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- Spanish
VISIT ONLY IN SPANISH.
Discover Bruges like you've never been told before!
You will be dazzled by:
- The replica of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.
- The Bobbin Lace Museum.
- Medieval mills.
- The Stock Market in the 13th century.
You will start your journey in the old commercial port and walk through the streets where the life of Bruges took shape.
The stock market; the oldest bar in Bruges; the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Dry Tree... What was Anselmo Adornes referring to when he described the city of Bruges as "University of Commerce"? You will visit the Jerusalem Chapel, the Almshouses and meet the Brotherhood of the White Bear, who organized knight jousting. You will see the streets where the bolilleras sat down to create lace...
To finish, you will see the medieval mills, which were great economic drivers of Bruges.
Are you coming to see medieval Bruges?
Entrance to the Jerusalem Chapel and Adornes Domain are included.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Look for your guide next to the door of the Historium.
The tour will end in the area of the mills, next to the canal.
Itinerary
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1
We begin our adventure in the courtyard of the Historium, where we will learn about the origins of Bruges and its commercial port. We did not enter the museum, only the courtyard.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
How were ships loaded and unloaded? What personalities from Bruges lived through these streets in the Middle Ages?
7 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
The Ter Beurze family gave its name to one of the best-known markets worldwide: the stock market. When did this happen? We will see the facade.
7 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
4Jan Van Eyckplein
In the surroundings of the Jan Van Eyck square there are many important buildings for the medieval Witch: Lodges of merchants from different countries, a jousting brotherhood of knights, the porters' house, an old customs house... And, of course , the statue of Jan Van Eyck and the magnificent canal of Little Venice.
17 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
We will discover two gastronomic curiosities of Bruges. One of them, enormously well-known. The other much less.
7 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
The purest example of the baroque in witches keeps some of the secrets of this city, related to Felipe the Good and a couple of orders that he created.
13 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
We will walk along the Spínola dock, a character closely linked to what we have seen so far, and we will enjoy the views from some of the oldest bridges in the city.
12 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
We will pass by the oldest bar in Bruges as we enter the neighborhood of Santa Ana.
Admission ticket free -
8
In the heart of the Santa Ana neighborhood we find this wonderful 17th century church. With luck, we will still see some bowling alley around.
7 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9
We arrive at the high point of the tour: The Jerusalem chapel and the Adornes domain. We will discover who this family was, among the most influential of the Late Middle Ages, and we will see the replica of the Holy Sepulcher that was built in their domain, along with a series of AlmHouses. We will also stop to rest for a few minutes in the Scottish room within the domain itself. The entrance to the domain, the chapel of Jerusalem, the almhouses (today the Museum of the Ornaments) and the hall of the Scots is included in the price of the tour.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
10
We will pass by the Bobbin Lace Museum and the Folklore Museum as we surround the Adornes domain and see original walls from the 15th century.
7 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11
Who was Guido Gezelle and why is his house-museum within the Adornes domain? We will tell its story from the facade.
7 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
12
We will go around the walls and see the towers, from outside, of the San Sebastian crossbowmen's guild, of which the Queen of England was a member until her death.
7 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
13
We will finish, after two and a half hours of tour, next to the mills and the canal, with some of the most beautiful views of the City, and where peace and tranquility are breathed at all times. We will not enter the mills, but we assure you that it is worth seeing inside.
13 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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