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Private Historical Tour: The Highlights of Bruges
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Bruges
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Walk around Bruges with a private guide, explore the historic centre and travel back in time to the golden days of Bruges. On our journey through the beautiful heart of town our guide will tell you the stories of love, glory and fortune, but also of intrigue, war and conflict. Our guide can also advise you on where to eat and where to drink during your stay. By the end of the tour you'll know more than a local!
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pick up and drop off
All Fees and Taxes
Local guide
Professional guide
Private Tour
Food and drinks, unless specified
Meeting Points
Departure
Pieter de Coninck en Jan Breydel
We meet in front of thes tatue on the main square (Grote Markt) of Bruges.
Look out for the guide with the red umbrella.
We start here with an introduction about the history of Bruges and the role the city played as a trading hub in medieval times. We also go deeper into the troublesome relationship between the city of Bruges and the French king.
10 minutes
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Belfort
We visit the halls behind the bellfry and explain you the important role the tower has played during the Middle Ages.
10 minutes
3
Gruuthusemuseum
This newly renovated city palace belonged to a wealthy family in Bruges, who held a monopoly on a specific part of the trade. Our guide will tell you all about it.
10 minutes
4
Sint-Janshospitaal
We make a stop at the magnificent hospital of St John, one of the oldest still exisitng hospitals in the world and one of the cornerstones of medieval society.
10 minutes
5
The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde
We'll take you for a walk into the picturesque beguinage, the biggest of its kind in the world, where a community of ladies have lived together for over 800 years.
10 minutes
6
Minnewater Lake
By the Lake of Love we tell you the story of why we have swans on the canals of Bruges and how the city got into a conflict with Emperor Maximilian of Austria.
15 minutes
7
De Halve Maan Brewery
We stop in front of the brewery to tell you the story of how the people of Bruges got the nickname 'Fools of Bruges' and to show you a piece of the beer pipeline that flows beneath our city.
10 minutes
8
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
We'll tell you the story of this iconic church, which is the 2nd tallest brick tower in the world and houses a statue by Michelangelo as well as the tombs of the last Dukes of Burgundy.
10 minutes
9
Groeningemuseum
We venture into the garden of the Groeninge Museum, where some of the works of the biggest Flemish masters are on display.
5 minutes
10
Huidenvettersplein
We take you to the old Tanner's square, where the smelly business took place of greasing skins and turning them into leather.
10 minutes
11
Burg Square
After passing by the old Fishmarket, we end the tour on the Burg square, the political heart and birthplace of the city of Bruges.
15 minutes
Private Historical Tour: The Highlights of Bruges
(331) Reviews
Bruges
About
Walk around Bruges with a private guide, explore the historic centre and travel back in time to the golden days of Bruges. On our journey through the beautiful heart of town our guide will tell you the stories of love, glory and fortune, but also of intrigue, war and conflict. Our guide can also advise you on where to eat and where to drink during your stay. By the end of the tour you'll know more than a local!
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pick up and drop off
All Fees and Taxes
Local guide
Professional guide
Private Tour
Food and drinks, unless specified
Meeting Points
Departure
Pieter de Coninck en Jan Breydel
We meet in front of thes tatue on the main square (Grote Markt) of Bruges.
Look out for the guide with the red umbrella.