At the end of the Middle Ages, a few Bruges families were looking to new horizons to drive trade. They imported cane sugar from Madeira and when Spanish explorers brought back cocoa in the 16th ...

From November 6th to December 8th, at Choc'in Brugge, you can meet the best master craftsmen, visit the Chocolate Museum, enjoy themed menus in high-class restaurants, participate in workshops and ...

BRUGES, Belgium — If you’ve never fallen into a diabetic coma by breakfast and an inebriated stupor by noon, then you’ve apparently never been to Bruges. The first meal of the day typically consists ...

Known as the chocolate capital, Bruges, Belgium delights with picturesque canals, historic squares and irresistible artisan chocolate. Some cities charm you slowly and then there are places like ...

War tourists have been coming to present-day Belgium since the Waterloo battlefield was sought out by curious British travellers in the aftermath of Dublin-born Wellington's defeat of Napoleon. A ...

The Medieval Gothic city with its network of canals may be called the Venice of the North, but its real selling point is its tranquillity. The quiet canals and cobbled streets are like a holy kiss of ...

When I used to think of Belgium, chocolate and tennis would come to mind and not much else. But since my trip to the beautiful and quaint city of Bruges, embedded in the heart of the Flanders district ...

IT could be many people’s idea of heaven. A city that prides itself on chocolate, chips and beer. You turn a corner into many of the streets in Bruges and the sweet scent of chocolate is all pervading ...