Bruges

With tree-lined avenues, hushed cobbled streets, narrow alleys, huge squares for events and intimate, characterful corners, Bruges is full of squares and special streets. Some hidden, others magnificent, all calling for your attention. Places that combine history and joie de vivre. Ages old, but vibrant. In short, streets and squares full of stories where you’ll want to linger for hours.

Bruges is growing and blooming. The city is full of all kinds of parks where city-goers, large and small, can relax and play, and there are flowers everywhere. From flower towers to flowering hanging baskets and window boxes full of floral delights. Bruges has a green heart, and it’s beating strongly. Residents and visitors can enjoy the many oases of green to the full.

The canals of Bruges — the ‘reien’ — are the arteries of the city. Nothing is as pleasant as chugging along in a boat on a sunny day as you sail past all the most beautiful places in the city. From the ‘reien’, it’s almost like you are seeing Bruges for the first time. Unexpected views, hidden romantic corners, secret gardens: you discover them all from your vantage point on the water. There are regular daily sailings from any of the five moorings in the heart of the city. A voyage lasts half an hour and takes you past all the most photogenic spots Bruges has to offer.

Opt for a romantic coach ride through the winding streets, over centuries old squares and charming bridges of the historic city centre. For half an hour, you can sit back and enjoy the rhythmic clopping of horse hooves as you take in all the most picturesque spots in Bruges. During your ride the coachman will give you an expert commentary and about half way you make a short stop at the Beguinage.