Exploring Monkey

The Concertgebouw (Concert Building) in Bruges is a new building – absolutely striking in difference to

Shopping in Bruges mainly focuses on exotic chocolates, laces and beer. The chocolates are expensive but then they are really good. There are also beer boutiques. A number of art and craft shops dot the streets along with souvenir shops. Laces are plenty but am not sure whether they are actually made there. Also it’s [...]

Address of Kantcentrum (The lace centre), Brugge:
Peperstraat 3A, B-8000 Bruges
+32 (0) 50 33 00 72
Timings: Weekdays- 10 am – 12 noon and 2 – 6 pm
Saturdays- 10am – 12 noon and 2-5 pm
Closed: Sundays and public holidays
In the afternoon lace making demonstrations take place in the open lace atelier . Combined tickets available for lace [...]

This Museum housed in an unassuming building is one of only 5 diamond museums in the world. Since Bruges has an important place in the evolution of the diamond trade in Belgium, it is only fitting that such a museum is established here. It has been known that

This deals with the history of chocolates starting from the Mayans and Aztecs of the ancient Americas who used the cocoa beans extensively. The choco-story deals with the journey of chocolate from that era to the present times- a 2500 year history. The details of the production of various kinds and forms of chocolates can [...]

Towards the south-west of the Market Square, is located the St. Saviours Cathedral on the Sint-Salvatorskerkhof  . The Heilige-Geeststraat leads from this street to Mariastraat where the Church Of Our Lady is located. One can visit these two

The City Hall of Bruges is located in the Burg Square close to the Bruges Tourist Office and the Basilica of Holy Blood. Tourists can visit the Gothic Chamber in the first floor which can be accessed through a  staircase from the entrance. This along with the

The St. John’s Hospital of yester years is now the Memling in Sint-Janshospitaal Museum. It is one of the oldest Hospital buildings in Europe. It gives a poignant view of the medieval hospital. A tribute to those times the exhibits include

Further down on the Dijver from Groeninge Museum, is the Gruuthuse Museum. It is located behind Church of Our lady. The building is a former 15th century palace (House of Gruuthuse) of the Lords of Gruuthuse. They made their fortune through

There are a number of Museums in the Dijver street. The Groening Museum has one of the best collections of medieval art in Europe. It is also known as the “City Museum of Fine Arts”. Though it has paintings from the 15th century onwards, the building itself