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This fountain in t'Zand square was done in the 1980s and depicts several typical Flanders scenes and icons. There are cyclists and a Flanders landscape. In the photo you can see the fisherman and on the right four bathing women. They represent the cities of Brugge, Antwerp, Ghent and Kortrijk. It is a large and well done piece in the t'Zand Square, located about a kilometer southwest of Markt Square.
Written Aug 31, 2004
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How about this SHRINE?
So wonderful a work of Art........
Explore all Brugge's buildings inside and outside, front and back (which is possible by making boat-trips).....
AND....DON'T FORGET TO HAVE A LOOK at my TRAVELOGUES, here in this BRUGGE page, but also at my BELGIUM page!! THOSE ARE THE PLACES where you can see how to experience BRUGGE to the full!
Updated Mar 24, 2004
Website: www.brugge.be
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ENTER CHURCHES, CATHEDRALS, TOWNHALLS and every building you are allowed to enter.....there is so much 'hidden' beauty to be admired...........
It is often possible to have a GUIDED tour which adds so much more to the joy!
Tourist Office can tell you all about this aspect of sightseeing.
Updated Mar 24, 2004
Website: www.brugge.be
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Read as much as you can before you go.
Filip, our belgian friend, has been to Brugge many times. See his great pics on Filipdebont's Brugge page, one of the best Brugge pages on VT.
Updated Aug 17, 2003
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Dig into the history of Brugge, Flandres and the Lowlands before you go and while you're there. It will give you a new light on many things as the whole world has been influenced by the renaissance that started here as well as in Northern Italy.
Written Sep 8, 2002
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Bruges and lace are two notions that are interconnected.
In the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, a lot of lace was produced in Flanders.
Bruges was very important in the lace industry.
So if you were looking for a typical Bruges souvenir : no problem maybe only the money ?
Updated Aug 26, 2002
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This is the type of lace they make in Bruges.
You have different kind of methods of making lace.
The lace industry became popular in Bruges in the 19th century.
At that time the production in Antwerp collapsed because people could get better paid jobs at the expanding harbour in Antwerp.
You need a lot of patience to make a small piece of lace.
Handmade lace is therefore very expensive.
You can imagine that the ones that are sold in the shops at low prices are machine made lace.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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THE MEMLING MUSEUM. This museum is housed in the church of the medieval Hospital of St. John, and the Church of Our Lady. As its name suggests, this place contains as its primary attraction six works by the Flemish painter Hans Memling (c. 1430-1494).
Updated Aug 25, 2002
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The GRUUTHUSE MUSEUM is located in the 15th-century palace of the Lords of Gruuthuse and contains what is easily the most varied collection of applied or decorative art in Bruges (15th to 18th century). A large collection of sculpture, fine Bruges tapestries and furniture is accompanied by silverware, copper, tin, coins and medals, pottery and musical instruments.
Updated Aug 25, 2002
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The GROENINGE MUSEUM. A collection of several centuries (from the 14th to the 20th century) and focuses primarily on works by painters who lived and worked in Bruges. There are some works by Jan Van Eyck, the first and most important 'Flemish Primitive'. The masterpiece is 'The Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele', painted by Van Eyck in 1436.
Updated Aug 25, 2002
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Q: Hi! Can anyone tell me whether the Castle ten Berghe can be visited by day trippers or is it only for guests staying overnight?...
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