Belfort

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8 / 10

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“The Belfry was, and is, the symbol of Bruges's civic pride.”

– Frommer's

Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"Towering 83m above the square like a gigantic medieval rocket is the fabulous 13th-century belfort." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"I was beyond well-rewarded once I reached the top and spent a solitary thirty minutes admiring the beauty that is the gorgeous city below." Full review
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
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"A UNESCO World Heritage-listed building, remains one of the oldest examples of medieval urban...visitors are welcome to climb the 366 stairs to the top for panoramic views of Bruges." Full review
Independent Independent
"Its 366 steps set in an almost continuously winding staircase. But its rooms showcasing the history of this magnificent 13th-century structure, which used to hold the town’s most important documents"
Frommer's Frommer's
"The Belfort was, and still very much is, the symbol of Bruges’s civic pride. What poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1856 called “the beautiful, wild chimes” of its magnificent 47-bell..." Full review
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