Visit: Walk in Bruges – your private guide in Bruges Every year on the morning of August 15th, the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the procession ‘The Promise of Bruges’ (Brugse Belofte) also known as the ‘Procession of the Blind’ (Blindekensprocessie), goes out in the streets of Bruges. The procession honours the promise the … 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
The procession of the Holy Blood
Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Every year on Ascension day Bruges returns to its old tradition dating back to the end of the thirteenth century. What was originally a purely religious procession, has transformed into a procession that marries religion with cultural tradition and heritage and evokes historical events that took … Lees verder