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Bruges known as the "Venice of the North" also shares some characteristics with Amsterdam with its gabled Flemish buildings, canals and cobbled streets. Bruges is notable for the beauty of its architecture.

Bruges' inner city offers many delights from moules frites in tiny squares, to chocolate and fine beers for the serious "foodie". Guided canal trips let you see the hidden corners of the city at water level, or a relaxing horse drawn carriage trip will let you see Bruges' olde worlde charm at a different height.
Delightful walks can be taken on the outskirts of the city and lovely café's dot the tree lined parks.

Parts of Bruges : Brugge Center, Assebroek, Dudzele, Koolkerke, Lissewege, St-Andries, St-Jozef, St-Kruis, St-Michiels, St-Pieters, Zeebrugge and Zwankendamme


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Car Rental Bruges

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Travel Guides Bruges / Guide Book

 Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp Insight City Guide  - Brian Bell
Paperback 256 pages (April 28, 2006); Publisher: Insight Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 9812583998.
Fodor's Belgium 
Paperback: 368 pages; Publisher: Fodor's; 3 edition (June 6, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1400016452; ISBN-13: 978-1400016457
Lonely Planet Belgium & Luxembourg
by Leanne Logan (Author), Geert Cole (Author)
Paperback: 368 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 3rd edition (June 21, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1741042372; ISBN-13: 978-1741042375

Transportation / How do I travel to Bruges

 Antwerp International Airport
 Brussels Airport [ Zaventem Airport ]
 Charleroi Airport [ Brussels South Airport ]

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights

 NMBS/SNCB - Belgian Railways - time table, route planner

 Online Map Belgium [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


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The cobbled streets, canals and grand squares make Bruges itself a sight to be experienced and a climb to the top of the impressive Belfry will reward you with fine views over the city. Major works by Flemish artists such as Van Eyck and Memling can be seen in the many churches and galleries. Make time for the Lace Centre, Diamond Museum and the Begijnhof and Minnewater (Lake of Love).

 City of Brugge - oficial site - see tourism
 Port of Zeebrugge

 Beer museum - 'The Golden Tree / De Gouden Boom'
 Beer museum -  'The Half Moon / De Halve Maan'
 Belfry ( climbing 366 steps! )
 Diamond Museum
 Market - weekday and weekend markets
Lining the old fishmarket and the canals, which are a browsers paradise, not forgetting of course the famous  Market - Christmas markets!
 Memling Museum
 Museum of Folklore

 Basiliek Heilig Bloed
 Begijnhof
 Belfort
 Brewery De Halve Maan
 Brugse Molens
 Brugse Rijen
 Concertgebouw Brugge
 Club Brugge
 Dumerijbeiaard
 Groeninge Museum
 Heilige Bloedprocessie
 Kanalen van Brugge
 Koningin Astridpark
 Onthaalkerk Onze Lieve Vrouwe
 Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Potterie
 Radio - Stadsomroep Brugge 
 Region Brugge
 Stadhuis
 Virtual Brugge - Belfort, 't Zand, Markt en Zeebrugge

Cuisine

Belgium plays a central role in the gastronomic life of Western Europe. The Belgian is well-known for his Burgundian lifestyle and he takes great pleasure in sharing this with his guests. The restaurants are known for their quality, and what finer way to end an exciting day than with a typical Flemish stew washed down with an Ardennes trappist beer?

 Diana's Gourmet Corner - Belgian Recipes

Everybody Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook
By Ruth Van Waerebeek-Gonzalez, Naria Robbins
A collection of over 250 recipes from Belgium, where there are more 3-star restaurants per capita than any other nation. Among the recipes included are Flemish carrot soup, waterzooi of chicken, Belgian steamed mussels and little chocolate nut cakes.
Paperback: 384 pages; Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (January 8, 1996); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1563054116; ISBN-13: 978-1563054112
Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them 
By Stan Hieronymus (Author)
Brew Like a Monk delves into monastic brewing, detailing this rich-flavored region of the beer world. It also examines methods for brewing these unique ales suited to commercial and amateur brewers.
Paperback: 295 pages; Publisher: Brewers Publications (October 25, 2005); Language: English; ISBN-10: 093738187X; ISBN-13: 978-0937381878

 Resto.be - Belgian restaurants

History of Bruges

  Brugge Museum - Archeology
 Guido Gezelle Museum - poet / writer

 Belgian Museums

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Belgian Music Links

 Belgian Culture - Wikipedia
A discussion of Belgian culture requires discussing both those aspects of cultural life shared by 'all' or most of the Belgians, regardless of what language they speak, and also, the differences between the main cultural communities, the Flemings and the French-speakers from Brussels and Wallonia.
Culture Shock! Belgium: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette - by Mark Elliott (Author)
Paperback: 294 pages; Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corporation (February 15, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0761424873; ISBN-13: 978-0761424871
 Dutch Literature

 Events Calendar Belgium

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directory

 De Kust.org - Belgian Coast - o.a. webcams

 Infobel - telephone guide Belgium - white pages
 Gouden Gids België - yellow pages Belgium
 Resto.be - restaurant guide


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