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City Guide > Europe > Belgium > Bruges | |
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Key Attractions Belfry Museum An absolute ‘must’ for visitors to Bruges – a climb to the top of the tower past the clock mechanism and a carillon of 47 bells, which also offers stunning views over the city and surrounding countryside. The tower was built between the 13th and 15th centuries. Markt 7 Tel: (050) 448743. Website: www.brugge.be/musea/en/mbele.htm City Hall The Gothic council chamber on the building’s first floor is open to the public, and features spectacular ceilings decorated with medieval carvings. An adjoining chamber houses displays of documents and works of art. Burg 12 Tel: (050) 448743. Website: www.brugge.be/musea/en/mgze.htm Lace Centre Dedicated to Bruges’ best-known industry, this museum is housed in restored 15th century almshouses, and offers lace-making demonstrations most afternoons – the adjacent Jerusalem Church is also worth a visit, with its fine stained glass. Peperstraat 3 Tel: (050) 330072. Website: www.kantcentrum.com Basilica of the Holy Blood Featuring two chapels – the ground floor St Basil’s Chapel dating from the 1100s and the ‘upstairs’ one housing the Relic of the Holy Blood. Includes a museum, whose centrepiece is the bejewelled gold and silver Shrine of the Holy Blood. Burg 13 Tel: (050) 336792. Website: www.holyblood.org Groeninge Museum Flemish, Belgian and Dutch art over the centuries is the theme of this gallery, whose collections include works by such luminaries as Jan van Eyck, Hieronymous Bosch and Marcel Broodthaers, as well as Renaissance, Baroque and modern works. Dijver 12 Tel: (050) 448743. Website: www.brugge.be/musea/en/mgroee.htm |