Heritage Website

330 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Tolhuis

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The old Tolhuis on the Jan van Eyckplein in the Belgian city of Bruges consists of several buildings: the corner house "Het Heilig Graf", the Pijndershuisje, the actual Tolhuis and the house "Het Wezelkin".

Wikipedia: Tolhuis (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

31 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Poortersloge

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The Poortersloge in the Belgian city of Bruges is located on the Jan van Eyckplein, diagonally opposite the Tolhuis. It is located in the part of Bruges that focused on international trade in the late Middle Ages.

Wikipedia: Poortersloge (NL), Heritage Website

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Sint-Franciscus Xaveriusziekenhuis

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The Sint-Franciscus-Xaverius Institute, abbreviated SFX-Brugge, is a Catholic school in the Belgian city of Bruges. It has about 800 students. The institute is also known by the nickname of the Xaverian Brothers, the Frères. The school is located between Guido Gezelleplein, Simon Stevinplein, Mariastraat and Nieuwstraat. The primary school of the Frères is called "The Palette".

Wikipedia: Sint-Franciscus-Xaveriusinstituut (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

60 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Torenbrug

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The Torenbrug is a bridge over the Gouden-Handrei and Augustijnenrei and a street name in Bruges.

Wikipedia: Torenbrug (NL), Heritage Website

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Sint-Gilliskerk

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The Saint-Gilles Church in the Belgian city of Bruges is located in the district and parish of Saint-Gilles, in the city centre.

Wikipedia: Sint-Gilliskerk (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

271 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Godshuizen van het Metselaarsambacht

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Godshuizen van het Metselaarsambacht Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY 3.0

The almshouses of the Masons' Craft are located in the Noord-Gistelhof 1-9 in Bruges.

Wikipedia: Godshuizen van het Metselaarsambacht (NL)

458 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Karmelietenkerk

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The Carmelite Church is a church in the center of the Belgian city of Bruges.

Wikipedia: Karmelietenkerk (Brugge) (NL)

351 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: St. James's Church

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St. James's Church (Sint-Jakobskerk) is a Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium. Originally built around 1240, the church was considerably expanded in 1459 to match the rising affluence of Bruges, and was patronized by the Duke of Burgundy. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries the church's interior was remodeled in its present Baroque style.

Wikipedia: St. James's Church, Bruges (EN), Heritage Website

45 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Godshuizen De Vette Vischpoort

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The Vette Vispoort is the name of a house of worship in Bruges.

Wikipedia: De Vette Vispoort (NL), Heritage Website

466 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 22: Stadsschouwburg

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Built in 1869, the Royal City Theatre of Bruges is one of the most important theatre and concert halls in the West Flemish capital and is considered one of the best-preserved city theatres in Europe.

Wikipedia: Stadsschouwburg Brugge (NL), Heritage Website

1251 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 23: Kazernevest

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The Kazernevest is a promenade and a street in Bruges, Belgium.

Wikipedia: Kazernevest (NL)

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