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Restaurant Porto Romano

Posted by margarida77 10 August 2011

Restaurant Porto Romano is a small restaurant that serves Portugese and Belgian cuisine. It's honest, simple and delicious food.
The grilled fish is a must as is the apple pie. Very nice Portugese wine at good prices (compared to prices in Bruges.)

Sint Jacobsstraat 50, 8000 Bruges, Belgium
+32477647211
Google map: bit.ly/17gRuxh

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Camping in Bruges

Posted by andylancini 24 November 2010

I went camping in Bruges recently and have to say it was definately worth it. I looked at staying in a hotel there and it was really expensive! Camping was so much cheaper. Camping all the way!

Just on the outskirts of Bruges. Its only about a 20 min walk into the beautiful town centre.
Campsites: bit.ly/h5ydUc
Google map: bit.ly/fL9Rcm

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Bruges City Card

Posted by tonybee 20 October 2010

This is a great deal if you want to see a fair number of museums and places of interest in your stay. 24 of them are free with the card and others are discounted. That's a fee boat trip, free Belfry and Dali Exhibition, free Brewery Tour (de Halve Maan), and so many free museums from the Memling (fantastic medieval hospital to the Groeninge (all flemish art) to the Choco-Story and the Friet(chips) museum. Every major museum is included so you can dip in without taking any risks. There are discounts off cycling, ballooning, buses and much more. It costs €33 for 48 hrs and €39 for 72 hrs.
We just enjoyed ourselves walking the canals, eating and drinking and seeing whatever we fancied - and somehow we saved €30 each on two days of entertainment, without really trying. The Belfy & Dali exhibition are €18 together to start with - so you can see how the savings add up quickly.
You may be given a card if you're in a grand hotel but the rest of us end up buying one - and it's great value!
You get a visitors' guide with it too.

Buy the card at the Concertgbouw Information Centre (on T-Zand) and at the Station Information Office. Details on www.bruggecitycard.be

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De Halve Maan brewery tours

Posted by tonybee 20 October 2010

This is a great little brewery, the only one left in Bruges. Our tour guide was entertaining with a really dry sense of humour as she took us ever upwards demonstrating the malt and hops process as it was (historic machinery) and is now (very modern). From the roof terrace there's a panoramic view over a good section of Bruges, more interesting and detailed than that from the Belfort. The ticket (€5.50 1hr tour) includes a glass of Brugse Zot (Bruges Jester) blond beer and there are two other excellent brews to sample. We had a snack lunch in their cafe too.
Good beer and an excellent tour.

Walplein 26-8000 Bruges
+32(0)50 44 42 22
www.halvemaaan.be

Google map: bit.ly/arP56p

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Population:
0.117m
Currency:
Euro
Time zone:
GMT+1
Dialling code:
32 (0) 50