• Bruges: Shared Bike Tour with a gender/queer twist Bruges: Shared Bike Tour in Dutch
  • Bruges: Shared Bike Tour with a gender/queer twist Bruges: Shared Bike Tour in Dutch
  • Bruges: Shared Bike Tour with a gender/queer twist Bruges: Shared Bike Tour in Dutch
  • Bruges: Shared Bike Tour with a gender/queer twist Bruges: Shared Bike Tour in Dutch

Bruges: Shared Bike Tour with a gender/queer twist Bruges: Shared Bike Tour in Dutch

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ID: GYG1325709-O-2038385
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Country: Belgium

Duration: 02:30 hours


Description

Discover the hidden queer history of Bruges on a guided bike tour. Visit the city's most beautiful highlights and learn about the city's classical history and its forgotten stories.
Meet your guide and hop on your bike to begin your tour of Bruges. Cycle through the city and visit the most beautiful highlights, including the Market Square, the Burg, Minnewater Park, and the ramparts.

Discover the city’s classical history, complemented by stories that are all too often forgotten or hushed up. Find out why medieval Bruges was known as “the Sodom of the North” and how gender influenced Bruges’ origin legend.

Learn about the Beguines and whether they were proto-feminists, closeted lesbians, or maybe both. Hear about the role the female population played in Bruges’ revolts.

Highlights

  • Discover the hidden queer history of Bruges on a guided bike tour
  • Visit the city's most beautiful highlights, including the Market Square
  • Learn about the city's classical history and its forgotten stories
  • Find out why medieval Bruges was known as the "Sodom of the North"
  • Hear about the role of women in Bruges' revolts and the Beguines

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour includes stories about gender and queer history in Bruges
The tour explores the role of women in Bruges' history
The tour discusses the origin legend of Bruges with a gender perspective
INCLUDED
  • Guided bike tour of Bruges
  • Visit to Market Square
  • Visit to the Burg
  • Visit to Minnewater Park
  • Visit to the ramparts
NOT INCLUDED
  • Tips for the guide
  • Food & drinks

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.