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The medieval-style Markt (Market Square) is the setting for Bruges’ most photogenic landmarks, including the belfry (Belfort) and the Provinciaal Hof. At its center stands a statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck, who played leading roles in the Flemish resistance against the French in the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs.
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Private Historical Tour: The Highlights of Bruges
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Avoid crowds and enjoy a more enriching experience of Bruges than is typically offered by group tours. This private walking tour is exclusively for your party so, as you explore the city's sights, you'll have ample opportunity to talk with your guide and learn all about the city's intriguing history.
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$86.03
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$86.03
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Private Evening Tour: The Dark Side of Bruges
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Avoid the crowds that fill Bruges' streets by day by embarking on a private nighttime walking tour. In the company of just your party and a guide, discover the intriguing histories hidden behind the city's ancient walls and top off your evening with an included beer at the Bauhaus bar.
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$86.03
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$86.03
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The 10 Tastings of Bruges With Locals: Private Food Tour
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Taste your way through Bruges’ enchanting old town on a private gourmet tour designed to show you how to eat like a local. Join in the favorite Belgian pastime of eating as a guide introduces you to 10 different specialties like fries, waffles, chocolate truffles, cheese, and fresh Flemish seafood. Wash it all down with fine Belgian beer, and ask all the questions you like for a personalized tour through Bruges’ culinary culture.
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$103.23
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$103.23
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Historical Walking Tour: Legends of Bruges
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Discover the best of Bruges—and immerse yourself in the city’s centuries of history—on this walking tour. Pick from different language options and start times, meet your guide in the city center, and set off on foot. As you discover local landmarks like the Belfort, Gruuthusemuseum, the Church of Our Lady, and the city’s picturesque canals, you’ll learn the stories behind the sights.
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$5.21
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$5.21

Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Bruges Private Tour
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Get a local introduction to Bruges' highlights on a private tour with a guide who's passionate about life in the city. Enjoy the flexibility to customize the tour to your interests, as you take in historic sites, classic architecture, and colorful, canal-side neighborhoods. Stop to explore local markets and to taste some locally-made chocolate, then finish with insider tips for your remaining time in Bruges.
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$76.12
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$76.12
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Evening Tour: The Dark Side of Bruges
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Discover Bruges at its most atmospheric when you explore the city’s centuries-old landmarks after dark on this evening walking tour. Meet your guide right in the heart of the city, and set off on foot: you’ll see Bruges highlights like the Markt Square and Jan van Eyck Square, and will also hear lesser-known stories from its past. Finish at a bar where you can sip a traditional Belgian beer.
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$3.12
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Food tasting & Historical walk
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Taste your way around the UNESCO-listed center of Bruges on this history-packed food crawl. Enjoy five sweet and savory gastronomy stops, from Belgian waffles and fries to traditional Bitterballen meatballs—plus two locally brewed beers. You’ll also stop at popular landmarks along the way, including the Market Square (“The Markt”) and the Church of Our Lady in Bruges.
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$291.96
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$291.96
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Bruges Small-Group Walking Tour
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Enjoy your stay in Bruges and learn all about the rich local culture and customs from an experienced guide who really cares about their city, and about you! Small tour groups mean more chances for two-way conversations—ask your questions, and request stops. Chat about Bruges’ artists through the years, its literary heritage, and the history that can be found around every corner. Set off mid-morning and find yourself wandering Bruges like a local.
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$15.64
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$15.64

Historium Story Ticket
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Experience a day in the life of a medieval apprentice at the Bruges Historium, an interactive museum designed to transport you back to 15th-century Belgium. History comes alive through multimedia and special effects as you walk through seven different themed rooms with an audio guide. Enhance your visit with an optional virtual reality experience or drinks in the Duvelorium bar overlooking Market Square.
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$17.73
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$17.73

Historium Story + VR Ticket
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Ensure a stress-free visit to Bruge's Historium by booking the most popular ticket in advance. With your Time Traveler ticket you can travel back to medieval Bruges, courtesy of virtual reality. Let yourself be swept up in a wonderful love story while walking through seven historical themed rooms and learn all about the Golden Age of Bruges.
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$21.90
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$21.90

Self-Guided Tour of Bruges with Interactive City Game
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Get to know Bruges in a unique and affordable way. We offer you a self-guided tour, via our online App. You play a fun, family-friendly game. Answer questions about the locations and do search assignments. All on your smartphone. Log in on our free city game app and enjoy the city.
Not a 'boring' guide, but you decide when to start, stop or pause. Use GPS to find the nicest squares, streets, and monuments. Get the most interesting facts about the city. Discover Bruges with our unique city game app.
Instructions for starting the tour will be given after booking. You can do this tour anytime you choose.
This City Game is also a perfect activity for large groups.
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$32.32
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$32.32
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The Highlights of Bruges: History & Legends
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Bruges is a city with centuries of history and many fascinating legends. Learn all about them on this private guided tour. You’ll visit many of Bruges’ must-see attractions, such as markets, churches, a lake, and even a brewery. Listen to the stories associated with each place. You’ll get a much better understand of the city than you would if touring alone.
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$3.12
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Tell Me About Bruges | Perfect Introduction | PayWhatYouWant with Booking Fee
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We don't offer ordinary tours. Passionate local storytellers will use stories to make history come to life to give you a good insight into how life must have been in medieval Bruges.
There's no set route. All of the storytellers have their own personal highlights for you and will adapt those to the group. So the more questions and input you give them, the better your experience will get.
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$3.12
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$3.12

Bruges Self-Guided Audio Tour
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Short and highly selective information in the audio commentary for tourist attractions in around Bruges
Highlights of this Self-Guided Audio Tour
• It allows you to go as per your own convenience of time, pace and locations; skip the content that doesn't interest you and listen longer with content that does interest you.
• Not necessary to download any location tracking apps, Audio guide can be listen it on online (or) offline.
•Available in multiple languages, you can choose the one which you’re more comfortable with.
• It is one of the best option with lowest price when compared to hiring a tour guide.
•If you have any questions about any attractions, No worries we will answer in your language instantly by message.
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$5.00
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$5.00

Bruges’ Legends and Hidden Treasures: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
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See Bruges main sites and lesser known ones at your own pace with this affordable walking tour.
• Discover where sayings like “piss-poor” originate from and why pigs were banned from the city’s streets in the middle ages
• Hear from producer Nicolas Vanlanduy, whose passion for storytelling and history inspired him to lead guided tours and create this VoiceMap tour
• Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
• Use the virtual tour option at home
Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.
The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
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$5.00
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$5.00

Explore Bruges with a Local and Beer Stop
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Leave the guidebook behind and see Bruges through the eyes of a local on a walking tour that’s perfect for first-time visitors. Avoid the touristy spots while still seeing the most important and photogenic highlights of the fairytale old town so you can capture the city’s medieval charm with your camera. Get insider tips on where to find the best Belgian beer, chocolate, waffles, and souvenirs, and stop for a tasting of some authentic treats.
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$52.14
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$52.14
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Private 3-hour walking tour of Bruges with official tour guide
Enjoy this private walking tour in the city of Bruges alongside your private official guide and get to know the best of this UNESCO World Heritage Site has to offer. During this tour you will visit the most famous monuments and sites of the city. Starting from the main square, you will walk from here to the lovely structure located in the Grôte Markt, the Provinciaal Hof. Still at the square, you will visit the Xpo Salvador Dalí and the medieval bell tower of Belfort.
You will pass by the Statue of Simon Stevin, visit the Town Hall, The Saint Salvator Cathedral, the main church of the city and much more. Tours includes inside visits to the Church of Our Lady, the tallest structure in the city and the second tallest brickwork tower in the world and wonderful the Basilique of the Holy Blood.
Enjoy this private walking tour with your official tour guide!
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$145.98
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$145.98
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Private: Discover Bruges beers & brewery with chocolate pairing by a young local
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Enjoy a totally personalized beer-tasting experience in the heart of atmospheric Bruges—and visit many of the city’s must-see beer destinations—on this private tour. Pick from several start times, meet your guide at your hotel (or another meeting point), and get ready to sample: you’ll visit four different beery highlights, including a local brewery and legendary beer bars; will try a range of beer styles; will enjoy pairings like chocolate; and will learn all about local beer culture.
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$144.94
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$144.94
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Discover Historic & Authentic Bruges
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\Get off the beaten track and explore top sites and parts of Bruges not normally seen by tourists with this tour of the city, led by a local. You'll visit the Old St John's Hospital, the Beguinage, and the historic center of the city, with plenty of time to ask questions and deepen your understanding of the city.
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$312.82
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$312.82

Private Bike & History tour
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See Bruges by bike on this private tour. Follow your guide through the cobbled streets and learn about the unique architecture and the notable people who once lived in this historic market town. Visit the scenic canals and churches, stopping as often as you like for photo opportunities. Find hidden spots for a coffee or a bite to eat, and find out where the best galleries, bars and restaurants are to visit once your tour is over.
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$113.66
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$113.66
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Unforgettable private tour to Belgium’s most delightful cities Bruges and Ghent
Bruges and Ghent are two beautiful medieval Belgian cities, often called "Northern Venice" and "the most Flemish". There is no other place like Bruges in Belgium. With its authentic medieval architecture and scenic canals, the so-called "reien", the city really is fairy tale material and on thу other hand, there is no other place in Belgium like Ghent where contemporary design, art, fashion, gastronomy, and music blend so perfectly with the past.
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$1,134.00
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$1,134.00
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Explore Bruges UNESCO heritage city on a private tour with scenic boat ride
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Historic Centre of Bruges is an exceptional sample of an architectural ensemble, demonstrating important milestones in the cultural and commercial areas in medieval Europe. Brugge has a great-preserved medieval city center that is perfect for exploring on foot, but you will also soon see why Bruges has been compared to Venice, and you really must experience a relaxing boat ride along the winding canals of Bruges.
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$867.00
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$867.00
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Antwerp Shore Excursion and Bruges Private City Tour including Chocolate Tasting
From Antwerp to Bargeplein (Bruges) it takes about 90 min.
Bruges still retains a distinct medieval air that you will enjoy during the walking tour through its streets, many of them UNESCO heritage.
The tour of 2 h 30 min aprox will take you to discover interesting old buildings,funny stories, canals mixed with lakes and parks meanwhile you learn interesting history and legends about the past, the kings, and the citizens who inhabited.
The walking tour will start in Bargeplein, it is also is the meeting point to come back to your ship or hotel.
This is Belgium's most perfectly preserved medieval town with a beautiful architecture attracts more than 2 million visitors every year.
Bruges is a city full of charm, museums, churches and restaurants, without forgetting to taste a good artisan chocolate that the tour includes.
In your free time you can also taste a very typical craft beer of the area and eat its typical cuisine: Endives, french fries, mussels with different sauces...
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$175.08
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$175.08
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QuizQuest: A Trivia Tour of Bruges (Private Tour)
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QuizQuest is an interactive walk where our guide/quizmaster takes you through the historic heart of Bruges and fires all kinds of fun questions at you, for example about the plague and life in a medieval metropolis. The team that answers correctly gets a sweet bonus and the team members with the highest score at the end each receive a ticket for a free Brugse Zot beer in Brewery De Halve Maan (buy 1 + get 1 free, the losing team pays).
In short, a beautiful walk along the main sights of Bruges full of fascinating facts and interesting history - a perfect fit for a pleasant afternoon among friends, family or colleagues!
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$86.03
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$86.03
Price varies by group size
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- Minnewater (Lake of Love)
- Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde (Begijnhof)
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- Sint-Janshospitaal (Saint John's Hospital)
- Old St. John Site (Site Oud Sint-Jan)
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- Belfry of Bruges (Belfort van Brugge)
- Basilica of the Holy Blood (Heilig-Bloedbasiliek)
- Bruges Beer Museum (Brugs Biermuseum)
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