The 3 Best Things To Do In Brugge, Belgium
Brugge is a charming, slow-paced, medieval town where cobblestone streets meet picturesque canals. Take your time wandering the streets, checking out the unique architecture, and savoring every bite of your waffle(s).
What You Need To Know Before Visiting Brugge
In a nutshell: Brugge is super cute. It’s exactly what I pictured in my head whenI thought of “Belgium.” (Hopefully the rest of the country isn’t offended by that.) It’s very quaint and quiet, despite all the beer-drinking opportunities. You’ll see a lot of walking tours around. It’s small, so it can feel busy even in the off-season. You can also play the fun game of figuring out the difference between “Brugge and Bruges.”
Nights here: 2. It was just enough.
Where we stayed: The Hotel Fevery. Highly recommend. It was great, nice room, walkable to main square, and great breakfast.
Highlights of what to do in Bruges, Belgium: Eat all the waffles, fries, and chocolate. And obviously drink all the beer. You can climb the Belfry tower for about $15 and get a great 360° view on a good weather day.
How to get around: You can pretty much walk from one side of the town to the other in a day. There are river boat tours you can take, but after seeing how packed the boats were we chose not to.
Would we recommend? Yes, definitely. Even though our 2 days there we rainy, it was still cute and exactly what I pictured Belgium to be like.
Resources: The city’s main website is a good resource.
Wish we knew: Always, always have an umbrella or rain gear.
Our Top 3 Brugge Highlights
Walk Everywhere
Seeing the architecture here is one of the best parts of visiting Bruges. You can take a river boat tour also.
Eat Everything
But really the best part of visiting here is eating all of the foods they are known for! (And drink beer, if you’re in to that:)
Climb This
The Belfry Tower is right in the main square. The 366 steps are worth it for the view if it’s a nice day.
More Bruges Travel Tips
Did you even go to Belgium if you didn't see a windmill...?
- It might not be the Netherlands, but you can find a couple windmills here in Brugge.
- Yes, the river tours are one of the most popular things to do here. We opted not to because I’m *just a bit* claustrophobic and you can see from the picture above, the boats are pretty packed.
- The language spoken here is Dutch, but you’ll also find French and German.
- I spent my food calories indulging in waffles, but don’t leave here without trying the French fries!
- And don’t forget about the beer. You’ll find tastings, brewery tours, and no shortage of bars. (Again, saved my calories for the waffles 😉
