Station

We'll meet up at the station, where we'll start our journey.

The railway arrived in Bruges in 1838 when the Ghent to Bruges railway was opened, with King Leopold I and Queen Louise-Marie. The line was closer to the city centre than it is today, passing through the large square 't Zand within the medieval walls.

Minnewater

A small elongated lake in the center of Bruges

There are various theories about the origin of the name. Some say it comes from Middenwater (a bowl). Others think that minus is a synonym for driving, that is, controlling the water of the Reie.

Beguinage

A little piece of world heritage, the home of the beguines,

Already before 1240 a community of pious women settled at the domain 'de Wingarde' (old Dutch for vineyard), in the South of the city. This name probably refers to low-lying meadows.

Brewery

A beer brewery smack down in the center of Bruges.

Beer has been brewed at De Halve Maan's location for approximately 500 years. The current brewery has been operating since 1856. The brewery has been in the same family for five generations. The brewery was called Henri Maes until the late 1990s. Henri Maes brewery offered home delivery by horse, and later by truck, after World War II.

Stoofstraat

The Stoofstraat is an alley in Bruges.

Stew streets abounded in 14th-15th century Bruges. For example, there was a Stoofstraat on the Sint-Annaparochie, which later became the Strostraat. Another Stoofstraat, located between Wulfhagestraat and Noordzandstraat, later became Artoisstraat.

Church

The Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.

This church is essentially "...a monument to the wealth, sophistication, taste, and devotion of this most Catholic city, whose history and faith stand today celebrated in this wonderful building."

Museum

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

It houses a comprehensive survey of six centuries of Flemish and Belgian painting, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers.

Tanner's Sq.

The square was previously used by the sellers of scrap iron.

At the beginning of the 14th century, it was leased by the city council to the hides or tanners as a place of work, meeting place and seat of their craft, so that in 1302 it was already known as Huidevettersdam.

Main Market

Main shopping area

The Grote Markt is famous for its Belfort, which not only served as a watchtower, but also kept all the most important city documents, including the privileges and benefits of a medieval trading city.

Simon Stevin Sq.

Simon Stevin is a Flemish mathematician who matched debits with credits and taught us how to write decimals.

On the square there is a shop of one of the most famous Belgian chocolatiers Dominic Person. Come in, you won't regret