Wandering among the adorable city of Bruges is a favorite memory of mine; it’s dotted with family-owned chocolatiers, quaint eateries and old-school European buildings.
The cobblestone streets frame the idylic town square and the eleventh century Belfort Belfry that played a pivotal role in the film In Bruges.
For such a small town, it’s cultural breadth is impressive; it contains 30 museums, from history to beer to chocolate-making. Off the Market Square is the Holy Blood Basillica, a gothic church that safegaurds a vial of Christ’s blood.
Enjoy the pictueresque river that winds through the town and all of the little details that make Bruges feel like stepping into a fairytale. If you ever get the chance, I highly advise visiting for a few days.
Did you get to climb to the top of the Belfry? I really wanted to but the queue was huge, and I had better things to do than wait for 2 hours in the cold and rain!
I did! We got lucky and barely had to wait 🙂 it was a cool and a nice view up top, but you didn’t miss out on much. Plus it was bloody loud when the bell rang lol