Scavenger hunt in Bruges

Explore the medieval gem of Belgium in a playful way. These experiences lead you past the Markt square with its Belfry, the Burg, the canals and the chocolate shops of Bruges.

75 pts
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Spot a Bruges waffle

Find a Belgian waffle (Brussels-style or Liège-style) topped with cream, strawberries or chocolate sauce. Photograph the squares.

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200 pts
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Spot a Bruges windmill

Walk to the eastern edge of the centre and find one of the four windmills along the canal ring (Sint-Janshuismolen, Bonne Chière). Photograph the sails.

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100 pts
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Spot a canal boat tour

Find a flat-bottomed Bruges canal boat (Boottochten) on the Dijver or the Groenerei. Photograph the boat with passengers.

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200 pts
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Spot a Flemish carbonade flamande

Find a carbonade flamande (Flemish beef-and-beer stew) on a brasserie menu. Photograph the dish or menu listing.

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100 pts
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Spot a Flemish stepped gable

Find a stepped gable (trapgevel) on a Bruges facade. The stair-stepped roofline is the Flemish signature. Photograph one.

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150 pts
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Spot a lace shop window

Find a Bruges lace shop with handmade lace doilies, tablecloths or christening dresses in the window. Photograph the lace.

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150 pts
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Spot a Minnewater swan or bridge

Walk to the Minnewater (Lake of Love) and find a swan or the white-stone bridge. Photograph the lake with the swan in foreground.

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100 pts
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Spot a moules-frites menu

Find a brasserie advertising moules-frites on a chalkboard or window menu. Photograph the menu.

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100 pts
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Spot a swan on a canal

Find a swan on a Bruges canal (the Minnewater, the Groenerei, the Dijver). The swans are city protected since the 15th century. Photograph one.

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200 pts
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Spot a Tintin or Smurf reference

Find a Tintin or Smurf reference in Bruges (a comic shop, a Tintin postcard, a Smurf souvenir). Photograph the reference.

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200 pts
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Spot the Basilica of the Holy Blood

On the Burg find the Basilica of the Holy Blood, the small chapel with the romanesque lower and gothic upper. Photograph the gold-decorated upper facade.

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200 pts
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Spot the Begijnhof entrance

Walk to the Begijnhof and find the gothic stone entrance gate, the cobbled bridge across the canal. Photograph the gate.

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100 pts
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Spot the Belfort tower (Belfry)

Find the Belfort van Brugge, the 83-metre medieval bell tower on the Markt. Photograph the leaning brick tower against the sky.

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50 pts
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Spot the Belgian tricolor

Find the Belgian flag (vertical black-yellow-red stripes) flying on a building, balcony or hotel. Photograph it.

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150 pts
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Spot the Burg square town hall

Walk to the Burg and find the gothic Stadhuis (Town Hall), Bruges's 14th-century gem. Photograph the lacy facade.

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250 pts
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Spot the Madonna and Child Michelangelo

Find the Madonna and Child marble statue by Michelangelo inside the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk. Photograph the church facade (or, with permission, the sculpture inside).

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100 pts
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Spot the Markt colourful facades

On the Markt find the row of colourful gabled houses on the north side. Photograph the cascade of facades.

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150 pts
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Spot the Vismarkt (Fish Market)

Walk to the Vismarkt arcade and find the stalls (or the stone slabs where fish used to be sold). Photograph the colonnade.

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200 pts
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Stepped gable count

Find three different stepped-gable facades in a single walk and take a photo with the team in front of each. Compile the three shots into one collage at the end.

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200 pts
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Swan portrait

The Minnewater is full of white swans. Take a group photo with at least one swan clearly visible. Do not chase them, they win.

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250 pts
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Trivia: Belfry height

The Belfry of Bruges is roughly how many metres tall (within five metres is fine)?

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200 pts
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Trivia: Bruges chocolatiers

Bruges has roughly how many chocolate shops in the old town (within ten is fine)?

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250 pts
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Trivia: Holy Blood crusade

The Basilica of the Holy Blood claims its relic of Christ's blood was brought back to Bruges in the 12th century from a Crusade. Which Crusade number (a digit or "Second")?

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200 pts
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Waffle moment

Find a Belgian waffle stand, order a round and take a photo with everyone taking the first bite at the same time. Powdered sugar everywhere is encouraged.

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