Unforgettable private tour to Belgium’s most delightful cities Bruges and Ghent
Bruges and Ghent are two beautiful medieval Belgian cities, often called "Northern Venice" and "the most Flemish". There is no other place like Bruges in Belgium. With its authentic medieval architecture and scenic canals, the so-called "reien", the city really is fairy tale material and on thу other hand, there is no other place in Belgium like Ghent where contemporary design, art, fashion, gastronomy, and music blend so perfectly with the past.
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Unforgettable private tour to Belgium’s most delightful cities Bruges and Ghent
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De Vos Almshouse (Godshuis de Vos)
Your guide will pick you up at the Cruise Port after your ship will dock at the port. Tour is timed to your’s ship’s arrival and departure. Depending on the time of day and the situation on the road, you will start the tour either from Ghent or from Bruges. You will have sightseeing tours of Bruges and Ghent with all the main sights of these cities discovering them both – by private car and on foot. The Bruges townscape contains many small, whitewashed almshouses, usually grouped around an inner voice. This social housing " Avant la Lettre " were established from the 14th century by wealthy citizens or guilds. Scattered throughout the city, there are 46 church complexes have been preserved, which are mainly inhabited by elderly people. A beautiful complex is the Almshouse De Meulenaere and Sint-Jozef (Nieuwe Gentweg 8-22) Bruges has a total of 46 almshouses in the city center.
Basilica of the Holy Blood
This chapel is located in a corner of the Burg square and judging by the richely decorated facade you would not immediately expect a chapel behind it. This flamboyant facade is actually a 16th century staircase that connects two underlying chapels: the Romanesque Saint-Basiliuschapel and the (neo)gothic Holy Bloodchapel. The Basilica of the Holy Blood is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Bruges. Originally built in the 12th century as the chapel of the residence of the Count of Flanders, the church houses a venerated relic of the Holy Blood allegedly collected by Joseph of Arimathea and brought from the Holy Land by Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders. Built between 1134 and 1157, it was promoted to minor basilica in 1923.
Belfort
The Belfry of Bruges is a medieval bell tower in the center of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city's most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other danger. A narrow, steep staircase of 366 steps, accessible by the public for an entry fee, leads to the top of the 83 m (272 feet) high building, which leans 87 centimeters to the east. To the sides and back of the tower stands the former market hall, a rectangular building only 44 m broad but 84 m deep, with an inner courtyard. The belfry, accordingly, is also known as the Halletoren (tower of the halls). The belfry is a key component of the UNESCO world heritage site of the historic center of Bruges. The building is a central feature of the 2008 film In Bruges and is also mentioned in the novel Cloud Atlas.
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- All fees and taxes
- Pick up and drop off
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional licensed guide
- Food and drinks (own expense)
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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