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 |
Markt
The Markt (Market Square) is the bustling heart of Bruges. The Gothic buildings of the Provinciaal Hof, seat of the government
of West Flanders, and the adjoining Central Post Office dominate the east side of the impressive square. The Belfry stands
on the south side. The crow-stepped gables of a row of old guild houses, now painted in bright colors, catch the sun on the
north side of the square. They stand behind a statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck, Flemish heroes who led a 1302 uprising
against French overlordship. The west side of the Markt has a mix of handsome buildings, including the 15th-century Maison
Bouchoute and the Craenenburg House (now the Café Craenenburg) flanking the entrance to Sint Amandstraat.
Address:
Markt
Bus: Most buses Info: Horse-drawn carriage trips (more than 4) and mini-bus tours (more than 4) start from the Markt |
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