0110 min by bike
Bruges within easy reach
Cycle to Market Square in about ten minutes. Walk along the canals, climb the Belfry or get happily lost in the medieval streets.
Discover Bruges ↗
Explore the regionThe loveliest detour
The loveliest detour
starts at your door.
Historic Bruges behind you, the polders ahead and the canal as your guide. You rarely need a car to reach somewhere special.
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02Board across the road
The Lamme Goedzak
The nostalgic paddle steamer glides along the canal between Bruges and Damme. The crossing takes around 35 minutes and bicycles can join by reservation.
View sailing times ↗
0315 min by bike
Half a day in Damme
Follow the water beneath the poplars to this small book town. Combine the town hall, Church of Our Lady and a terrace with the boat back.
Visit Damme ↗
04From the front door
Walking and cycling
The canal is your route: flat, green and stretching for miles. Head towards Damme, Oostkerke or continue to Sluis and the Zwin.
Find a cycling route ↗Our favourite half-day tripTo Damme,
To Damme,
three different ways.
10:00
Set off by bicycle
Follow the canal beneath the poplars. The flat path takes you to Damme in about fifteen minutes.
10:30
Coffee, books and the church tower
Stroll through the small centre, visit the town hall and enjoy views across the Zwin region.
13:00
Return on the Lamme Goedzak
Reserve a place for your bicycle on the boat and watch the polder landscape drift slowly by.
A day by the seaSand between your toes,
Sand between your toes,
salt in the air.
Plan a day trip to Zeebrugge or Knokke-Heist. Combine the beach with Zwin Nature Park, the fishing harbour or the white polder village of Lissewege.
- Zeebrugge
- Knokke-Heist
- Zwin Nature Park
- Lissewege
- Sluis
A base for city, water and sea.
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