Bruges Short Breaks
Bruges Travel Guide
Bruges is one of the famous tourist attractions in Europe with a population around 117,000. It is located in the Flemish region of Belgium. Bruges offers lots of things to do as well as lots of sights to see. Bruges historical places are listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bruges is a perfect city for short breaks. You can enjoy the breathtaking beauty of this city. It is the main commercial center of the country due to its port.
Top Attractions:
There are lots of sights in Bruges ranging from historical and cultural attractions, museums, monuments to restaurants, cafes, bars, nightclubs, great shopping streets and happening nightlife.
Groeninge Museum
If you are lovers of the art, then don’t miss to make a visit to this fantastic place. Here you will find collections of artwork done by those painters who used to live in this beautiful city.
Basilica of the Holy Blood (Heilige Bloed Basiliek)
Must see attractions for visitors. It is a beautiful church located on the Burg Square and built in Gothic style. Don’t miss to visit the chapel, which is located underneath of this church.
Jerusalem church
This is wonderful place to visit in this charming city. The Adornes brothers built this Jerusalem church, which has octagonal tower. Jerusalem church has onefine black tournai marble tomb, late Gothic stained glass, and a tiny and rather spooky chapel.
Bruges Shopping
You can also enjoy the fantastic shopping during your short stay in this wonderful city. Belgium cities are popular for chocolates so don’t forget to eat and buy lots of chocolates. You will find that most of the visitors travel to Bruges during weekend so plan your holidays accordingly.
Bruges Nightlife
Bruges has vibrant, active and happening nightlife. There are bountiful restaurants, cafes, bars, nightclubs, discos, theatres and operas, where you can enjoy your evening during short breaks to Bruges.
Famous bars, clubs and restaurants in Bruges
De Drie Zintuigen
Brewery De Halve Maan
De Garre
Curiosa
Eurostar Short Breaks to Bruges
Though you can travel to Bruges by air, train and car. But I would suggest you most economical and convenient mode of transport. I would suggest you to take high-speed Eurostar train to Bruges. You will find lots of short breaks deals to Bruges by Eurostar. You can easily avail these offers and can enjoy your weekend breaks in Bruges. You simply need to hop on the Eurostar train from London’s St Pancras International train station and arrive Brussels Midi station in record time of 1hr 51min. You simply need to change the station at Brussels and travel to Bruges through high-speed TGV.