Bruges Guided Day Tour from Paris

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  The Markt

  Discover Bruges in Belgium, a famous medieval city, also called "the little Venice of the North". During the guided tour, you will enjoy the city's grace and beauty. You will be surprised by the region of the Flanders with its specific architecture, colourful charm, art of living and its hundred year old traditions. - Tailored program specially designed for you to discover in one day the beautiful city of Bruges - Transportation from Paris by comfortable bus or minibus with air conditioning - Professional guide who will introduce you to the charming city of Bruges and to its incomparably well preserved architecture from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries - Peaceful cruise on the canals in summer time, or visit of the Gothic town hall in winter - Free time to wander the streets and the many shops of Bruges (chocolates, lace ...)

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Bruges Art Route

  Art

  3 hours • Admission ticket included
• 3
  Markt 20

  Markt is dominated by its Belfry, for centuries the city’s foremost edifice and the perfect look-out in case of war, fire or any other calamity. You can still climb to the top of the tower! At the foot of the Belfry are the world’s most famous chippies (frietkoten)! The statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck graces the middle of the square. These two popular heroes of Bruges resisted French oppression and consequently played an important part during the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302. Their statue neatly looks out onto the Gothic revival style Provincial Palace (Markt 3). Until the 18th century this used to be the extremely busy Waterhalle, a covered warehouse where goods were loaded and unloaded along the canals that ran alongside the square. Today the canals are still there, albeit underground.

  4 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Beguinage "Ten Wijngaerde"

  The 'Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde' with its white-coloured house fronts and tranquil convent garden was founded in 1245. This little piece of world heritage was once the home of the beguines, emancipated lay-women who nevertheless led a pious and celibate life. Today the beguinage is inhabited by nuns of the Order of St. Benedict and several Bruges women who have decided to remain unmarried. In the Beguine's house, you can still get a good idea of what day-to-day life was like in the 17th century.

  4 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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