The way Budapest looks today has been strongly influenced by Baron Haussman, who was responsible for the city planning in Paris at the end of the 19th century, reason why it is sometimes nicknamed Paris of the East. Pest boasts the typical large boulevards with neo-classicist and art-nouveau facades. The Andreas’s Boulevard (Andrassy Ut) is … Lees verder
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Bruges, a city of churches
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges If you like visiting churches, you will love Bruges! Most visitors visit the church of Our Lady and the Basilica of the Holy Blood, and you should definitely visit those two when coming to Bruges, but Bruges has more than 30 churches and even more … Lees verder
List of events in Bruges 2022
Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Belgium is experiencing the omicron wave of the Covid pandemic at the start of 2022. Tourists are welcome but travel rules change regularly. All rules concerning entering Belgium are listed and updated on this website. For many indoor activities the CST or Covid Safe ticket is … Lees verder
My favourite works in the Groeningemuseum
Visit: Walk in Bruges – your private guide in Bruges This blog has been on my planning for some time now. I visit the Groeningemuseum in Bruges on a regular basis. I try to visit every temporary exhibition they host, enjoy their slow art talks and love to take a guided tour on their nocturnal … Lees verder
Paris, november 2021.
November 30, 2021 Checking my blogs I realise 5 years have passed since my last visit to Paris so time really flies. The last two years we did not travel a lot, so when my husband was asked to speak at a conference in Paris, we immediately jumped to the occasion to make a trip … Lees verder
Sneak preview of the Bruges Triennial 2021 – TraumA
May 1, 2021 This summer Bruges becomes even more attractive hosting the Triennial Bruges 2021, that places contemporary art and architecture in dialogue with the medieval city. The Triennial runs from May 8th to October 24th 2021 and brings local and international artists together in one large outdoor exhibition. So no excuse for modern art … Lees verder
The Church of Our Lady, a treasure chest filled with art
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges After more than two months of lockdown, the reopening of the musea is a real treat for the hearts and minds of many art lovers. The musea in Bruges have their weekly closing day on Monday, but the Church of our Lady already reopened today, … Lees verder
Van Eyck in Bruges
March 26, 2020 Visit Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges The museum reopened again on May 18th, the exhibiton has been extended till September 6th. You need to make reservations before your visit on the website of Musea Brugge. You have probably heard about the great Van Eyck exhibition in the MSK … Lees verder
OMG, I came closer to Jan van Eyck! An optical revolution in Gent, Belgium
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges February 3, 2020 This year ‘Gent’ and ‘Jan van Eyck’ will often be named in the same breath. The restoration of the lower and back panels of the Ghent altarpiece, also known as ‘The adoration of the mystic lamb’, that started in 2012 is finally … Lees verder
The old Saint-Johnshospital where you step 800 years back in time. A place where the world seems to slow down.
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges As an art and history lover, the old Saint-Johns hospital dating back to the 12th century, one of the oldest hospital buildings in Europe, is one of my favorite museums in Bruges. Every tourist visiting Bruges gets at least a glimpse of the outside, but … Lees verder