Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Bruges, Belgium

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Number of sights 25 sights
Distance 7.4 km
Ascend 87 m
Descend 90 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: Sint-Baafskerk

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St. Bavo's Church in the Belgian city of Bruges is located in the Sint-Baafs district in the borough of Sint-Andries. The church has been in use since 1934. This is almost twenty years after the founding of the parish. On October 11, 1937, the solemn dedication of the church took place.

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

996 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Boeverievest

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The Buiten Boeverievest is a street in Bruges, Belgium, which is part of the second medieval moat.

Wikipedia: Buiten Boeverievest (NL)

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Oud Waterhuis

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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.

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

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Dienstencentrum Van Volden

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Van Volden is a seventeenth-century foundation in Bruges.

Wikipedia: Godshuis Van Volden (NL), Website, Heritage Website

59 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Godshuis De Moor

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De Moor is a series of almshouses in the Boeveriestraat in Bruges.

Wikipedia: Godshuis De Moor (NL)

444 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Begijnvest

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Begijnvest Prashanthns / GFDL 1.2

The Begijnenvest is a street in Bruges, Belgium, which is part of the second medieval moat.

Wikipedia: Begijnenvest (Brugge) (NL)

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Koning Albert I-park

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The Koning Albertpark is a city park in the Belgian city of Bruges. It is located south of the large square of 't Zand.

Wikipedia: Koning Albertpark (Brugge) (NL)

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Concertgebouw

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Concertgebouw Wikifalcon / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Concertgebouw, Bruges (EN)

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: 't Zand

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't Zand Niels Vertongen / Copyrighted free use

't Zand is a square and neighbourhood in the centre of Bruges. The square is the largest in the city and is tunnelled by the R30 ring road. There is also a large parking garage underneath the square that can accommodate almost 1900 cars.

Wikipedia: 't Zand (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

439 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Simon Stevinplein

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Simon Stevinplein is a square in Bruges, Belgium, located between the Steenstraat and the Oude Burg. On the square is the statue of Bruges-born mathematician and physicist Simon Stevin. This was probably the oldest market square in Bruges, before the Markt was built.

Wikipedia: Simon Stevinplein (Brugge) (NL)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Gruuthusemuseum

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The Gruuthusemuseum is a museum of applied arts in Bruges, located in the medieval Gruuthuse, the house of Louis de Gruuthuse. The collection ranges from the 15th to the 19th century.

Wikipedia: Gruuthusemuseum (EN), Website

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Frank Brangwyn-Arentshuis

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The Arentshuis is a former museum in Bruges, Belgium. Together with the Groeninge Museum, the Fine Arts from the 15th to the 21st century were housed here. The Arentshuis is located on the Dijver. It was part of Musea Brugge.

Wikipedia: Arentshuis (NL), Heritage Website

71 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Groeningemuseum

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The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey.

Wikipedia: Groeningemuseum (EN), Website

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Hof Arents

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The Arentshof in the Belgian city of Bruges is a garden, adjacent to the Arentshuis.

Wikipedia: Arentshof (NL), Website

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Madonna of Bruges

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The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of the Virgin and Child.

Wikipedia: Madonna of Bruges (EN)

43 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Church of Our Lady

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The Church of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, dating mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Its 115.6-metre-high (379 ft) tower remains the tallest structure in the city and the third tallest brickwork tower in the world.

Wikipedia: Church of Our Lady, Bruges (EN), Heritage Website

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: PAX

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The Pax is a work of art by the Belgian sculptor Octave Rotsaert.

Wikipedia: De Pax (NL), Website

572 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: Begijnhof Ten Wijngaerde

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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

343 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Minnewaterpark

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The Minnewaterpark is a city park in the south of the historic city centre of Bruges, adjacent to the historic water surface, called Minnewater.

Wikipedia: Minnewaterpark (NL)

577 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 20: Gentpoortvest

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Gentpoortvest Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY 3.0

The Gentpoortvest is a street in Bruges, Belgium.

Wikipedia: Gentpoortvest (NL)

692 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 21: Koningin Astridpark

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The Koningin Astridpark is a park in the centre of Bruges.

Wikipedia: Koningin Astridpark (Brugge) (NL)

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Sint-Magdalena en Sint-Catharinakerk

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Sint-Magdalena en Sint-Catharinakerk Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY-SA 3.0

St. Magdalene's Church is a nineteenth-century parish church in Bruges, Belgium.

Wikipedia: Heilige Magdalenakerk (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 23: Marieke

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Marieke is a 1988 statue in Bruges, Belgium, designed by Jef Claerhout. It is a homage to Jacques Brel's famous song Marieke.

Wikipedia: Marieke (statue) (EN)

352 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 24: Kazernevest

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

Wikipedia: Kazernevest (NL)

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 25: Heilige Familiekerk

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The Holy Family Church is located in the Bilkske in the Langestraatkwartier, in the city center of Bruges.

Wikipedia: Heilige Familiekerk (Brugge) (NL), Heritage Website

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