Bruges

Bruges has served as a trading centre in Flanders since the Middle Ages. Linked to the North Sea by the Zwin estuary during its medieval heyday, the city became one of north-western Europe’s leading cloth and mercantile hubs. Canals still thread through its historic core, where the 13th-century Belfry of Bruges rises above the Markt. The Basilica of the Holy Blood and the Beguinage, founded in 1245, recall institutions central to the city’s religious and civic life. Bruges is also associated with the Flemish Primitives, including Jan van Eyck, whose work is represented at the Groeninge Museum. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Bruges and Flanders.

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