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Bruges


The stone slabs of the colonnaded 1821 fish market still accommodate fish stalls most mornings, along with trinket sellers later in the day. Several seafood restaurants here back onto pretty Huidenvettersplein, where archetypal Bruges buildings include the old tanners’ guildhouse.


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Nearby Bruges attractions

1. Brugse Vrije

0.05 MILES

Eye-catching with its early baroque gables, gilt highlights and golden statuettes, this was once the seat of the ‘Liberty of Bruges’, the large autonomous…

2. Stadhuis

0.06 MILES

The beautiful 1420 stadhuis features a fanciful facade that’s second only to Leuven’s for exquisitely turreted Gothic excess. Inside, an audioguide…

3. Gotische Zaal

0.06 MILES

Within the stadhuis, this hall's polychromatic ceiling almost drips with medieval carvings. Murals depicting the town's history add to the room's…

4. Burg

0.08 MILES

Just east of the Markt, the less theatrical but still enchanting Burg has been Bruges' administrative centre for centuries. It's in this area you'll find…

5. Basiliek van het Heilig Bloed

0.09 MILES

The western end of the stadhuis morphs into the Basiliek van het Heilig Bloed. The basilica takes its name from a phial supposedly containing a few drops…

6. Sint-Donaaskerk Foundations

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In the 1990s, when excavating for the foundations of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, workers literally hit a wall. This wall, it turned out, belonged to the 10th…

7. The Beer Experience

0.14 MILES

The Markt's newest attraction will appeal to the many who love a Belgian beer. Guided by a multilingual iPad app, the museum takes you through the history…

8. Museum-Gallery XPO Salvador Dali

0.15 MILES

Located within the Belfort, this small gallery has one of the largest private collections of work (primarily sketches, painting and sculpture) of the…