Private Guided Historical Walking Tour in Bruges Belgium
Description
On this exclusive walking tour, you will be taken along by a local historian and experienced guide, who was born and raised in Bruges and has lived here all his life. In addition to a good introduction to Bruges, you will be guided along the highlights, with attention to facts, legends, and local customs. If possible, we enter a medieval house or focus on what goes on in the city through the eyes of a local.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We start the tour here with an introduction to the history of Bruges and the role the city played as a trading hub during the Middle Ages
We walk through the market halls of the belfry and tell about this tower that dates from the Middle Ages
Here the history of one of the most important families of the city during the Middle Ages is told. At this stop there is a break and you can go to the toilet.
we stop at a hospital from the 12th century and focus on sick care
We take you to the beautiful beguinage, where a community of ladies has lived together for more than 800 years.
At the minnewater we can enjoy the beautiful view
We tell the story of one of the two city breweries and the underground beer pipeline
we enter a 15th century almshouse and show what is hidden behind the facades
we tell the magical story of our dear lady church
After we cross the romantic boniface bridge, we walk along the picturesque rose hat quay
We end our tour in the most beautiful and oldest square of the city, 200 meters from our starting point
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
I pick up clients at their downtown hotel or we meet at the central market (Markt)
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(24)
Our guide Koen, who just happens to be a medieval historian and reenactor was the BEST! With him this was not your typical tour. He KNOWS Bruges and took us to places, with tips about where to go and what to do afterward, that one does not always get. For one, the Den Goude Karpel fish restaurant is worth finding and reserving (across from fish market). Bruges is such a cool, romantic city and we are happy we were fortunate enough to start seeing it with Koen.
A tour with a genuine map maker and historian was amazing. Koen took extra time with us and was willing to cater to our every whim and answer our many questions about Bruges. A true scholar and enthusiastic guide.
Wonderful tour! Absolutely loved this tour, saw the beautiful city but also learned all the rich history of Bruges too. He was very passionate, Knowledgeable and kind. This was a highlight of the trip!
Fantastic 3 hour tour of major Bruges buildings and even a private residence. Koen was very friendly and knowledgeable.
We had an awesome experience with our guide Raf. A true local of Bruge who went the extra mile, in compromising weather, too ensure that we saw all the highlights of his hometown !
VIGOR CLIUS is an excellent guide. His love of Bruges coupled with his wealth of knowledge made the tour. Walking the streets he brought the city to life in medieval times. He showed us details easily overlooked. I highly recommend this tour for a day in Bruges.
Raphael is a local born and bred guide with a rich knowledge of the history of Briges as well as personal anecdotes that make the story come to life. A good listener as well so as to make the tour customized to our interests. Saw the high spots over 2 exhilirating hours. Would highly recommend the tour and Raphael in particular.
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide as extremely knowledgeable and very enthusiastic about Bruges. We couldn’t have had a better experience. We saw and learned about the history of Bruges that one book would not have covered. Highly recommend.
Dmitri was a wonderful guide. He also works as an elementary school teacher and he is a gifted story teller. He was hugely informative and totally charming. He made the tour come alive. We were sorry to see it end. Recommend Dimitri most highly. You’ll be glad you picked him
We had been told that Bruge was a beautiful, must-see city, but we had only one day there. Our private tour (four of us) with Coen was just what we needed: a knowledgeable and personable guide with an obvious interest and education in the history of the area. He listened to our questions and answered them, rather than depending on a prepared tour speech. We felt that in our 2.5 hours we saw a lot of Bruge and learned much about the history of the city and its early importance to the world economy. We highly recommend this tour.
