Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Bruges, Belgium

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 47 m
Descend 50 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

708 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: 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

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 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 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 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

730 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Hof De Jonghe

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Hof De Jonghe and Hof Campers is a city park in Bruges, Belgium. 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 arched 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 collection 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

523 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: Bizon

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Bizons in the Canada Bridge is a work of art by Octave Rotsaert on the Canada Bridge in Bruges. Popularly talks about the Bizonbrug or the Buffel Bridge. The artwork and the bridge became a protected monument in 2010.

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

1102 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 20: Sleutelbrug

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Sleutelbrug

The Sleutelbrug is a bridge over the Speelmansrei in Bruges in the province of West Flanders. The current bridge is made of stone built in 1331 and has three arches. The bridge is located between the Wulfhagestraat and the Beenhouwersstraat.

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

14 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 21: Speelmanskapel

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The Speelmanskapel is a Gothic chapel in the center of the Belgian city of Bruges, located along the Speelmansrei, with entrance along the Beenhouwersstraat.

Wikipedia: Speelmanskapel (NL), Heritage Website

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