Brussels

● Grand Place (F)

○ Central square of Brussels
● Old England Building
○ Ex-department store, now an instrument museum with a panoramic
view
○ 5€
● Notre Dame Du Sablon (F)
○ Gothic cathedral of the XIVth century
● Le Botanique (F)
○ Before it was the botanic gardens, now it’s a cultural centre. The
surrounding gardens are nice
● Palais Royal (F)
○ The Royal Palace of Brussels. It’s closed but it can be seen from the
outside
● Manneken Pis (F)
○ Statue of a little boy peeing
● Musee Royaux Des Beaux Arts
○ Arts museum
○ 3-5€
● Parc Du Cinquantenaire (F)
○ Park with an arch (kinda similar to the one in Berlin)
○ Nearby we also have:
■ Pavillon des Passions humaines (F)
● Pavillion with relief sculptures on the inside
■ Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire
● Free the first wednesday of the month after 13:00
(yay)
■ Musée Art & Histoire
● 4€
● Broodhuis
○ Brussels City Museum
○ 10€
● Atomium
○ Giant atom with exhibitions and a museum and planetarium nearby
○ 8,5-10€

A 1-day ticket for public transport costs around 8€ and a 1-hour ticket costs
around 2€
 Brugge
● Ticket price: 16,7€ (to go)
○ 1h trip
● Market Square (F)
○ Main square with a lot of famous buildings
● Boat trip through the canals
○ 10€
● Quary of the Rosary (F)
○ Good view of the city and the canals
○ Good for photos
○ Aka Rozenhoedkaai
● Huidenvettersplein (F)
○ Little town square with restaurants and shops
● Belfry of Bruges
○ 13th century church and museum
○ 12€
● Burg Square (F)
○ The city hall town square
○ The city hall is also a museum and costs 7€
○ It also has the Basilica of the Holy Blood (F)
■ A church that has a cloth with the Holy Blood of Jesus Christ
■ It has a small chapel and a treasury room that cost 2,5€ to enter
● Blinde Ezelstraat (F)
○ Famous street with an arch ont top
● Bridge of St. Boniface (F)
○ Old bridge, photogenic spot
● Church of Our Lady (F)
○ Church with catacombs and a famous statue from Michelangelo
○ The Church is free but to get into the museum you have to pay 6€
● Bruges Beguinage (F)
○ Tranquil olace with a church and a convent
● Minnewater (F)
○ The lake of Love, a quiet lake with a lock-house near the Beguinage
● Groeningen museum
○ Art museum
○ 12€
● Saint John’s Hospital
○ Museum of art, history, and medical instruments
○ 10€
● Windmills (F)
● St Salvator’s Cathedral (F, I assume, the site was down)
○ Main church of Brugge and also the oldest
 Ghent
● Ticket price: 12€ (to go)
○ 30 min trip
● Gravensteen
○ Giant dutch castle from the 12th century
○ 7€
● St Michael’s Bridge (F)
○ Old bridge with nice views
● St Bavo’s Cathedral
○ 11th Century cathedral with a famous painting by Hubert and Van Eyck
○ 4€
● St Bavo’s Abbey (F)
○ Ruins of a 7th (!) century abbey
○ Open on friday and saturday
● Ghent Belfry
○ 14th Century 91-meter-tall tower
○ Nice views and it has the statue of a dragon on the top since 1377
○ 4,5€
● Graslei and Korenlei (F)
○ Oldest place in Ghent (5th century!!!!)
○ Medieval facades
● Patershol (F)
○ Little neighborhood with restaurants and shops
● Canal Cruise
○ 7,5€
● Saint Nicholas Church (F)
○ 13th century church
● Vrijdagmarkt Square (F)
○ Place in the historical centre of Ghent
○ Vintage shops and restaurants
○ 14th century statue in the middle of it
● Korenmarkt Square (F)
○ “Main” square near a bunch of sites