» START Guido Gezelle plein, Welcome Church of Our Lady » DISTANCE 2,5 km » FINISH Prinsenhof
Bruges: B of Burgundian When, during Bruges’ Golden Age Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, married Margaret of Male, the daughter of the last Count of Flanders, the county of Flanders suddenly found itself belonging to Burgundy. As the Burgundian court liked to stay in Bruges, the port city became a magnet for noblemen, merchants and artists. They naturally all wanted to get their share of the city’s wealth. Today the Burgundian influence is still strongly felt throughout Bruges. Let’s discover a northern city with a southern character.
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