Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Bruges, Belgium
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5.2 km
71 m
Explore Bruges in Belgium with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in BrugesIndividual Sights in BrugesSight 1: Godshuis De Moor
De Moor is a series of almshouses in the Boeveriestraat in Bruges.
Sight 2: Dienstencentrum Van Volden
Van Volden is a seventeenth-century foundation in Bruges.
Wikipedia: Godshuis Van Volden (NL), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 3: Oud Waterhuis
The Waterhuis consists of two buildings, located opposite each other between the Boeveriepoort and the Smedenpoort on the fortifications of Bruges. The old water house is located along the Hendrik Consciencelaan, near the Fonteinstraat. The new water house is located along the Buiten Boeverievest, on the other bank of the inner moat.
Sight 4: Boeverievest
The Buiten Boeverievest is a street in Bruges, Belgium, which is part of the second medieval moat.
Sight 5: Concertgebouw
The Concertgebouw is a cultural centre in Bruges, Belgium. Located at 't Zand, it was completed in 2002 when Bruges was European Capital of Culture, designed by Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem.
Sight 6: Koning Albert I-park
The Koning Albertpark is a city park in the Belgian city of Bruges. It is located south of the large square of 't Zand.
Sight 7: Begijnvest
The Begijnenvest is a street in Bruges, Belgium, which is part of the second medieval moat.
Sight 8: Poertoren
The Poertoren is a tower on the Begijnenvest in Bruges, Belgium. Since 1477, the tower has been the city's storage place for gunpowder and owes its name to the West Flemish word for gunpowder: poer. The 18-metre-high tower has a diameter of 8 metres; The walls are about 1.3 meters thick.
Sight 9: Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde
The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde is the only preserved beguinage in the Belgian city of Bruges. There are no more Beguines living there, but since 1927 it has functioned as a convent for Benedictines, founded by canon Hoornaert. In the same year the houses at the west side were also reshaped and enlarged into the Monasterium De Wijngaard, a priory of Benedictine nuns.
Wikipedia: Ten Wijngaerde (Begijnhof Brugge) (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 10: Maurits Sabbe
Maurits Sabbe, born Maurice Charles Marie Guillaume Sabbe, was a Flemish man of letters and educator who became curator of the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp.
Sight 11: Minnewaterpark
The Minnewaterpark is a city park in the south of the historic city centre of Bruges, adjacent to the historic water surface, called Minnewater.
Sight 12: Katelijnevest
The Katelijnevest is a promenade and street in Bruges, part of the second medieval moat.
Sight 13: Gentpoortvest
The Gentpoortvest is a street in Bruges, Belgium.
Sight 14: Gentpoortvest Watertoren
This (incomplete) list shows an overview of water towers in the province of West Flanders.
Sight 15: Gentpoort
The Ghent Gate is one of the four remaining Bruges city gates.
Sight 16: Koningin Astridpark
The Koningin Astridpark is a park in the centre of Bruges.
Sight 17: Marieke
Marieke is a 1988 statue in Bruges, Belgium, designed by Jef Claerhout. It is a homage to Jacques Brel's famous song Marieke.
Sight 18: Kazernevest
The Kazernevest is a promenade and a street in Bruges, Belgium.
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