Rick Steves’ Europe: Bruges, Belgium
Belgium’s exquisitely preserved medieval city is home to picturesque canals, gilded architecture, great beer and handcrafted chocolate
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Traditional Belgian Chocolates
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Bruges, which gets Rick Steves' vote for the sweetest town in Belgium, has a passion for chocolate. You'll be tempted by display windows all over town.
Belfort River Dijver, Bruges
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The center of the old city contains an extraordinary concentration of art and architecture from the Middle Ages
Basilica of Holy Blood
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The Basilica of the Holy Blood is named for a vial of the blood of Christ that, according to legend, was brought from the Holy Land to Bruges in 1150 after the Second Crusade.
Bruges Market Square
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Bruges' Market Square, ringed by great old gabled buildings and crowned by a bell tower, is the city's colorful heart. The belfry has loomed over Market Square since 1300.
Bruges, Belgium
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Right from the start, Bruges was a trading center. While relatively sleepy today, in its 14th-century heyday, it was in a league with London and considered Northern Europe's most important textile market.
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