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P The Burg leads to the Gothic hall, a magni- VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
A cobbled square near the Markt, ficent parliamentary chamber
the Burg was once the political built around 1400. The ceiling Practical Information
and reli gious focus of Bruges. It has lavish woodcarvings inclu- 96 km (60 miles) NW of Brussels.
is also the site of the original ding 16 corbels bearing represen- Road Map B1. * 119,000.
fort around which the city grew. tations of the seasons and the n t’Zand 34 and Markt 1; (050)
Some of the most imposing elements. A series of paintings, 444646. _ Processie Van Het
civic buildings are located here, completed in 1895, portrays key Heilig Bloed (May), Pageant of the
including the Stadhuis and the events in the city’s history. Golden Tree (Aug), Reiefeest (Aug).
∑ bezoekers.brugge.be
Oude Griffie (Old Recorder’s
House) with its Renaissance Transport
façade. Next door is the £ @ Stationsplein, Markt.
Renaissance Hall, with a massive
wood, marble and alabaster
chimney designed by the Dutch pillared entrance and arches. The
architect Lanceloot Blondeel. On upper chapel was destroyed by
the nothern side of the Burg, the the French in the 1790s and
tree-shaded space was the site rebuilt in the 19th century. Here,
of the Cathedral of St Donation, colourful decorations surround
des troyed by the French in 1799. a silver tabernacle from 1611
Ornate statues decorating the façade of the which houses a sacred phial,
P Stadhuis Basilica of the Holy Blood supposed to contain a few
Burg 12. Tel (050) 448711. Open drops of blood and water
9:30am–5pm daily. Closed 1 Jan, 25 R Heilig Bloed Basiliek washed from the body of Christ.
Dec. & ∑ bezoekers.brugge.be Burg 13 Tel (050) 336792. Open Apr–
The intricately carved façade of Sep: 9:30am–noon & 2–5pm daily; The Vismarkt
the Stadhuis was completed in Oct–Mar: 10am–noon & 2–5pm daily. Braambergstraat. Open Tue–Sat am.
1375, but the niche statues are One of Europe’s most sacred From the Burg, an arched path
modern effigies of the counts reliquaries is held at the Basilica called the Blinde Ezelstraat (Alley
and countesses of Flanders. of the Holy Blood. The lower part of the Blind Donkey) leads to
Much of this building is a triumph is the 12th-century St Basil’s this open-air fish market, where
of restoration. Inside, a staircase chapel and has a plain stone- fish is still sold each morning.

Museum Onze-Lieve-
Bruges Vrouw-ter-Potterie SNAGGAARD STR
600 m (660 yards)
1 The Markt 0 metres 250 LA NGE Schuttersgilde
St-Sebastiaan
2 The Belfort 0 yards 250 R A A M STR LANGEREI POTTERIEREI ROLWEG Guido
Gezellemuseum
GOUDEN
3 Historium HAND STR CARMERS STRAAT Volkskundemuseum
4 Choco-Story AUGUSTIJNENREI GOUDEN HANDREI Jeruzalemkerk Kantcentrum
GENTHOF
SPIN OLAREI
5 Friet Museum SPIEGELREI PEPERSTRAAT Kruispoort
6 The Burg ACADEMIE STR VERVERSDIJK
7 Stadhuis Friet Museum MOLENME ERS RODESTRAAT
ST-ANNAREI
V E R BR A N D
ST-JANS STR
8 Heilig Bloed Basiliek KUIPERS STR VLAMINGSTRAAT Historium RIDDERS STR NIE U W LAND
9 The Vismarkt ST-JA K O BS STR Choco-Story LAN G E ST RAAT VULDERS STR
KONING STR
0 St-Salvatorskathedraal MUNT THE THE HOOG STR GROENEREI GANZE STR
GELDMUNT STR MARKT
BILKSKE
q Arentshuis MOERSTRAAT PLEIN Heilig BURG BRAAMBERGSTR C OUPURE STR
w Gruuthuse Museum Bloed Basiliek Stadhuis PREDIKHERENREI
STRAAT
e Onthaalkerk Onze-Lieve- STEEN STR The Belfort KRUITENBERG H O OISTRAAT AAT
Vrouw DIJVER
Groeninge Museum
r Sint-Janshospitaal St-Salvatorskathedraal Arentshuis COUPURE HOOGSTUK
t Brouwerij De KORTE VUL D ERS A L V ATORSKOF MARIASTRAAT EEKHOUT STR SCHAARSTRAAT
BUITEN BONINVEST
Halve Maan Gruuthuse Museum VIOLIER STR
SINT S
STR AAT Onthaalkerk
y Begijnhof Concertgebouw Onze-Lieve-Vrouw B O N I N V E S T
u Minnewater Sint-Janshospitaal NIEUWE GENTWEG GE N T P OORT STR
i Groeninge Museum
o Kantcentrum W E S T M E E R S O O S TME E RS Brouwerij de OUDE GENT WEG
Halve Maan
p Jeruzalemkerk WIJNGAAR DSTRAAT
a Volkskundemuseum Begijnhof NOORD STR KATEIJNE STR VISSPAAN STR G E N T P O O R T V E S T
Bus Station
s Guido 400 m (450 yards)
Train Station
Gezellemuseum 500 m (550 yards)
d Kruispoort Minnewater Key
f Schuttersgilde St-Sebastiaan Street-by-Street pp114–15
For keys to symbols see back flap
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