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Getting to Bruges (by train or car) and visiting it alone is very easy. The city is safe (but be careful with pickpockets). Public transport and hotel facilities are abundant, you can make your choice. Bruges is a city that lends itself above all to romantic stays, so don't hesitate to bring your half!
There are many travel agencies offering packages to discover Bruges. The most common ones are getaways (3 days and 2 nights or 4 days and 3 nights) and long weekends. However, apart from economic reasons, it is not very relevant to visit Bruges on a package tour. Offers that combine Bruges, Ghent and Ostend, for example, are much more interesting.
The bus network is very well developed in Bruges and it remains the best public transport to get around the city. But it is on foot or by bike (Bruges is THE city of bikes) that you will best discover this human-sized city.
A short boat trip on the canals, or a carriage ride through the cobbled streets, will allow you to visit the "Venice of the North" from another angle.
Imagine immersing yourself in the "New York of the Middle Ages". This small Flemish medieval city reveals the magic of its architecture and rich history in every season. Ultra-touristy in fine weather, your only chance to escape the crowds will be in autumn or winter. In any case, Bruges is surprisingly quiet and restful, and lives to the rhythm of its disciplined pedestrians and cyclists. Cars are discreet, so incongruous do they seem in this flamboyant 14th-century setting. The cobbled streets are filled with the cheerful clip-clop sound of horses' hooves pulling horse-drawn carriages, a touristy yet romantic means of transport that also delights the little ones. Don't hesitate to get lost, to wander off the beaten track, to wander, for the picturesque houses in the middle of the canals are highly photogenic.
