About Bruges- World Heritage City
Welcome to the World Heritage City of Bruges
Cultural, artistic, cosmopolitan and mysteriously medieval. Bruges is without doubt a city filled to the brim with fascinating stories. The entire historic city centre is a Unesco World Heritage site. Strolling through her network of medieval streets and alleys or sauntering along her picturesque canals and verdant ramparts you cannot but fall hopelessly in love with her elegant mysteriousness. In winter, her winding cobbled streets and canals shrouded in fog take on an even more poetic personality. It’s as if the city is waiting for darkness to descend before she’s willing to show her fairest face.
Although it is true that Bruges has one foot firmly in the past, it is equally true that she cherishes her future and that she fully invests in her cultural infrastructure and in her modern architecture. It is therefore no surprise that the sixteen city museums house the Flemish Primitives as well as contemporary art. Moreover, a fair number of enthralling cultural events set the city alight throughout the year, from groundbreaking dance productions and fascinating one-man shows to delightful festivals and international exhibitions.
The delights of Bruges’ Burgundian life can be sampled in one of the countless cafés and restaurants, from authentic pubs to trendy eating places and famous gourmet restaurants. Indeed, the citizens of Bruges have known for centuries how to eat and drink well.