Medieval Bruges: A Self-Guided Audio Tour Bruges: Medieval Bruges Tour with Audio Guide App
ID: GYG431135-776736
Category:
Country: Belgium
Duration:
01:30 hours
Description
See the soul of Bruges on a stroll past forgotten squares on this self-guided audio tour. Experience the magic of GPS playback while uncovering the medieval metropole.
Get off of the well-trodden tourist trail and venture into the heart of medieval Bruges on a self-guided tour. Wander down picturesque streets and go back in time with a mobile audio guide and an old city map from 1562. Discover the Sint Anna Quarter, Market Square, Huis Ter Beurze, along with hidden gems.
Pass by main sites like Market Square where the tour starts, but be prepared to come across lesser-known landmarks. See the remnants of the 12th-century city walls and a medieval tower. Venture over 700-year-old bridges and into little alleys, forgotten squares, secret inner gardens, and hidden monuments.
Along the route, find out what Bruges was like in its glory days as a medieval metropole. Explore one of the city’s most authentic neighborhoods, the Sint Anna Quarter, and learn what the area – and its high unemployment rate in the 1800s – has to do with Bruges La Morte.
Follow the map to reach Café Vlissinghe, the oldest continuously operating bar in Bruges, and the Museum of Folk Life. The tour ends at the old Bonne Chière windmill where you’ll be rewarded with a spectacular view over the medieval metropole.
On the way, find out the little corner of Bruges where the stock exchange was invented, and why St Gilis canal was renamed the Golden Hand Canal. Learn what medieval sanitation was like in the olden days and the origin of sayings like "shitfaced".
Pass by haunted houses and uncover their ghost stories. See where the witches of Bruges used to gather. Understand it was like to live in a medieval wooden house and work in the old harbor. Get to know why the city had an Italian Quarter, Spanish Quarter, Easterling Quarter, and English Quarter.
Highlights
- Unlock the key to Bruges’ legends, lesser-known stories, and hidden gems
- Hear an engaging narration from a tour guide who was born and raised in Bruges
- Follow a route with turn-by-turn-directions with the freedom to take a break
- Explore the city at your own pace with an immersive audio tour mobile app
- Listen to your tour as often as you like with lifetime access after booking
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace using a mobile app
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
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
The tour starts in the Grote Markt or Market Square. Any bus, that goes through the center, stops at the Markt. In the middle of the square, there is a statue of 2 men. That is the starting point of the tour.
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
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
