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A Day In Bruges

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  • Morning

    A day of wandering. Begin in the Burg and head south across Blinde Ezelstraat. Linger beside the canals on Steenhouwersdijk and Groenerei ; walk through Huidenvettersplein to the Dijver for the prettiest views of the city. Now make your way past Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk to Mariastraat and Katelijnestraat, where you could stop for a divine hot chocolate at De Proeverie. Take Wijngaardstraat to the Begijnhof, loop around the Minnewater, and head back along Katelijnestraat. Note the almshouses that pop up in several places on this street (for instance at Nos 87–101 and 79–83). For lunch, try the Vismarkt area – Café ’t Volkshuis, for example.

    Afternoon

    Now you are going to pass through the city’s medieval trading centre. From the Markt walk up Vlamingstraat. At Beursplein, there was a cluster of national “lodges” – headquarters of foreign traders – such as the Genoese Lodge (No 33). The world’s first stock exchange, Huis ter Beurze , was at No 35. Take Academiestraat to Spiegelrei . Then walk up Langerei to follow the canal that eventually leads to Damme , where goods were transferred from ships to canal barges. Head back down Sint-Jakobstraat, taking a detour to ’t Brugs Beertje , with its famed collection of beers.

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