Tour of Historical Bruges knowing The Jerusalem Chapel in Bruges
Tour of Historical Bruges knowing The Jerusalem Chapel
Tour of Historical Bruges knowing The Jerusalem Chapel
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VISIT ONLY IN SPANISH.
Discover Bruges like you've never been told before!
You will be dazzled by:
- The replica of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.
- The Bobbin Lace Museum.
- Medieval mills.
- The Stock Market in the 13th century.
You will start your journey in the old commercial port and walk through the streets where the life of Bruges took shape.
The stock market; the oldest bar in Bruges; the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Dry Tree... What was Anselmo Adornes referring to when he described the city of Bruges as "University of Commerce"? You will visit the Jerusalem Chapel, the Almshouses and meet the Brotherhood of the White Bear, who organized knight jousting. You will see the streets where the bolilleras sat down to create lace...
To finish, you will see the medieval mills, which were great economic drivers of Bruges.
Are you coming to see medieval Bruges?
Entrance to the Jerusalem Chapel and Adornes Domain are included.
Itinerary
Historium Brugge
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe begin our adventure in the courtyard of the Historium, where we will learn about the origins of Bruges and its commercial port. We did not enter the museum, only the courtyard.Kraanplein
7 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHow were ships loaded and unloaded? What personalities from Bruges lived through these streets in the Middle Ages?Huis Ter Beurze
7 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThe Ter Beurze family gave its name to one of the best-known markets worldwide: the stock market. When did this happen? We will see the facade.Jan Van Eyckplein
17 minsAdmission Ticket FreeIn the surroundings of the Jan Van Eyck square there are many important buildings for the medieval Witch: Lodges of merchants from different countries, a jousting brotherhood of knights, the porters' house, an old customs house... And, of course , the statue of Jan Van Eyck and the magnificent canal of Little Venice.Sint-Jansplein
7 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will discover two gastronomic curiosities of Bruges. One of them, enormously well-known. The other much less.St. Walburga's Church (Sint-Walburgakerk)
13 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe purest example of the baroque in witches keeps some of the secrets of this city, related to Felipe the Good and a couple of orders that he created.Spinolarei
12 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will walk along the SpĂnola dock, a character closely linked to what we have seen so far, and we will enjoy the views from some of the oldest bridges in the city.Vlissinghe(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeWe will pass by the oldest bar in Bruges as we enter the neighborhood of Santa Ana.Sint-Annakerk
7 minsAdmission Ticket FreeIn the heart of the Santa Ana neighborhood we find this wonderful 17th century church. With luck, we will still see some bowling alley around.Adornes Estate & Jerusalem Chapel
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe arrive at the high point of the tour: The Jerusalem chapel and the Adornes domain. We will discover who this family was, among the most influential of the Late Middle Ages, and we will see the replica of the Holy Sepulcher that was built in their domain, along with a series of AlmHouses. We will also stop to rest for a few minutes in the Scottish room within the domain itself. The entrance to the domain, the chapel of Jerusalem, the almhouses (today the Museum of the Ornaments) and the hall of the Scots is included in the price of the tour.Rolweg
7 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will pass by the Bobbin Lace Museum and the Folklore Museum as we surround the Adornes domain and see original walls from the 15th century.Gezellemuseum
7 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedWho was Guido Gezelle and why is his house-museum within the Adornes domain? We will tell its story from the facade.St Sebastian's Guild
7 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedWe will go around the walls and see the towers, from outside, of the San Sebastian crossbowmen's guild, of which the Queen of England was a member until her death.Sint-Janshuismolen
13 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedWe will finish, after two and a half hours of tour, next to the mills and the canal, with some of the most beautiful views of the City, and where peace and tranquility are breathed at all times. We will not enter the mills, but we assure you that it is worth seeing inside.
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Curiositas Mundus