Photography: Bruges in 50 Pictures

Bruges is a beautiful city in Flanders, Belgium, known for its canals and its lace. The historic center of Bruges is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its many medieval buildings, the Church of Our Lady, is one of the world’s highest brick towers. The sculpture Madonna and Child, which can be seen in the church, is believed to be Michelangelo’s only sculpture to have left Italy within his lifetime. Some of the other amazing tourist attractions are the belfry, the swans at the Love Lake and the beguinage. A beguinage is a collection of small buildings used by Beguines. These were various lay sisterhoods of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries, comprising religious women who sought to serve God without retiring from the world. Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, Bruges is sometimes referred to as “The Venice of the North”.

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Beguines in beguinage of Bruges

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the sky box

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Crowned Jewels

Bruges Belfry

Dans le Béguinage de Bruges

Detail of lace Bruges

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Love Lake Park

The Belfry

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Bruges, le beguinage

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Bruges Canal Panorama

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Le béguinage

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Jan Van Eyck statue

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Canal scene in Bruges

Lace making bobbins

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Burg Square

Summerhouse by the Canal

Estatua en la plaza mayor de Brujas

Mourning angel

Church of Our Lady

A Quiet Day in Bruges

the swan

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YAAY CHOCOLATE

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le beffroi

Love Lake

bruges… its in belgium