Historical Walking Tour: Discover the Past and Legends of Bruges with a Local Guide

Embark on a historical walking tour of Bruges with a local guide and uncover the fascinating past and legends of this enchanting city. Discover the stories of love, glory, fortune, intrigue, war, and conflict that shaped Bruges. Get insider tips on the best places to eat and drink. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Markt - We start here with an introduction about the history of Bruges and the role the city played as a trading hub in medieval times. We also go deeper into the troublesome relationship between the city of Bruges and the French king.
  • Belfort - We visit the halls behind the bellfry and explain you the important role the tower has played…
What's Included
  • All applicable fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Stroll through Bruges with a local guide, uncover the historic center, and journey back to the golden era of Bruges. Our guide will share fascinating facts and tales of love, glory, and fortune, as well as stories of intrigue, war, and conflict. They can also recommend the best places to eat and drink during your visit. By the end of the tour, you’ll…

Location
Pieter de Coninck en Jan Breydel
Markt
We meet at the statue on the main square (Grote Markt) of Bruges. Look for the guide with the RED UMBRELLA! IMPORTANT: Guides are volunteers giving tours for tips. Fee covers platform booking costs only.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Fellowtraveler776148
Mar 26, 2025
Brill Bruges with Louis. We know so much more - Louis was an amazing guide with loads of stories. Gave us a real sense of Bruges - history, chocolate, beer and many stories. The Bejinnhof was a highlight and we have since been to galleries and churches due to Louis’ recommendations
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James
Mar 26, 2025
Informative and engaging - Louis was knowledgeable funny and interesting Learnt a lot Good at projecting his voice so we all could hear His large tablet device was a great way to show old photographs drawings paintings and maps
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Lisa_c
Mar 24, 2025
Simply Amazing - Walter was amazing and knowledgeable. We walked all over Brugge learning about the history and legends. We even had a truffle tasting.
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Anabelled953
Mar 21, 2025
GREAT TOUR - JAN WAS A KING! So informative and entertaining!! Would definitely recommend. Great way to see the highlights of Bruges
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996albap
Mar 20, 2025
Highly recommended! - We did the tour with Beatriz, a lovely girl with a lot to tell at each stop. We had done the night tour the day before with her hiring it through an app and we liked it so much that the next day we booked from the page itself to guarantee that she would guide us! The charm of the city helps a lot, it is really beautiful!
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O7306rbmichellew
Mar 19, 2025
Great tour - highly recommend - We took part in the walking tour hosted by Thomas on Monday 18th March. I've never done a free walking tour before so wasn't sure what to expect. It was brilliant! we learnt so much about beautiful Bruge. Thomas was fun, intersting and always happy to answer questions...as well as testing our knowledge! at 2 hour if was well worth it. We gave Thomas a gratulity at the end. Would highly recommend taking part. We didn't book (which we should have) so were l]ucky to get a spot on the 10.30am slot. So ddo book in advance.
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Petrvq1952kv
Mar 18, 2025
Martin - the King of Bruges - Excellent tour by Martin, amazing, amuzíng, learning. Nice hiden places and lots of history in a modern and entertaining way. Even our teenage kids loved it. This is a proof of excellence. Thanks a lot.
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Aoifemurphy98
Mar 17, 2025
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! - FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE!! My tour guide was Céline and she was absolutely brilliant. She taught us all about the history of Bruges in an engaging and interesting way and lead us around the town to see the main sights at just the right pace. It was lovely to learn about Bruges from a local. I highly highly recommend this tour, it was one of the highlights of my trip. But please, remember to bring cash to avoid an embarrassing moment of not being able to tip your tour guide!
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Greg
Mar 16, 2025
Memorable History of Bruges - Jan, our guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the tour fun! His knowledge of the history and architecture was outstanding. Easily accommodated multiple nationalities. Highly recommend both Jan and Legends!
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Toothshark
Mar 19, 2025
OK… - It was ok. Natalie our guide was very nice and seemed knowledgeable but at times it was a bit disjointed. About what you’d expect from a “free” tour w 22 ppl. Tough to hear at times and she had a small picture book which she referred to… it would be fine for a small group but not a large one. Got a chance to see a few things but not great for learning much about them.
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