Offer! Ghent & Bruges

General information

Destination
Brussels, Belgium

Program details

Come and discover the two of the most visited and beautiful cities in Belgium: Ghent and Bruges.


HIGHLIGHTS:


* Admire the famous Mystic Lamb painting at St Bavo Cathedral in Ghent

* Option to take a boat tour along the canals

* Visit the magnificent Church of Our Lady in Bruges


Visit Saint Bavo Cathedral, home of the famous Mystic Lamb painting. During the city tour you will admire many important buildings from the Middle Ages; such as the Belfry, St Nicholas Church and the Earl's Castle. In Bruges, discover the Lake of Love, the Church of Our Lady with the statue by Michelangelo and more major attractions. You can take an optional boat tour along the canals. The Saint Bavo Cathedral, named from Saint Bavo of Ghent, is the seat of the diocese of Ghent. The original Chapel of St. John the Baptist, built with a wooden structure, was consecrated in 942. The church became the Cathedral in 1559. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was baptised here.


The Church of Our Lady in Bruges was originally built in the 13th century. Its 122 metres tall tower is the tallest structure in the city and the second tallest brickwork tower in the world. In the choir space behind the altar is the tomb of Charles the Bold, last Valois Duke of Burgundy built in bronze over black stone. The main attraction of the site is a white marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child created by Michelangelo around 1504, purchased by a merchant and later donated to this church.




Meeting/ Pick up point: free pick up service for SOME hotels in Brussels City centre. To check if your hotel is included please call the telephone number in the voucher. Or please go to the meeting point De Boeck office, Grasmarkt, 82 Rue Marché aux Herbes, 1000 Brussels. Whether you are picked up at your hotel or you are heading to the meeting point, clients need to be there 30 minutes prior to the departure time of the tour. Duration: Nine hours.
Start or opening time: At 9am daily from April to October; Tue, Thu, Sat and Sun from November to March.
Languages: Dutch, English, French, Spanish and German.
Others: If you want to be picked up at your hotel for the tour (free service) state the name of your hotel at the time of booking. Note that this service is only available for hotels located in Brussels city centre, never in peripheral areas. Clients that do not indicate the name of your hotel reservation will have to go directly to the following meeting point: De Boeck office, Grasmarkt, 82 Rue Marché aux Herbes, 1000 Brussels.