Updated May 2026 Bruges, Belgium, is small enough that you can walk across it in less than half an hour. Many visitors rush through the main sights: the Belfry, canals, chocolate shops, and Markt square, before lunch, only to feel a bit unsatisfied on the train ride home. That's exactly the wrong way to do it. Bruges rewards slowness. The city's real charm isn't in its landmarks. It's in the cobbled streets between them, in a second beer at a brown café while the afternoon li