This homely little café belonging to the Volkskundemuseum is a quaint spot for a light lunch, local beer or coffee and cake.
De Zwarte Kat
Bruges
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Towering 83m above the square like a gigantic medieval rocket is this fabulous 13th-century belfry. There’s relatively little to see inside, but it’s…
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This appealing Museum of Folk Life presents visitors with 18 themed tableaux illustrating Flemish life in times gone by – a 1930s sweets shop, a hatter’s…
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Within the so-caled Adornesdomein estate is one of Bruges’ oddest churches, the 15th-century Jeruzalemkerk, built by the Adornes family. Supposedly based…
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The Kantcentrum displays a collection of lace in a row of interlinked old cottages. In the afternoons (2pm to 5pm) you can watch bobbin lace being made by…
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The church of St Anne features a plain Gothic exterior which belies its flamboyant baroque interior.
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This 17th-century Roman Catholic church was built by the Jesuits in the baroque style.
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