For over 700 years it served not only as a hospital, but also as a charitable institution, caring for the needy as well as the ill, and giving spiritual guidance to the suffering and the dying. Please check your email for further instructions.Essential Phrases That Will Transform Your Travels [FREE GUIDE]Thanks for subscribing! Including Zedekiah’s Cave, Masonic Lodge of the Andaz Hotel, and House of the Temple To provide a better website experience, wanderwisdom.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Memling lived for a while at the hospital and also died here. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in Bruges, Belgium on Tripadvisor: See 124,242 traveler reviews and photos of Bruges tourist attractions. (or so they say)Of course, one of the best things to do in Bruges is enjoy the beer. I just arrived back from Bruges after beginning my guidebook research. I am definitely going to put this on my wish list of places to go, just so I can photograph the dog as I go floating down the canal:)Copyright © 2020 HubPages Inc. and respective owners. The ride lasts some thirty minutes, complete with a multi-lingual commentary. (I was always amazed hearing shop assistants move effortlessly from Flemish to Dutch to German to English to French – the list seemed endless. My name is Christina Guan and I'm a clumsy Canadian who is obsessed with seeing the world. Please try again.Bruges looks like such a charming city! Make sure you book a hotel with a room on a canal.Loved the journey around Bruges. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Baldwin the Iron Arm, the first count of Flanders, built a castle as protection from Viking raids, and gradually a town developed.By the 14th century, Bruges was one of the most powerful trading cities. What separates her from other linguists is her ability to explain complex topics in a no-nonsense, straightforward manner.
The best way to enjoy Bruges top attractions is on foot. The original arteries of the town, they are best seen from a boat, for not all of them can be reached by foot. Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Bruges, Belgium from The Lucifernum to Secret Garden of Bruges. Not only was our tour guide hilarious, we also got our fair share of unique facts and history about the brewery, the oldest in the city.PS: The tour is also a great way to learn more about the unique (and world famous) “beer pipeline” that connects the brewery to its bottling plant, a project partially funded via crowdsourcing. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book, Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day.No purchase necessary. Like Venice, the canals of Bruges make it impossible to walk in a straight line; the simplest way is to follow a canal.The Groenerei (or Green Canal) is one of the old town’s major waterways. Don’t worry, it’s not dark and gloomy down there.More than 46 blocks of almshouses have been preserved, 43 of which are still occupied by elderly people. But, if you’re looking for somewhere a little “different”, why not choose a more unique watering hole that will be just as memorable as the beer itself?Craft has always been a big theme at the heart of Bruge’s culture, but these days, the city is embracing the idea of modern craftsmanship and #LocalLove more than ever. We have reviews of the best places to see in Bruges. Dreamy things to do in Bruges. Things we didn’t do but you might want to…. Cobbled streets line the canals as they wrap around its compact historical centre.