# Bruges

The best-preserved medieval city in Flanders: the Markt and its belfry, canal boat trips, the beguinage and the local beer. An hour by train from Brussels.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Bruges is the classic day trip from Brussels, and with good reason: the medieval centre, a World Heritage Site, is almost intact, crossed by canals and closed to traffic. The price is the crowds: at midday on a summer Saturday it is hard to walk across the Markt. The solution is to arrive early, leave the main axis and, if you can, stay a night to see the city once the groups leave.

## How do you get there from Brussels?

By train. Three trains an hour leave Bruxelles-Midi and take about an hour; many also stop at Bruxelles-Central and Bruxelles-Nord. From Zaventem airport there is a direct train every hour, and from Charleroi a direct Flibco bus. The station is a twenty-minute walk from the Markt; buses 1 and 2 go to the centre every five minutes.

By car it is just over 100 km on the E40, but the centre has closed streets, a 30 km/h limit and cycling zones. Leave it in the station car park, whose ticket includes the bus to the centre.

## What to see in a day?

Start at 9:00 at the Markt with the belfry climb, with a reserved time slot, before the queue forms. Two minutes away is the Burg square with the Basilica of the Holy Blood, free. Walk down the Rozenhoedkaai and the Dijver and hop on a canal boat trip, half an hour for €15. Have lunch near the Walplein and then take the De Halve Maan brewery tour. Finish at the beguinage and the Minnewater, which are on the way to the station.

If you stay the night, the second day is for the Bruges of the locals: the Sint-Anna district and the Kruisvest ramparts windmills, and the museums. Or leave the city: seven kilometres along the poplar-lined canal is Damme, the old port of Bruges, which you can reach by bike or on the Lamme Goedzak boat.

## What about the Flemish Primitives?

The Groeningemuseum, with Van Eyck, Memling and Hugo van der Goes, is the city's fine arts museum, on the Dijver. Musea Brugge announces that it will close on 11 January for a complete four-year refurbishment, and in May 2026 BRUSK opened, a gallery at the same address that will show the collection and temporary exhibitions. Before you go, check the Musea Brugge website for what is open and which works can be seen. If you plan to visit several museums, the Musea Brugge Card costs €49 and is valid for 72 hours.

## Where to eat?

Cambrinus, next to the Markt, is open every day from 11:00 to 22:00 with Flemish cooking and a long beer list. The De Halve Maan brasserie serves lunch every day, with children's dishes and a terrace among the brewing kettles. De Vlaamsche Pot is home cooking, with the house beer stew; it is open in the evening from Wednesday to Friday and at lunchtime at the weekend, and only admits over-14s.

## Where to stay?

Staying overnight in Bruges is worth it: in the evening and first thing in the morning the city is a different place. The Hotel Jan Brito is a sixteenth-century house with a Renaissance garden and a private sauna, 500 metres from the Markt, and it accepts dogs. The Snuffel Youth Hostel, with private and shared rooms, is the cheap option with a lively atmosphere.

## Bruges or Ghent?

If you only have one day, it depends on what you are looking for. Bruges is smaller, more uniform and more touristy. Ghent is a university city with a life of its own, closer to Brussels and home to the Van Eyck altarpiece. With two days, do both: they are half an hour apart by train.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Beers of Belgium
- Cerca: Damme (a 6.2 km), Ostend and De Haan (a 18.3 km), Ghent (a 38.4 km), Ypres (Ieper) (a 46.3 km)

## Qué hacer
- **The Markt and the climb up the belfry (Belfort)** (1 h · For those in good physical shape; the staircase is narrow and steep and there is no lift · 16 € (14 € concession) weekends and high season · 15 € (13 €) weekdays in winter · free for under-7s): The Bruges market square, with its step-gabled houses, is dominated by the Belfort, the 13th-century belfry that once held the city's charters. At the top, 83 metres up, is the 47-bell carillon and the best view of Bruges.
The climb
There are 366 steps, getting narrower and steeper, with no lift: only if you are fit. Musea Brugge recommends booking a time slot online, especially here, and being punctual, because the ticket expires. It costs 16 € (14 € concession) at weekends and from 1 April to 2 November, and 15 € (13 €) on weekdays in winter; under-7s go free. It opens from 9:00 to 20:00 in season and from 10:00 to 18:00 on weekdays in winter. In very strong wind it may close.
The museum card
If you plan to visit several of the city's museums, the Musea Brugge Card costs 49 € (37 € under-26s, 25 € under-18s) and is valid for 72 hours.
- **The béguinage (Begijnhof) and the Minnewater** (1 h · All ages, with a pushchair along the Minnewater paths · Free): The Bruges béguinage is an enclosed precinct of white houses around a lawn with trees, founded in the 13th century for the beguines, women who lived in community without being nuns. Today it is home to Benedictine nuns and is a World Heritage Site, along with the other Flemish béguinages. You enter in silence over a bridge across the canal.
The walk
From the béguinage you come straight out at the Minnewater, the old inner harbour turned into a lake with swans and a park, the quietest corner of the city. Head back towards the centre via the Wijngaardplaats, where the boats leave from, and the Church of Our Lady. From here, the train station is a ten-minute walk.
- **Boat trip along the canals of Bruges** (30 min · All ages · 15 € adults · 9 € ages 4 to 11 · until 31 December 2026): Half an hour in an open boat along the canals of the centre: you pass under stone bridges, in front of the Rozenhoedkaai, the most photographed view in Bruges, and behind houses you can't see from the street.
How it works
There are five landing stages in the centre, between the Rozenhoedkaai, the Dijver and the Wijngaardplaats, and all the boatmen do the same route at the same price: 15 € for adults and 9 € for ages 4 to 11, rates valid until 31 December 2026. The trip lasts about 30 minutes and has no stops. Individuals cannot book: the ticket is bought at the landing stage, and in high season there may be a queue.
- **Basilica of the Holy Blood, on the Burg square** (30 min · All ages; silence inside · Basilica free · museum and treasury 5 € · free for under-12s): On the corner of the Burg square, next to the Gothic town hall, the basilica has kept since the Middle Ages a relic which, according to tradition, contains the blood of Christ brought from the Holy Land. Downstairs there is a dark Romanesque chapel; upstairs, the neo-Gothic chapel of the relic.
Opening hours
Open every day from 10:00 to 17:15. The basilica is free; the museum and treasury cost 5 €, free for under-12s. The relic is displayed for veneration every day from 14:00 to 16:00, and on Fridays also from 10:15 to 11:00.
The Burg square
It is Bruges' other square, smaller and older than the Markt, with the 1376 town hall and the old Renaissance civil registry. The two are two minutes apart.
- **De Halve Maan brewery tour, with Brugse Zot** (45 min · Adults and families; 220 steep steps · 16 € with a beer · 8.50 € ages 7 to 15 · free up to 6 · weekend XL tour 26 €): De Halve Maan is the family brewery in the centre of Bruges, on the Walplein, where Brugse Zot and Straffe Hendrik are made. It is famous for its beer pipeline: an underground pipe about three kilometres long that carries the beer under the city to the bottling plant.
The tour
The classic tour lasts about 45 minutes with a guide, in groups of up to 25, in Dutch, French or English, and ends with a beer: Brugse Zot blonde or dubbel, or Straffe Hendrik tripel. It costs 16 €, 8.50 € for ages 7 to 15, and is free up to 6. The route was renewed in 2024 with audiovisual rooms and climbs to the roof by 220 steep steps: wear comfortable shoes. At weekends there is an hour-and-a-half XL tour with three beers in the cellars, for 26 €.
Afterwards
The brewery's brasserie serves lunch every day, with a terrace among the brewing kettles.
- **The windmills on the Kruisvest rampart** (1 h · All ages, by bike or on foot · Free from outside): On the east side of Bruges, the old city wall is now a green walk beside the ring canal, with four windmills along the top. The Sint-Janshuismolen, from the 18th century, still grinds and Musea Brugge opens it in season.
The walk
Leave the centre along the Langestraat or through the Sint-Anna neighbourhood, with its workers' houses and its canals without tourists, and follow the rampart from the Kruispoort, one of the medieval gates still standing, northwards. This is the Bruges of the locals, twenty minutes from the Markt.
- **Choco-Story, the Bruges chocolate museum** (1 h 30 · Families and chocolate lovers; impractical with a pushchair or wheelchair · €16 adults · €14 students and over-65s · €10 ages 3 to 11 · combined with the Frietmuseum €22.50 (€13.50 children)): Choco-Story tells the story of cocoa and chocolate in an old house on Sint-Jansplein, five minutes from the Markt: from the Maya and the Aztecs to the arrival of chocolate in Europe and Belgian pralines. The visit ends in the workshop, where a chocolatier shows how to get glossy chocolate, and you taste what is made there and then.
What the visit is like
Allow an hour and a half. It opens every day from 10:00 to 18:00, with last entry at 17:00. In 2026 a ticket costs €16 for adults, €14 for students and over-65s and €10 for ages 3 to 11. The combined ticket with the Frietmuseum, run by the same people and three minutes away, costs €22.50 (€13.50 for children). Buying online is not compulsory, but capacity is limited and on busy days it sells out; the ticket guarantees entry, it doesn't let you skip the queue.
Before you go
Large rucksacks are not allowed in: there is a small, open cloakroom. Dogs are not admitted. There are four steps at the entrance, stairs inside and the lift does not reach the fourth floor, so it is awkward with a wheelchair or pushchair. From the station, bus 2 drops you at the Stadsschouwburg stop, a few minutes away.
- **Frietmuseum, the museum of the chip** (45 min · Families with children from 4 or 5; impractical with a pushchair · €12 adults · €10 students and over-65s · €7 ages 3 to 11 · free under 3): A whole museum devoted to chips, the dish Belgium considers its own: where the potato comes from, how it reached Europe, how to fry it the Belgian way, in two goes, and how many sauces fit in a cone. It is in a Gothic building on Vlamingstraat, two minutes from the Markt, and is run by the same people as Choco-Story.
What the visit is like
About 45 minutes, at your own pace. It opens every day from 10:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:15. In 2026 it costs €12 for adults, €10 for students and over-65s, €7 for ages 3 to 11 and nothing for under-3s. You can eat there: there are chips at the end. The combined ticket with Choco-Story costs €22.50 for adults and €13.50 for children.
With children
It is one of the visits little ones cope with best: short, with big objects and an ending you can eat. Pushchairs are allowed, but the layout makes them a poor idea; a baby carrier is better. Dogs and large rucksacks are not allowed, and the museum is only partly wheelchair accessible.
- **Bourgogne des Flandres brewery and distillery, by the canal** (1 h 15 · Adults; teenagers with a no-drink ticket · €13 without tasting · €16 with one beer · €28 with six 12 cl beers · €39 two people with six to share · €8 ages 12 to 16 · free under 12): Bourgogne des Flandres is Bruges' mixed-fermentation red-brown beer, and its brewery is on Wollestraat, a stone's throw from the Markt, with the bar overlooking the canal. The visit takes in the brewhouse, the gin and whisky distillery and the loft where the brewer works, and it is self-guided, with entry at the time you choose.
Which ticket to choose
The visit takes about an hour and a quarter. The basic ticket with no drink costs €13; the best-seller, with one beer, €16, and with a board of six 12 cl draught beers, €28 (€39 for two people sharing the board). Ages 12 to 16 pay €8, with no drink, and under-12s go in free with an adult. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 17:00 there is a half-hour blending workshop, in English, for €10. Book online: confirmation is instant, each slot takes thirty people and you can cancel free of charge up to 48 hours before.
The bar and terrace
Tuesday to Sunday, generally from 11:00 to 18:00, with the full range of house beers, Timmermans lambics and cheese and charcuterie boards. The terrace over the canal is open all year, weather permitting. Calm dogs on a lead are welcome in the bar and on the terrace.
- **Cycling from Bruges to Damme along the Damse Vaart** (3 h · 7 km · Anyone who can ride a bike; flat, sometimes windy · City bike €13 a day · electric €30 · tandem €25 · children's €10): From Bruges to Damme it is about seven kilometres along the Damse Vaart, a straight canal that Napoleon had cut towards Sluis and which is now lined with very tall poplars. The canal path is flat, almost free of cars, and in a little over half an hour of easy pedalling you reach the square of Damme, a village with a Gothic town hall, second-hand bookshops and a windmill beside the water.
How to do it
Leave Bruges through the Dampoort gate, to the north, and follow the canal bank: you can't go wrong. If you don't have a bike, Bruges Bike Rental, on the Niklaas Desparsstraat, two minutes from the Markt, hires city bikes for €13 a day, electric bikes for €30 and tandems for €25, with children's bikes, seats and helmets; book by email. If you prefer to go with a guide, Quasimundo runs a three-hour ride through the countryside to Damme from March to October, in English, of about 20 km.
You do the outward and return journeys by bike: the Lamme Goedzak boat, which links the two ends of the route, no longer allows bicycles on board.
- **The Lamme Goedzak boat, from Bruges to Damme along the canal** (35 min · All ages; accessible · One way €12 · return €18 · over-65s €10 and €15 · children up to age 12 €4 and €7): The Lamme Goedzak is an old-fashioned paddle-style boat that makes the trip between Bruges and Damme along the Damse Vaart, the canal of poplars, in about 35 minutes. It is the relaxed way to get to Damme without pedalling, and with small children it is an outing in itself. It is named after the friend of Till Eulenspiegel, the character of the Damme legend.
Times and landing stages
In Bruges it leaves from the Noorweegse Kaai, to the north, next to the Dampoort gate, about a 25-minute walk from the Markt; in Damme, from the canal bank, two minutes from the square. In the 2026 season it ran every day from 4 April to 4 October: from Bruges at 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00, and from Damme at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 17:00. After that, weekends only until 1 November. Check its website for the 2027 dates and individual days without service.
Prices
One way costs €12 for adults, €10 for over-65s and €4 for children up to age 12; return, €18, €15 and €7. Small groups do not book. There is a bar on board, and dogs on a lead travel free. Bikes are no longer allowed.

## Dónde comer
- **Cambrinus** (Restaurant, Bruges · two minutes from the Markt, €€). Qué pedir: the Flemish beer stew with chips, and a beer from the list to go with it
- **De Vlaamsche Pot** (Restaurant, Bruges · Helmstraat, €€). Qué pedir: the beef stew (stoofvlees), the dish the house is proudest of
- **Brasserie De Halve Maan** (Restaurant, Bruges · Walplein, €€). Qué pedir: the Flemish stew made with Brugse Zot Dubbel, or the Zeeland mussels
- **t Brugs Beertje** (Bar, Bruges · Kemelstraat, near the Steenstraat, €). Qué pedir: ask for advice at the bar and try one of the draught beers, which change
- **Bistro Bruut** (Restaurant, Bruges · Meestraat, by the canal, five minutes from the Burg, €€€€). Qué pedir: the dinner menu, nine small dishes, with the wine pairing if you're not driving
- **Tante Marie, in Damme** (Café, Damme · Kerkstraat, 7 km from Bruges along the canal, €€). Qué pedir: the house shrimp croquettes at lunchtime, and for dessert a pancake with their jam or the cake of the day
- **The Chocolate Line** (Takeaway, Bruges · Simon Stevinplein, five minutes from the Markt, €€). Qué pedir: a small box of mixed pralines to try the unusual flavours, and a bar of their Mexican criollo cocoa

## By plane: Flight to Brussels or Charleroi and train to Bruges
Bruges has no airport with flights from Spain: you fly to Brussels-Zaventem or Charleroi, both with direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities, and continue by train or bus. From Zaventem there is a direct train every hour; from Charleroi, a direct shuttle bus. In Bruges you don't need a car.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Hotel Jan Brito** (Small hotel): A restored 16th-century mansion on a quiet street inside the city walls, about 500 metres from the Markt and a few minutes from the Rozenhoedkaai. It is an official four-star hotel with a Renaissance garden hidden behind it.
The rooms and the house
Classic standard rooms in the main building, junior suites with period details and a duplex suite opening directly onto the garden. Breakfast, hot and cold, is served in the old library. Each stay includes an hour of private sauna and hammam, by booking. There is a gym, bikes for hire, a locked bike garage and a 24-hour reception.
If you come by car
The hotel is outside the restricted traffic zone, which makes it easier to reach. It has private parking 250 metres away, for 25 € per 24 hours, by booking and with entry via a car lift. Go to reception first.
With a dog
Dogs and cats are accepted on request, at 20 € per animal per night and up to two per room depending on the category.
- **Snuffel Youth Hostel** (Hostel): Snuffel is a youth hostel on the Ezelstraat, north-west of the centre, about ten minutes' walk from the Markt. It is also a neighbourhood bar: young people from Bruges come for a drink on its terrace in summer and for the gigs, talks and stand-up on the calendar, almost all free.
The rooms
Private doubles, with or without bathroom, and rooms with four, six and eight beds. It takes groups of up to 120 people.
Getting there
From the station, the bus to the centre and ten minutes on foot, or twenty-five minutes' walk. By car, Bruges restricts traffic in the centre: leave the car at the station car park.
- **Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce** (Small hotel): The Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce occupies one of the most photographed houses in Bruges: the half-timbered façade leaning over the water where two canals meet, next to the Rozenhoedkaai and three minutes from the Markt. It has just sixteen rooms, each decorated in its own way, with antique furniture and works inspired by painters such as Botero, Chagall and Klimt.
Which room to ask for
The ones facing the canal head-on are the ones that make the trip: they are called "Canal view" and "Superior canal view". The rest overlook the front courtyard or are small with a bathtub, quieter and cheaper. All have air conditioning, Vispring beds, wifi, and coffee and tea brought up to the room free of charge. Breakfast is served in a lounge overlooking the canal, among Persian rugs and tapestries.
Getting there and parking
It is on Wollestraat, inside the pedestrianised centre. If you come by car, the hotel has a locked garage 150 metres away, at €30 a night, with a charging point; it must be booked in advance. Reception is open day and night and stores luggage.
Before booking
With the flexible rate, you can cancel or change free of charge up to seven days before, always by email; within that week the full stay is charged. The non-refundable rate is charged on booking and cannot be changed.
### Servicios
- **Bruges station and the train from Brussels**: About an hour from Brussels, three trains an hour · direct train from the airport every hour · bus to the centre every 5 minutes

## Car-free: Bruges by train and on foot
Bruges is a city to visit without a car: the centre is small, has streets closed to traffic and a cycle zone, and the train from Brussels takes about an hour. From the station, take the bus or walk for twenty minutes.
Presupuesto orientativo: 100–190 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Jan Brito** (Small hotel): A restored 16th-century mansion on a quiet street inside the city walls, about 500 metres from the Markt and a few minutes from the Rozenhoedkaai. It is an official four-star hotel with a Renaissance garden hidden behind it.
The rooms and the house
Classic standard rooms in the main building, junior suites with period details and a duplex suite opening directly onto the garden. Breakfast, hot and cold, is served in the old library. Each stay includes an hour of private sauna and hammam, by booking. There is a gym, bikes for hire, a locked bike garage and a 24-hour reception.
If you come by car
The hotel is outside the restricted traffic zone, which makes it easier to reach. It has private parking 250 metres away, for 25 € per 24 hours, by booking and with entry via a car lift. Go to reception first.
With a dog
Dogs and cats are accepted on request, at 20 € per animal per night and up to two per room depending on the category.
- **Snuffel Youth Hostel** (Hostel): Snuffel is a youth hostel on the Ezelstraat, north-west of the centre, about ten minutes' walk from the Markt. It is also a neighbourhood bar: young people from Bruges come for a drink on its terrace in summer and for the gigs, talks and stand-up on the calendar, almost all free.
The rooms
Private doubles, with or without bathroom, and rooms with four, six and eight beds. It takes groups of up to 120 people.
Getting there
From the station, the bus to the centre and ten minutes on foot, or twenty-five minutes' walk. By car, Bruges restricts traffic in the centre: leave the car at the station car park.
- **Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce** (Small hotel): The Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce occupies one of the most photographed houses in Bruges: the half-timbered façade leaning over the water where two canals meet, next to the Rozenhoedkaai and three minutes from the Markt. It has just sixteen rooms, each decorated in its own way, with antique furniture and works inspired by painters such as Botero, Chagall and Klimt.
Which room to ask for
The ones facing the canal head-on are the ones that make the trip: they are called "Canal view" and "Superior canal view". The rest overlook the front courtyard or are small with a bathtub, quieter and cheaper. All have air conditioning, Vispring beds, wifi, and coffee and tea brought up to the room free of charge. Breakfast is served in a lounge overlooking the canal, among Persian rugs and tapestries.
Getting there and parking
It is on Wollestraat, inside the pedestrianised centre. If you come by car, the hotel has a locked garage 150 metres away, at €30 a night, with a charging point; it must be booked in advance. Reception is open day and night and stores luggage.
Before booking
With the flexible rate, you can cancel or change free of charge up to seven days before, always by email; within that week the full stay is charged. The non-refundable rate is charged on booking and cannot be changed.
### Servicios
- **Bruges station and the train from Brussels**: About an hour from Brussels, three trains an hour · direct train from the airport every hour · bus to the centre every 5 minutes

## As a family: Bruges with children

Bruges is small, flat and car-free in the centre: it is easy to get around with children. What they like most is the boat along the canals, the swans on the Minnewater and the windmills. The belfry only for those who can manage 366 steps.

### What works best
The boat trip, 9 € for ages 4 to 11

The béguinage and the Minnewater, with swans and lawns

The Kruisvest windmills, a long walk along the rampart

The basilica, short and free

### Stay
Hotel Jan Brito, with a garden

Private rooms at Snuffel

### Eat
Brasserie De Halve Maan, with children's dishes

Cambrinus, every day and no booking needed

### Bear in mind
De Vlaamsche Pot does not admit under-14s

The cobbles are hard work with a pushchair; a baby carrier is more comfortable

The belfry has no lift

### Qué hacer as a family
- The Markt and the climb up the belfry (Belfort)
- The béguinage (Begijnhof) and the Minnewater
- Boat trip along the canals of Bruges
- Basilica of the Holy Blood, on the Burg square
- The windmills on the Kruisvest rampart
- Choco-Story, the Bruges chocolate museum
- Frietmuseum, the museum of the chip
- Cycling from Bruges to Damme along the Damse Vaart
- The Lamme Goedzak boat, from Bruges to Damme along the canal

## With teenagers: Bruges with teenagers

Teenagers may find Bruges looks like a film set if all they see is churches. Give them the belfry, the boat and an afternoon cycling along the rampart.

### What works best
The climb up the belfry, 366 steps with a view

The boat trip along the canals

The De Halve Maan brewery, with a roof terrace, reduced ticket from age 7

### Stay
Snuffel, with a bar and gigs

### Eat
Chips and waffles around the centre

Cambrinus for a Flemish meal

### Bear in mind
The beer tastings are not for them

De Vlaamsche Pot admits ages 14 and up

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- The Markt and the climb up the belfry (Belfort)
- Boat trip along the canals of Bruges
- De Halve Maan brewery tour, with Brugse Zot
- Choco-Story, the Bruges chocolate museum
- Bourgogne des Flandres brewery and distillery, by the canal
- Cycling from Bruges to Damme along the Damse Vaart
- The Lamme Goedzak boat, from Bruges to Damme along the canal

## With friends: Bruges with Friends: Breweries, Canal Cycling and a Boat to Damme

Bruges is a small city, but it has what a group likes: breweries where you tour the factory, a bar with three hundred beers and a canal you can follow by bike or boat to Damme. It works as a long day or a relaxed weekend.

### What works best
De Halve Maan Brewery: 45-minute guided tour with a beer for €16, with 220 steps.

Bourgogne des Flandres: self-guided visit of 1 h 15, €16 with one beer, €28 with six; the bar with a terrace over the canal is open Tuesday to Sunday.

Cycling to Damme: about 7 km each way, flat, with bike hire from €13 a day; a three-hour guided route from March to October.

Lamme Goedzak boat to Damme: €12 one way and €18 return, April to October; in 2026, daily until 4 October and weekends until 1 November.

Boat trip on the canals: 30 minutes for €15, with five landing stages.

Markt and Belfry: 366 steps from €15, with a booked time slot.

### Where to sleep
Snuffel Youth Hostel: hostel on Ezelstraat, ten minutes from the Markt, with private and shared rooms, a bar with a terrace and free concerts.

### Where to eat
't Brugs Beertje: bar open since 1983 with around three hundred beers and five on tap, without a single pils.

Brasserie De Halve Maan: stew made with Brugse Zot Dubbel, and mussels, with a terrace among the brewing kettles.

Cambrinus: Flemish cooking two minutes from the Markt, with a long beer list.

The Chocolate Line: artisan chocolates by Dominique Persoone, every day.

### Keep in mind
The bike and the boat to Damme can be combined: go out by bike and come back by boat, or the other way round.

The Damme boat does not sail all year: check the calendar before deciding.

Climbing the belfry requires a booked time; choose the same slot for everyone.

### Qué hacer with friends
- The Markt and the climb up the belfry (Belfort)
- Boat trip along the canals of Bruges
- De Halve Maan brewery tour, with Brugse Zot
- Bourgogne des Flandres brewery and distillery, by the canal
- Cycling from Bruges to Damme along the Damse Vaart
- The Lamme Goedzak boat, from Bruges to Damme along the canal

## Consejos

### Arrive before 10:00
The first morning train gives you two hours of Bruges without the groups.

### Book the belfry
It is the monument with the longest wait; the time slot is bought online.

### Step off the Markt–Burg–Dijver axis
Ten minutes away, in Sint-Anna or along the ramparts, there is nobody.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Brussels to Bruges?
About an hour by train, with three trains an hour from Bruxelles-Midi.

### Is it worth staying overnight in Bruges?
Yes, if you can: in the evening and first thing in the morning you see it without the crowds.

### How much does the boat trip cost?
€15 for adults and €9 for ages 4 to 11, about 30 minutes.

### What is there to see in Bruges in a day?
The Markt and the belfry, the Burg and the basilica, the canal boat, the De Halve Maan brewery and the beguinage with the Minnewater.

### Can you go from Charleroi airport?
Yes, on the direct Flibco bus to Bruges.