Bruges
Bruges/Heritage

7 Heritage Landmarks in Bruges

7 landmarks with verified facts and stories

Basilica of the Holy Blood
~2 min

Basilica of the Holy Blood

13 Holyblood Burg, Burg, Bruges, 8000, Belgium

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This building is two churches stacked on top of each other, and between them they span almost every architectural style from the Romanesque to the neo-Gothic.

Begijnhof
~2 min

Begijnhof

28 Begijnhof, Begijnhofbuurt, Bruges, 8000, Belgium

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In the 13th century, an extraordinary social experiment emerged in the cities of Flanders.

Belfry of Bruges
~3 min

Belfry of Bruges

7 Markt, Markt, Bruges, 8000, Belgium

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This tower leans.

Bruges City Hall
~2 min

Bruges City Hall

Bruges, Belgium

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Bruges has been governed from this building for over six hundred years, making it one of the longest continuously used seats of municipal government in Europe.

Kruisvest Windmills
~2 min

Kruisvest Windmills

Kruisvest, Gezellekwartier, Bruges, 8000, Belgium

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Windmills have graced Bruges' ramparts since the construction of the outer city wall at the end of the 13th century, and at the peak of their usefulness there were dozens spinning along the elevated earthworks.

Lace Centre
~2 min

Lace Centre

Balstraat 16, 8000 Brugge

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A single square inch of handmade bobbin lace can take up to ten hours to create, and the women who have practised this craft in Bruges since the 16th century have always known that patience is not a virtue — it is a job requirement.

Sint-Janshospitaal & Memling Museum
~3 min

Sint-Janshospitaal & Memling Museum

Mariastraat 38, 8000 Brugge

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This building operated as a hospital for over eight hundred years.

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