The medieval Belgian town of Bruges attracts hordes of visitors, but don’t let that keep you away. Get lost on its back streets, away from the lace shops and waffle stands, and ride a bike along ...

It’s a secular belltower, not attached to a church, and one of its historic functions since medieval times was to serve ... The mayor of Bruges, Dirk De fauw, was widely quoted as saying in ...

The medieval Belgian town of Bruges attracts hordes of visitors ... back to the market for a live carillon concert (held several times a week in summer) — consistently one of the best I ...

The city isn’t large, so it can be easily covered on foot in a couple of days. Bruges boomed in medieval times and by huge luck dodged the destruction caused by the world wars, which reduced ...

Like so many of Europe’s small-town wonders, Bruges is now well-pickled because its economy went sour so quickly.