Either way, the name comes from the Old Norse word for “wharf” — and Bruges did indeed arise as a trading centre. By the ...

Groeningemuseum The "treasure house of Bruges' art" is "small but exquisite", said Antony Mason in The Telegraph. Home to ...

Belgians take their beer real serious. You can study Brew ­Engineering in universities here, much as one studies microbiology ...

Unlike Bruges, which can sometimes feel like a living museum, Ghent is a vibrant city where medieval charm coexists with modern dynamism. Its buzzing nightlife, flourishing arts scene, and famed ...

Rated 18A. “If I grew up on a farm and was retarded, I might be impressed by Bruges, but I didn’t, so”¦” That’s how brash young Irish hit man Ray (Colin Farrell) explains his lack of ...