Bruges [Paperback]

Anthony Mason (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2000 | Series: Cadogan Guide Bruges

This book contains intelligent, entertaining insights into history, art and Flemish culture, and suggests where you can stay in elegant, small hotels and enjoy some of the best cooking in Belgium.

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Bruges was rightly chosen as a Cultural Capital of Europe for 2002. This tightly packed gem of a city has a host of fine museums - including the priceless collections of the Groeningemuseum and Memlingmuseum - an entrancing medieval skyline, and a web of picture-perfect canals. This guide also includes extensive sections on Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, Ypres and Ostend.This guide is packed with ideas - for a romantic weekend, for the pick of the museums, or for telling neo-medieval architecture from the genuine article. It takes you off the tourist trail to the Bruges only the locals know - from medieval almshouses to ancient churches.Inside you'll find personal recommendations and insider knowledge to help you find the best of the city, from the Markt to the Minnewater. 65 hotels and 96 restaurants, plus bars, banquets and festivals are all personally reviewed. There are 14 detailed maps, 7 pages of full-color maps with grid-references to help you find all the sights and recommendations in this guide, as well as itineraries and a guided walk that takes you lace-buying, beer-tasting and to discover the roots of the old trading city. (5 x 8 1/2, 224 pages, color photos, maps)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Everyman Publishers (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860119530
• ISBN-13: 978-1860119538
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,279,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview, but a couple of detail problems, June 1, 2000

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This book gave an excellent overview of the history of Belgium and Bruges, and a nice overview of the main sites of the city. Furthermore, it's nice for someone only visiting Bruges that it only deals with that city. The small size makes it easy to shove in a pocket while touring.

I have a couple of nitpicks. First of all, the statement that "In the summer Belgium is seven hours ahead of US Eastern Standard time" is technically true, but misleading. It's six hours ahead of EDT. Also, "the maps in this book will provide all the detail you need" isn't true; it's very easy to get lost, since the side-streets aren't labeled.