City square (Brugge; Belgium)

Bite-sized Belgian beauty!

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April 8th 2012
Brugge - surely one of Europe's bona fide tourist magnets, and a must see for anyone keen on medieval architecture? Well yes, if you are not put off by the throngs of tourists and relatively high prices, this compact town must surely rank in the top 3 of any visitor to Belgium's itinerary. So what is it precisely that constitutes the city's main draw cards, and why is the place held in such high e ... read more

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more