Brugge in medieval times was known as a commercial metropolis in the heart of Europe. ... In the 15th century, Brugge was the cradle of the Flemish Primitives and a centre of patronage and painting ...

Explore the ethnic riches of Belgium's medieval city, ... the only way to get a view ... Bruges on canvas. During the 15th century Bruges became a centre for a stunningly new and completely ...

In 1896, Leopold II, King of the Belgians, cut a canal 10 miles from Bruges to the sea through the flat Flemish countryside. Completed in 1907, the canal brought new prosperity to Western Flanders.

Little Bruges, the perfect pocket-sized medieval city, ... start with a 360-degree view from above the very centre of Bruges, ... including luminous work by the 15th-century Flemish Primitives ...

Experience what it was like to live in 15th-century Bruges with a visit to Historium, which uses sets, video clips, music and special effects to transport visitors back in time.

The medieval Belgian town of Bruges attracts hordes of day-trippers – but don't let that keep you away. While the ultimate sight is the quaint town itself, the city also entertains with an infectious ...

Bruges’s glory days were in the 15th century when it was one of Europe’s greatest trading centres, and the list below helps you get a feel for this, as well as a sense of Bruges as a modern ...

"WHILE journeying through Belgium, my wife and I were fortuitously referred to a B&B; on a quiet residential street near the center of medieval Brugge. Gracious luxury in a Belgian B - Los Angeles ...