Destination: BELGIUM
Sights * Basiliek van het Heilig Bloed * Begijnhof * Belfort * Groeningemuseum * Huisbrouwerij de Halve Maan “straffe Hendrik ” * Markt * Memling Museum * Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk * Paleis van de Brugse Vrije * Sint- Salvatorskathedraal * Stadhuis	Begijnhof The Begijnhof (Beguinage) complex, a wonderful testimony to a more sedate spiritual age, has retained its tranquil atmosphere even though huge numbers of people visit it. It was founded in 1245 to accommodate pious single women, many of them lace makers, who lived reclusive lives. These inhabitants, known as Beguines, abandoned the complex in the 1920s, but Benedictine nuns later settled in the Beguinage and still live here today. The 17th-century cottages surround a peaceful square. You can visit the Begijnhuisje (Beguine's House), a museum house that has old-style furnishings and a delightful little cloister. The Begijnhof Church of St. Elizabeth has a simple grace. Address: Wyngaardstraat Phone: 050 360 140 Open: Beguinage: daily sunrise-sunset. Beguine's House: daily 10-noon and 1:45-5, Apr.-Sep.; Mon.-Tue. and Fri. 10-noon, Wed.-Thu. 2-4, rest of year. Church: daily 7-noon and 3-6 Bus: 1 Admission: Beguinage and church free; Beguine's House €2-€4	COUNTRY Belgium REGION CITIES Brussels Bruges   Things To Know   Sights   Essential Info   Features Ghent MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK