Archive for March, 2008

The Concertgebouw (Concert Building), Bruges, Belgium

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

Shopping in Bruges, Belgium

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 […]

The Lace Centre (Kantcentrum), Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

Address: 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 museum, open lace […]

The Diamond Museum (Diamantmuseum Brugge), Bruges, Belgium

Address: Katelijnestraat 43, 8000 Bruges
Timings: 10:30 am – 5:30pm
Diamond polishing demonstration: 12:15 pm
Phone: + 32 50 34 20 56
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 […]

Choco-Story (Chocolate museum) - Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

Address: Sint-Jansstraat 7b, 8000 Bruges
Timings: Daily 10 am to 5 pm
This deals with the

St. Saviour’s Cathedral (Sint Salvators-kathedraal), Bruges, belgium

Address : Sint-Salvatorskerkhof, 8000 Brugge
Timings: Sunday – Friday – 2 pm – 5pm
Church Service – Saturday – 4pm & Sunday – 10:30am
Towards the south-west of the Market Square, is located the St. Saviours Cathedral on

The City Hall/ Town Hall/ Stadhuis, Bruges, Belgium

Location: Burg 12, 8000 Bruges (Brugge)

The Hospital of St. John (Sint-Janshospitaal), Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

Address: Mariastraat 38, B-8000 Bruges

Gruuthuse Museum, Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

Address of Gruuthuse Museum: 17 Dijver, 8000 Brugge

Groening’s Museum, Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

Address: Dijver 12, 8000 Brugge, Belgium