Markt
Bruges’ market square, with the Belfry on its south side and the Provincial Court on the east.
For eight centuries the Markt has been the heart of Bruges, where markets and tournaments were held. The Belfry rises on its south side; on the east stands the neo-Gothic Provincial Court.
In the middle stand Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck, the two Bruges men who led the uprising against the French in 1302, before the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
More in Bruges
BelfryThe 83-metre belfry over the Markt: 366 steps up to its carillon of 47 bells.
BurgThe square of the city hall, the Basilica of the Holy Blood and the old court.
City HallOne of the oldest city halls in the Low Countries, begun in 1376, with a Gothic Hall full of murals.
Basilica of the Holy BloodA Romanesque chapel with a Gothic one above it, holding a relic of the blood of Christ.
RozenhoedkaaiThe most photographed corner of Bruges, where the canal turns under the Belfry.
GruuthuseThe palace of the lords of Gruuthuse, who could tax gruut, the herbs for brewing beer.
Church of Our LadyIts brick tower of 115 metres is one of the tallest in the world; inside is Michelangelo’s Madonna.
St Saviour’s CathedralBruges’ oldest parish church, which became its cathedral in the 19th century.
BegijnhofThe beguinage of 1245: white houses round a lawn of tall trees, still home to a community of nuns.
MinnewaterThe “lake of love” at the south end of the old town, with swans and a lock house.
Horse carriagesHorse-drawn carriages clip-clop through the old town from the Markt.
Canal boatsLittle open boats glide along the reien, the canals of Bruges, under low bridges.
Bruges laceBobbin lace, made by hand in Bruges since the 16th century.