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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Step into the darkest shadows of Bruges, where the fairytale ends and the nightmare begins
Bruges may look like a fairy tale by day, but by night it becomes a city of shadows, haunted by centuries of blood and superstition. Behind the ancient facades and quiet canals lie stories far darker than the guidebooks dare to tell. On this 1.5-hour Halloween tour through the medieval heart of Bruges, you’ll uncover the origin story of witches, hear of a ghost whose music could be heard through the night, and learn the chilling tale of a murderous butcher who baked his victims into pies.
This is not the Bruges of lace and chocolate, but of horror, murder, and whispers in the dark. Dare to join us… a...
Highlights
1 hour and 45 minutes
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 45 minutes
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Pieter de Coninck en Jan Breydel
We meet in front of the statue on the main square (Markt) of Bruges.
Look out for the guide with the red umbrella.
Return
Breidelstraat 15
We end the tour at the Burg Square, 50 metres away from the starting point.
Itinerary
1
The Markt
In the heart of Bruges we'll tell you about the ancient Celtic Samhain festival, when the boundaries between the living and the dead disappeared.
10 minutes
2
Jan Van Eyckplein
Here you'll uncover the origin story of the witch we know today.
10 minutes
3
St. Walburga's Church (Sint-Walburgakerk)
Behind holy walls hides a tale of a butcher whose famous pies were flavored with a truly horrifying secret ingredient.
10 minutes
4
Jeruzalem Kerk
Under the tower, the witches of Bruges were said to dance by moonlight around blue flames, kissing the devil beneath his tail.
10 minutes
5
Godshuis De Pelikaan
A place of charity, but why is a bloodied pelican mother depicted there feeding her young with her own flesh?
10 minutes
6
Groenerei
Here, along the quiet water, you'll glimpse why 19th-century writers called Bruges Bruges-la-Morte: the Dead City.
5 minutes
7
Rosary Quay
The city's most photographed spot by day, but by night haunted by whispers of drowned souls lingering in the dark waters.
5 minutes
8
Burg Square
A fairytale plaza with a terrible past: here, dozens of so-called witches met the flames, their voices forever silenced.
Step into the darkest shadows of Bruges, where the fairytale ends and the nightmare begins
Bruges may look like a fairy tale by day, but by night it becomes a city of shadows, haunted by centuries of blood and superstition. Behind the ancient facades and quiet canals lie stories far darker than the guidebooks dare to tell. On this 1.5-hour Halloween tour through the medieval heart of Bruges, you’ll uncover the origin story of witches, hear of a ghost whose music could be heard through the night, and learn the chilling tale of a murderous butcher who baked his victims into pies.
This is not the Bruges of lace and chocolate, but of horror, murder, and whispers in the dark. Dare to join us… a...
Highlights
1 hour and 45 minutes
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 45 minutes
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Pieter de Coninck en Jan Breydel
We meet in front of the statue on the main square (Markt) of Bruges.
Look out for the guide with the red umbrella.
Return
Breidelstraat 15
We end the tour at the Burg Square, 50 metres away from the starting point.
