Brugge Travel and Tourism Guide

Bruges (or Brugge in Dutch) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country.
Bruges has most of its medieval architecture intact. The historic centre of Bruges is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
There are many worth seeing medieval buildings, including the Church of Our Lady, whose brick spire — at 122m — makes it one of the world's highest brick towers/buildings. The sculpture Madonna and Child, which can be seen in the transept, is believed to be Michelangelo's only sculpture to have left Italy within his lifetime.

Bruges is also famous for its 13th-century Belfry, housing a municipal Carillon comprising 47 bells. The city still employs a full-time bell ringer, Aimé Lombaért, who puts on regular free concerts.

Brugge is a very nice small city situated only 100 km from Brussels. The city is as many others known as the Venice of the North, Brugge is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

Today's Brugge has a population of about 45.000 people (the old center) or 120.000 people (center together with the suburbs). These numbers clearly show that Brugge is not a tiny miniature city.

It ranks, even today, among the important cities of Belgium. It is also the capital of the Belgian province of West-Flanders. The best way to visit Bruges is to spend at least one night in one of the many beautiful and cozy hotels.