Page 117 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Belgium & Luxembourg

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. The Markt
Old, step-gabled houses flank this 13th-
century market square, which is located
at the heart of Bruges. Markets are still
held here every Wednesday.

Oude Griffie, or Old
Recorder’s House

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Blinde Ezelstraat
This narrow alley leads
from the Burg to the
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18th-century fish
market or vismarkt.
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. Stadhuis
Groeninge Museum One of the oldest and finest town halls
(see pp118–19) in Belgium, this was built be tween 1376
and 1420. Inside, the restored Gothic hall
Arentshuis (see p116) is noted for its 1385 vaulted ceiling.
Gruuthuse Museum
(see p116)
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The Belfort
Built in the 13th century,
the Belfort or belfry is a
stunning octagonal Key
tower where the city’s
medieval charter of Suggested route
rights was held.

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