16 sights
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Basilica of the Holy Blood
Two-level chapel on the Burg that keeps the relic of the Holy Blood, a basilica since 1923.Entry: Basilica free; museum extraSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Beguinage (Begijnhof)
A walled court of white houses and a quiet garden founded in 1245, still home to a community of women.Entry: Free to visitViewpointBook ahead
Belfry of Bruges
13th-century tower on the Markt, 83 m high, with 366 steps up past a 47-bell carillon.Entry: Book a time slotSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsViewpoint
Belfry of Ghent, Ghent
UNESCO-listed tower topped by a dragon since 1377, with views over Ghent from the top walkway.Entry: Book online or buy at the deskSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFood
Brouwerij De Halve Maan
Family brewery on Walplein since 1856, with a restaurant overlooking the brewing hall and guided tours.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
Castle of the Counts (Gravensteen), Ghent
Flanders' only medieval castle with a moat and largely intact defenses, visited with an audio guide.Entry: Book online or buy at the gateSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsChurch
Church of Our Lady
Church with a 115.5 m brick tower that holds Michelangelo's marble Madonna and Child.Entry: Church free; museum ticketSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Graslei and Korenlei, Ghent
Ghent's medieval harbor quays, lined with guild houses facing each other across the River Lys.Entry: Free to visitMuseum
Groeningemuseum
Bruges' fine arts museum, best known for Flemish Primitive paintings by Jan van Eyck and Hans Memling.Entry: Buy at the desk or online. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFood
Markt (Market Square)
The main square under the Belfry, with restaurants, cafés and takeaways around its stepped gables.Entry: Pay as you goNature
Minnewater (Lake of Love)
A tree-lined lake south of the Beguinage, with views from its bridge and the old Lockhouse.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsFood
Patershol, Ghent
A medieval quarter of cobbled lanes beside the castle, packed with restaurants from Flemish to Japanese.Entry: Pay as you goViewpoint
Rozenhoedkaai
The canal-side quay with the classic view of Bruges, and one of the landing stages for canal boat tours.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsChurch
St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
Ghent's Gothic cathedral, home to the Ghent Altarpiece (Mystic Lamb) and a painting by Rubens.Entry: €[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
St John's Hospital
A 12th-century hospital turned museum, with works by Hans Memling and a 17th-century pharmacy.Entry: Buy at the desk or online. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFood