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

great old gabled buildings, and a bell tower, this square marks the town center, just as it did in its medieval heyday. It hosts the best live carillon concert I've found in Europe. Bruges is a ...

Two hitmen lay low in Bruges, Belgium after a job goes wrong. While one hates the old-fashioned town, the other finds beauty in it. Their wait for instructions leads to complications, dark humor ...