Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Bruges, Belgium

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 6.4 km
Ascend 38 m
Descend 44 m

Experience Bruges in Belgium in a whole new way with our free 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: Major Seminary in Bruges (EN), Heritage Website

582 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Kruisvest

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The Kruisvest is a promenade and street in Bruges.

Wikipedia: Kruisvest (NL)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Sint Janshuismolen

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The Sint-Janshuis mill 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 a rent was imposed in favor of it.

Wikipedia: Sint-Janshuismolen (NL), Heritage Website

718 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Sint-Annakerk

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

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

304 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: Sint-Franciscus Xaveriusziekenhuis

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The Sint-Franciscus-Xaverius Instituut, 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 the Guido Gezelleplein, the Simon Stevinplein, the Mariastraat and the Nieuwstraat. The Frères' primary school is called "Het Palet".

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

60 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: 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 11: Sint-Gilliskerk

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The Church of St. Gilles in the Belgian city of Bruges is located in the district and parish of St. Gilles, in the city center.

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

730 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Hof De Jonghe

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The Hof De Jonghe and Hof Campers is an urban park in the Belgian city of Bruges. It is located on the Langerei, between the Stokersstraat and the Julius and Maurits Sabbestraat. The entrance to the park can be entered from the Langerei through the Tudor arch gate and is also referred to as the Hof Campers and Hof de Jonghe.

Wikipedia: Hof De Jonghe en Hof Campers (NL), Website

432 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 13: Godshuis Laris

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Godshuis Laris Vanderhispallie, Eelkje / CC BY 4.0

The almshouses Brooloos, Laris and Stochove are Bruges almshouses in the Baliestraat.

Wikipedia: Brooloos, Laris en Stochove (NL), Heritage Website

468 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: 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)

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Godshuizen Soutieu

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Godshuizen Soutieu Vanderhispallie, Eelkje / CC BY 4.0

Soutieu is a place of worship in Bruges.

Wikipedia: Soutieu (NL)

407 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Karmelietenkerk

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

Wikipedia: Karmelietenkerk (Brugge) (NL)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Godshuizen Sint-Joos

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Sint-Joos is a set of almshouses and chapels located in the Ezelstraat in Bruges.

Wikipedia: Sint-Joos (NL)

649 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 18: Jan Guilinibad

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The Jan Guilinibad is a swimming pool in the Belgian city of Bruges. It was erected on the corner of Rue Charles Quint and Rue Lauwer, in the Kristus-Koning district, with an external construction in the so-called "Bruges style" and with an Art Deco interior.

Wikipedia: Jan Guilinibad (NL), Heritage Website

527 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: Bizon

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Bison on the Canada Bridge is an artwork by Octave Rotsaert on the Canada Bridge in Bruges. The people sometimes refer to it as the Bison Bridge or the Buffalo Bridge. The artwork and the bridge became a protected monument in 2010.

Wikipedia: Bizons op de Canadabrug (NL), Artist Website

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