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Anselm Adornes Brought the Holy Land to Bruges

14 August 2024

Imprisonment, dangerous pilgrimages, political intrigues and a brutal murder. The life of Anselm Adornes (1424-1483) reads like an exciting historical epic. As an influential businessman, knight and diplomat, the Bruges native was closely involved in the politics and trade of his time. Six hundred y

This Is How Our Cities Are Tackling the Problem of Overtourism

27 June 2024

The tourism industry in Belgium and the Netherlands has long since recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, with visitor numbers even surpassing those of pre-2020. However, not everyone is happy with this development, as some destinations are now facing overtourism. How are the Low Countries addressing

‘Farmers’ versus ‘Snobs’. The Social Fault Lines Between Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge

30 November 2022

After a local match between Club Brugge (the “blue-blacks” or the “Farmers”) and Cercle Brugge (the “green-blacks” or the “Snobs”), a player from the winning team plants the flag with his own colours in the middle of the pitch at Jan Breydel Stadium, which has been the home of both t

The Iconic British Regiment That Was Founded in Flanders

4 October 2022

Few people know that the British Grenadier Guards got their start in Bruges.

Simon Stevin, the Flemish Mathematician Who Gave America the Dime

22 August 2022

Not many people stop to look at the statue in the middle of Simon Stevinplein in Bruges. It celebrates a brilliant sixteenth-century mathematician born in Bruges who invented the decimal point in mathematics, but also designed a sand yacht that could reach a speed of 35 kilometres an hour.

Journey Through the Glorious History of Bruges at the Gruuthuse Museum

8 July 2022

The restoration of the Gruuthuse Museum in the historic centre of Bruges took five years, but now, the former 15th-century city palace is a unique museum where visitors can discover the city’s rich past through the stories behind more than six hundred objects. Each level recounts the story of a di

A Gem for Enthusiasts: ‘The Land Between the Languages’ by Stefan Zweig

23 May 2022

Austrian Jewish writer Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) liked to visit Belgium and did so frequently. His reportages on those visits have now been translated into Dutch and collected into a small, beautifully illustrated volume. The stories vary greatly in quality, revealing Zweig’s evolution as a writer,

Café Vlissinghe, Possibly the Oldest Pub in Belgium

11 October 2021

It is the oldest café in Bruges. Possibly the oldest in Belgium. Opened in the same year Thomas More visited Bruges, Café Vlissinghe has survived wars, revolutions, and hordes of British tourists. And now it has come back from the dead following a global pandemic.

#9 – Wool Trade Left Its Mark on Power and Architecture in Medieval Flanders

13 July 2021

In this episode of the History of the Netherlands, we are taking you on an epic adventure throughout medieval Flanders via the story of wool. In the 13th century, wool was the most important commodity in Flanders, with Bruges as the epicentre of the wool trade. The industry determined the political,

Triennial Bruges 2021: Face Your Fears and Dream Big During an Artistic Exploration of Fantasy and Reality

7 June 2021

On 8 May , the Bruges Triennial descended on the historic city for a third time. Up until 24 October 2021, you can explore creations by thirteen artists and architects, who all took inspiration from TraumA –not surprisingly, the title of this year’s triennial. ‘TraumA’ as a title comprises m

Bruges Plans for a New Museum

11 February 2021

The City of Bruges announced plans for the construction of a new museum and a new artistic site in the heart of the historic city centre. The new exhibition hall named BRUSK, is set to open its doors by the end of 2024.

The Sodom of the North. Homosexuals Were Burned at the Stake in Medieval Bruges

9 April 2020

Belgium is one of the most tolerant countries when it comes to LGBTQ rights. But it hasn’t always been that way. Nowhere in Western Europe were homosexual men persecuted as much as in Bruges in the late Middle Ages. Research by historian Jonas Roelens shows that the economic crisis, the need for s

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