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 Hand-made Dolls by LoriPori One of the fun shopping things to do was "Window Shop" and Brugge does it best with their selections of hand-made chocolates, moulded marzipan fruits, delicate hand-made lace and my favourite HAND-MADE DOLLS. This one shop caught my eye so I had to take a picture of it. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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 Dolls, lace and other souvenirs by Gypsystravels I didn't purchase anything at this shop, but I loved their window treatment. They carried a large selection of dolls, souvenirs, and of course the lace they are so famous for.
Reminders of Bruge, dolls and of course lace. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 a self proclaimed "Beer Temple" by Christophe_Ons The historic centre of Brugge is packed with very touristy shops. If you need to bring home a selection of Belgian beers for someone, there's plenty of choice, even if you want to buy it by the bottle in a nice looking tin cone or cardboard package with a matching glass inside. It is customary in Belgium to pour our "noble" beers in not just any type of beer glass, but only in the one intended for that beer. Oh yes, we are picky when it comes to food and drink :)
Selections of Belgian beers, mostly the more "exclusive" abbey beers. I'll do a separate section about Belgian Beer in the "local customs" tips.
Compared to supermarket prices for the same beers in sixpacks : top Dollar. This is the most touristy place in Belgium. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: All throughout the historic center of the city.
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The Bottle Shop (not to be confused with the Body Shop) was the other shop we really enjoyed in Bruges. This was probably due to the fact that I've never before seen a shop of this type. But in a country with more than 700 types of beer I think it's a really good idea. Beer is not as easy an item to bring home as chocolate or lace but the Bottle Store makes it possible.
Whatever your favourite beer you can buy a gift pack with one or two bottles and one or two glasses with the name of the selected beer. This is a nice way to bring home a gift that is a little taste of Belgium.
Depending on what you buy these souvenirs can be purchased quite reasonably. Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: In the central shopping area.
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 Aerosoles Shoe shop by Toyin I bought about three pairs of shoes from this store. The attendants were very friendly, and they sell beautiful and solid shoes. If you noticed my tips on the restaurants, it is from the lady in this pics that I asked for the best restaurant for dinner, and she recommended that beautiful resto for me! What a shop!!! Leave a Comment Theme: Shoes
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 BRUGGE DELICATESSEN SHOP by ATLC You tend to eat very well in Belgium. That's how I've always experienced it. And restaurant prices are a little lower than in The Netherlands, where I live. But sometimes you don't want to go to a restaurant and you don't want to cook either. The delicatessen is a perfect solution! All sorts of goodies to feast the eye and palate on. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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by titabell Okay...i am usually not fond of souvenir shops. I often think (in which i also find myself sometimes right) that most souvenir shops are tourist traps. However, this one particular souvenir shop is very special to me. I personally buy presents for my friends here and they just love them! I could spend an hour inside this shop, discovering things that are very new to me---foods, wines, beers, jam, etc. For souvenirs, i will surely recommend this shop. There are a lot of things to choose from.
Here, i often buy chocolates for fondue. You can buy them per hundred grams or by kilos. I also buy my boxes of truffles here. The last time i paid for it was just a little less that €3.00 per box, and they are often on sale. I will also recommend cookies in tin cans with Brugge design on it. Perfect gift for everyone.
As i said above, i usually buy a box of truffles chocolates for a little less than €3.00. The items here are reasonable priced, you'll always find one within your budget Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: Wollestraat is the side street of the Belfry. Continue walking till the bridge. YOu'll find 2be just before reaching the bridge on the left hand side of the street.Website: http://www.2-be.biz/
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 local crafts - a wonderful shop window by Christophe_Ons Far more interesting - and fun to look at, at least in my opinion - are the shop windows of the many antique and local crafts stores, of which you'll find just as many. Some are a tad corny, some display wonderful pieces. But none are really lame, unlike so many other touristy places that have thousands of shops selling keychains, mugs and all sorts of plastic crap.
There's lots of lace-related products, I've seen beautiful little hand-painted tiles (depicting a.o. city scenes) go for reasonable prices (around 20 Euros). Some beautiful toys and figurines as well. Needless to say, the handmade tapestries and large dolls will break the bank unless you're a Japanese CEO on a weekend trip to Europe.
Again, while some items may be affordable, this is a touritsty place, often with prices to match - so shop around and try the less busy areas. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: All over the place, really.
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 Steenstraat by Fen In Bruges the main shopping street is Steenstraat, off the Markt which has everything you would expect in the way of shops catering to everday needs.
Antiques: These are plentiful in both Bruges and Ghent and are normally situated in the narrow side streets off the main shopping areas. Beer: This is a must buy for connoisseurs, with many brands on sale that are simply not available at home. The range is vast so its best to stick to those you have tried and tested rather than risk being disappointed by an uknown. Chocolate: Made in Belgium, undoubtedly the best in the world. I would go for the classic, exquisite, handmade Belgian pralines and truffles. Selection boxes (tin ones) are great for getting them home without them melting in your bags.
Tax free shopping is available in stores that display the appropriate notice. Usually the larger or more expensive stores. If you are not sure then ask in the shop itself. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: For Beer: A good place to try in Bruges is the Delicatessen Deldycke at Wollestraar 23. For Chocolate: You could try Van Oost at Wollestraat 9. For Lace: Lace jewel at Philipstockstraat 10-11 and Melissa at Katelijnestraat 38.
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 Lace shops by Dabs I did not stop in any lace stores, I really just wasn't interested in buying any, but should you be, Brugge is the place to look for it. The guidebooks say that it's mostly machine made but that you can find high quality handmade lace here but expect to pay for it. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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