Bruges

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bruges

3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Bruges.

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UNESCO sites in Bruges

  • Belfries of Belgium and FranceCultural · 1999 · 0 km

    Twenty-three belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed in 2005, as an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed in 1999 as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. Built between …

  • Historic Centre of BruggeCultural · 2000 · 0 km

    Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part of the town's identit…

  • Flemish BéguinagesCultural · 1998 · 1 km

    The Béguines were women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. In the 13th century they founded the béguinages , enclosed communities designed to meet their spiritual and material needs. The Fl…

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