The Bruges Companion

Swan-filled canals, a medieval belfry, and cobblestones untouched for centuries --- the "Venice of the North," with room to make it yours. The Bruges Companion's signature chapter takes on a question most visitors never think to ask: How Bruges Was Frozen in Time. Bruges looks like a perfectly preserved medieval postcard because, in a very real economic sense, it stopped changing for nearly 400 years.