Valentines Day
Valentines Day - Top Ten Things to do in Bruges
Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love and in an ancient medieval city like Bruges everything is romantic.
1. Romantic horse-drawn carriage ride
Take a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride along the canals of Bruges’ medieval centre. A perfect chance to get a little bit closer as you cuddle up next to your beloved and let yourself be transported back to a simpler time with the click of the horses shoe.
2. Bruges Diamond House
Browse for a favourite gem at Bruges Diamond House. Other infamously Belgian purchases include handmade lace, delicious pralines and chocolates or triple strength monk brewed beers. Why not get creative thinking of ways to combine them all.
3. Candlelit dinner
Enjoy a romantic candle-lit dinner at romantic ‘t Pandreitje, right at the Quay of the Rosearies, under the shadow of the medeival Market Hall’s bell tower. The interior of this Renaissance-era private home has been turned into an elegant Louis XVI setting for a menu of classis dishes. A special Saint Valentine’s day five course feast has been prepared complete Pierre Joulet Grand Brut champagne.
4. Canal boat trips
Canal boat trips through the age-old houses and picturesque bridges. Might need a nice wine and a big blanket to brave the cooler February temperatures. But don’t let the weather stop you from the ultimate in romantic imagery, floating down a canal with the one you love.
5. Good ol' fashioned fun
Love is rarely easy and sometimes if you just need to step back and enjoy yourself. That’s where Boudewijn Theme Park and Dolfintarium a celebration for the kid within, with rides, paddleboats, dolphins and killer whales to keep you both laughing.
6. Art galleries
Art galleries are full of hidden little corners for a stolen kiss and while you’re in Bruges you wouldn’t want to miss the Groeninge Museum the municipal fine arts museum among the leading art museums in Belgium. Houses a major collection of paintings by 15th-century “Flemish Primitives.” A perfect chance to stimulate your mind, your conversation and your imagination.
7. Dance with me
Live music clubs include Cactus Club, Vino Vino and De Versteende Nacht. Take advantage of the day just a little when you convince your main man to take you out dancing. Imagine yourself in a little red dress, some killer dancing shoes tearing up the dancefloor with your man.
8. A touch of class
Bruges’ sleek, modern Concertgebouw stages opera, dance, classical concerts and theatre. Something in that list is sure to impress your sweetheart as a properly refined night out. Just be sure to top it off with as many red roses as you can afford, classically Valentines.
9. A little quirky
A different kind of theatre is on the menu at Brugge Anno 1498, where actors re-enact the wedding of the Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold, to Margaret of York in a former Jesuit church, while customers pile into a medieval banquet. This might be for the lighter of mind, lighter of humour kind of lovers. Just because it’s Valentine’s doesn’t mean you have to take yourself too seriously.
10. The perfect picnic
Plan a picnic in leafy Minnewater Park on the shores of Bruges’ old inner harbour. Minnewater Park is the perfect location as it is located on the Lake of Love as the locals call it. Pack some wine, chocolates, strawberries and take a romantic little stroll through the park with your Valentine.
