Beautiful and historic Bruges packs in plenty of sites, but is compact enough to see on foot.

To eat, try waffles bought and eaten on the street, or one of the many small and friendly restaurants serving local dishes. If you a fancy a drink, take a walk down Kemelstraat and visit a bar serving a selection of 300 different blonde, brun and fruit beers.

If you get the opportunity, visit over the festive period and additionally enjoy the Christmas markets, nativity parade and see in the New Year in market square with dancing and fireworks.

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Travel early in the season, when it is crowd-free and not too hot to walk miles in this most beautiful and relaxing of cities. When you can't walk anymore, take a horse drawn buggy ride, or boat trip along the canals.

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Wear comfy shoes, be prepared to walk and go off the beaten tourist track a bit and you will find beautiful local places to see and eat. Locals are really friendly and helpful, with excellent english.

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Take a river trip to see the city's architectural heritage and climb the church tower.

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Be sure to walk/cycle along the canal to Damme, well worth the exercise, after lunch.

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You will get a literal high while touring the Brewery De Halve Maan. And that's not even from drinking the strong brew!

Before your tour begins, the friendly chap at the ticket counter will tell you gleefully that you need to climb more than 200 steep steps to the top after you hand him your 3.90 Euro for your tour.

Well, that's not such a bad deal, after all, the view of Bruges is indeed panoramic and more scenic than the one at the Belfry Tower.

Also, a cool beer (included in the price of your tour ticket ) is a rich reward if you do manage to climb down alive on those steep steps.

Brewery De Halve Maan is at Walplein 26 8000 Brugge.

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Bruges is a picturesque, quaint old city and compact enough for all major sights to be visited on foot.

Even better, a short walk through a park will take you from the station to any number of hotels and guest houses near to the centre of town.

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A city with canals and cathedrals. Walking should be fine to look around the city, or for the more active person there are many rent-a-cycle shops around.

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Canals almost circle Bruges and a circumnavigation on foot is a great way to see the town and get your bearings.

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The path right of the church in the main square leads to a fantastic section of bars and even better a cheesy club where you put your coats on a communal rotating rack big enough to sit in.

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Don't stay in Bruges the whole weekend - Ghent has just as many fun things to do, beautiful things to see, a superb modern art museum and a pub with a Barbie doll chandelier. Much more fun!

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Walk along the canal past the windmills to Damme and sample the beer.

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Wear padded insoles, for walking on the city's cobbles.

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Be sure to take the circular walk around the town that takes in the windmills, old cobbled streets, a quirky old bar and returns to town by the banks of the canal.

This is great for clearing the head before another dose of retail therapy.

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You get a cab from the station to the hotel a few minutes away, get a swim in and take dinner in the hotel restaurant (the fish is great) before checking out the city from the back of a horse drawn carriage and doing a great tour of the canals in a boat with a guide and through the narrow streets as the sun sets and there you find the sweetest Belgian chocolate breasts in the brightly lit candy shop, washed down with the coolest strongest monk brewed beer, and Dad discovered Ameretto and then we went home.

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Climb the tower in the main square for a stunning view over the city.

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Leave the car at home and walk everywhere, and look for green on the map - these show some great park areas.

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A great city for a relaxing stroll, even in freezing cold February. Take a romantic river cruise, enjoy the brewery tour, and of course sample the chocolate!

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Take a very scenic circular walk from the centre of Bruges taking in many historic buildings, the canal and 4 windmills.

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To ensure your feel comfortable all day, wear a pair of comfortable walking shoes for exploring the city.

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