Bruges is the second most visited city in Belgium and is known as the Venice of the North. This medieval city is very quaint and beautiful whatever season you decide to visit it! The street are swarming with tourists in the summer but this astonishing city should also be visited throughout autumn and winter as its charm never leave the city whatever time of the year!
Along with its amazing architecture, Bruges offers wonderful canal cruises enabling you and your family to see all the sights as it crosses the middle of the city.
With all its pedestrian, cobbled streets, Bruges is a wonderful city to visit on foot. You will be able to go down the small roads, hiding away some wonderful shops selling traditional souvenirs as well as gastronomic shops which will offer you the wonders of Belgium chocolate and beers!
Bruges is most definitely a city not to miss if visiting Belgium!
As a city visited by thousands of tourists every year, Bruges is well supplied with Bars serving the traditional Belgium beers and restaurants serving ‘touristy food’ as well as more traditional food with Flanders specialities.
Nightlife in Bruges
Cafes and bars can be found around the Market place in Bruges however if you are looking for somewhere traditional, you may have to venture down the small streets to find some unusual bars. Here are a few that are recommended for beer drinkers, ‘t Brugs Beertje’ which is a traditional café serving more than 300 kinds of different beers or ‘t Dreupelhuisje’. There are plenty others to pick from.
Shopping in Bruges
As well as its famous Christmas Market, Bruges hosts varied markets on T’Zand Square, Beursplein and Dijver. The cobbled streets are full of various shops for you to shop from all around the Market square and the old town streets. If you are a chocoholic, don't forget to buy your belgium chocolate!!
Attractions in Bruges
Amongst other attractions in Bruges, one of the first things to recommend would be the canal boat trip, which will take you through the city at slow pace with a guide on board. There are many museums, breweries, the Bruges Diamond House as well as various monuments and buildings around the city to explore.
Bruges Transportation
Bruges is a small enough city to walk through. However it has a very good service of bus throughout town as well as the canal boats to take you around the city. The most enjoyable way to visit the town is however still by cycling, with a various number of cycling lines for your own safety.
Bruges is the second most visited city in Belgium and is known as the Venice of the North. This medieval city is very quaint and beautiful whatever season you decide to visit it! The street are swarming with tourists in the summer but this astonishing city should also be visited throughout autumn and winter as its charm never leave the city whatever time of the year!
As a city visited by thousands of tourists every year, Bruges is well supplied with Bars serving the 
Cafes and bars can be found around the Market place in Bruges however if you are looking for somewhere traditional, you may have to venture down the small streets to find some unusual bars.
As well as its famous Christmas Market, Bruges hosts varied markets on T’Zand Square, Beursplein 
Amongst other attractions in Bruges, one of the first things to recommend would be the canal boat trip,
Bruges is a small enough city to walk through. However it has a very good service of bus throughout town as well as the canal boats to take you around the city. The most enjoyable way to visit the town is however still by cycling, with a various number of cycling lines for your own safety.