The mayor of Bruges isn’t thrilled about the city’s booming tourism. The medieval Belgian city has been seeing an influx of visitors in recent years – 8.3 million in 2018 alone – but Mayor Dirk De ...

Boating into Bruges, Belgium offers a unique experience with picturesque bridges, historic towers, and charming cobblestone streets. This medieval city, resembling a living museum, is connected by ...

Bruges City Hall and Burg Square showcase detailed Gothic architecture at the heart of the city’s historic center. The scenes ...

A compact and walkable city with numerous car-free streets, it’s “a place that captures the hearts of all who visit,” said Nathalie Van Gastel, director of Flanders for Belgium Sotheby’s International ...

BRUGES, Belgium – The idea may have seemed mad, but after all, the beer is called the Madman of Bruges, or Brugse Zot in Dutch. With the help of crowdfunding efforts among some 400 Madman fans, the ...

Bruges tourist authorities are encouraging tourists to see beyond the centre of the city, and visit at offpeak times - Copyright AFP Alberto PIZZOLI Bruges tourist ...

It came as quite a surprise to me to find that the Belgian city of Bruges is among the most visited tourist destinations in Europe. All those people can’t possibly have been tickled to visit by the ...

Visiting the famous Belfry may no longer be so simple, as Bruges is the latest European city to make moves regarding tourism restrictions. The Belgian city is a popular stop along European grand tours ...

Mayor Renaat Landuyt could well have had Colin Farrell’s inept assassin Ray in mind when he decided that the medieval city of Bruges should be a little more discerning about how it is portrayed on ...

Inhabitants of Belgium's cobblestone-and-canal city of Bruges are clear: summertime tourism has hit capacity. "It's really reached a red line now," says one, 55-year-old architect Arnout Goegebuer, as ...

"It's really reached a red line now," says one, 55-year-old architect Arnout Goegebuer, as he sits inside a cafe, peering out a window across a packed outside terrace. "We don't need more tourists ...