BRUGES and GHENT in ONE Day | Guide to Belgium's Medieval Towns

Bruges and Ghent are two lovely Medieval towns in Belgium, close to Brussels. Both make for an excellent day trip...but what if you want to visit both places in just one day? Let me show you how to do it, and also show you the best things to see in each town!

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This video covers the whole trip, starting from Brussels early in the morning, to what to explore in Bruges when you get there, onwards to Ghent, and then the train back to Brussels in the evening.

Bruges has tons of amazing spots to explore, and some of the things covered in this video include:
Walking from the train station via Minnewater Bridge (the Lovers' Bridge), Minnewater Lake, and the Begijnhof to the city center
The Markt, the market square, including the massive belfry called Belfort
A climb up Belfort, with a magnicifent view of the city from the top
The Frietmuseum, a museum dedicated to French f-, sorry I meant Belgian fries!
The Lucifernum, a cafe, bar and museum owned by a self-proclaimed vampire
De Burg, a square with the City Hall building as well as the Basilica of the Holy Blood, which apparently houses some of the blood of Christ
Finally, a boat tour through the canals of Bruges

After that it's onwards to Ghent, and the following sights:
A tram ride from the station to the city center
Groentenmarkt, which was where a turf war, called the War of the Little Noses, took place up until 2016
The streetlights called Ai Nati Oggi, For Those Born Today
Castle Gravensteen, which is quite a spectacular sight in Ghent
Trying some Waterzooi, a dish from Ghent that's quite famous in Belgian cuisine
A visit to a pub called Dulle Griet, where you have to leave your shoe as a deposit to get a glass of beer
Werregarenstraat, a narrow alley filled with amazing graffiti
Saint Bavo's Cathedral, named after the patron saint of Ghent
I also marvel at the Stadshal, a marvel of modern design...that looks completely out of place among the medieval buildings
And to round things off, St Michael's Bridge is also quite worth a visit, as well as a boat tour so that I can compare the canals of Ghent with the ones of Bruges

At the end of all of this I offer some spontaneous thoughts about how Ghent and Bruges are different - and what parts I like and dislike about the two towns. The whole trip took roughly 12 hours, so it was a full day of sightseeing, but it's very doable in one day!

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