Bruges: City Sightseeing Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour
ID: GYG419751-761106
Category:
Country: Belgium
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
Immersive yourself in the charming Medieval alleys of Bruges on a self-guided audio tour on your phone. Learn stories and facts about the city as you discover secret gardens and pass the Lake of Love.
Bruges’s city plan hasn’t changed since the middle ages. On this walking tour, you’ll get to peek behind the curtain of history to see what life was like back then, on a journey through time. You’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in medieval Bruges where, through stories and quirky facts, you’ll get an understanding of what this city once was, and still is, all about.
You’ll visit all the main sites and lesser known ones too. You’ll venture into little alleys, squares, inner courtyards and secret inner gardens that most visitors don’t see. By the end of the tour, you’ll know:
• Why pigs were banned from the streets in the middle ages and Bruges still keeps swans in its canals
• The barbershop symbol’s connection to a medieval hospital
• Exactly where within the city you were considered safe from the law
• Why Bruges’s citizens are called “the fools”
• How a heroic blind donkey got a street named after him
• The reason sightings of witches and angels could have been real
• Why urine was traded in one tiny square, and where sayings like “piss-poor” originate from
I’m a traveler and I started Legends Tours with a friend after years of taking tours and realising that I only remember the quirky, interesting facts along the way. Legends Tours brings history to life through entertaining stories, so after this tour you’ll be sure to have plenty of fun facts to share with others.
This tour suits first time travelers, Bruges locals, folks interested in history, and even quickly bored kids. Allow at least 90 minutes for the tour but feel free to take your time, linger in some of the bars and restaurants en route, and take as many photos as you desire.
Highlights
- Discover why pigs were banned from the city’s streets in the middle ages
- Hear from producer Nicolas Vanlanduy, a guide with a flare for storytelling
- Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way
- Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
- Use the virtual tour option at home
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour uses a mobile app. You will need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour
It is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace
You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It is best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point
When the download is complete, you will see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The redstart button will become active when you are at the starting point
The tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next
Please note that you'll need to use your own mobile device and headphones for this tour. The tour is only available in English.
Start at the Grote Markt, Markt, 8000 Brugge, Belgium. In the middle of the square, there is a statue with 2 men. That is the starting point of the tour.
Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
