# The béguinage (Begijnhof) and the Minnewater

What to do en Bruges · Bruges

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/things-to-do/beguinage-and-minnewater · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year; in spring, daffodils on the béguinage lawn
- Para quién: All ages, with a pushchair along the Minnewater paths

Walk · 1 h · free · white houses, trees and the lake of love, south of the centre

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.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 51.2015, 3.2245

## Cerca de aquí

- [Brasserie De Halve Maan](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/where-to-eat/brasserie-de-halve-maan), a 190 m
- [De Halve Maan brewery tour, with Brugse Zot](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/things-to-do/de-halve-maan-brewery), a 190 m
- [The Chocolate Line](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/where-to-eat/the-chocolate-line), a 577 m
- [Boat trip along the canals of Bruges](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/things-to-do/canal-boat-trip), a 595 m
- [t Brugs Beertje](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/where-to-eat/t-brugs-beertje), a 623 m
- [De Vlaamsche Pot](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/where-to-eat/de-vlaamsche-pot), a 625 m
- [Bourgogne des Flandres brewery and distillery, by the canal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/things-to-do/bourgogne-des-flandres-brewery), a 657 m
- [Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges/where-to-stay/relais-bourgondisch-cruyce), a 690 m

## Consejos

### Early or at the end of the day
In mid-morning all the groups come through. At 9:00 or late in the day it is almost empty.

### Silence
The béguinage is a residence: you don't go into the houses and you speak quietly.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does it cost to enter the Bruges béguinage?
The precinct is free.

### Is it far from the Markt?
About fifteen minutes' walk south, on the way to the station.

Destino: [Bruges](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/bruges.md)