Spot a Bruges In Bruges movie reference

Spot a Belgian endive (chicon)

Find Belgian endive (witloof) on a market stall or grocery display. Photograph the pale spear.

Spot a Belgian praline window

Find a chocolatier with rows of pralines (Dumon, The Chocolate Line, Spegelaere). Photograph the rows.

Spot a Bruges almshouse (godshuis)

Find a Bruges godshuis (whitewashed almshouse courtyard) such as those on Nieuwe Gentweg or Genthof. Photograph the entrance.

Spot a Bruges beer (Brugse Zot)

Find a Brugse Zot beer or Straffe Hendrik in a tulip glass on a bar. Photograph the glass with the De Halve Maan logo.

Spot a Bruges canal reflection

Find a still canal section with the buildings perfectly reflected (Rozenhoedkaai is the classic shot). Photograph the mirror image.

Spot a Bruges chocolate-fountain shop

Find a chocolate shop with a chocolate fountain or sculpture (The Chocolate Line, Sukerbuyc). Photograph the chocolate art.

Spot a Bruges cobblestone alley

Find a small cobblestone alley between two canals or behind the Markt. Photograph the stones leading away.

Spot a Bruges concert spire

Find the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk brick spire from a vantage point. At 115 metres it's the city's second-tallest brick spire in the world. Photograph the spire.

Spot a Bruges frites cone

Find a cone of Belgian frites with mayo, samurai or andalouse sauce at a Bruges friet stand. Photograph the cone.

Spot a Bruges medieval shop sign

Find a wrought-iron medieval-style hanging shop sign on a Bruges shopfront (Steenstraat has many). Photograph the sign.

Spot a Bruges waffle

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

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.

Spot a canal boat tour

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

Spot a Flemish carbonade flamande

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

Spot a Flemish stepped gable

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

Spot a horse-drawn carriage

Find a horse-drawn coche de caballos waiting near the cathedral or Plaza de España. Photograph the horses.

Spot a lace shop window

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

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.

Spot a moules-frites menu

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

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.

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.

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.

Spot the Begijnhof entrance

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

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.

Spot the Belgian tricolor

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

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.

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).

Spot the Markt colourful facades

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

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.