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10 Instagram spots in Bruges worth the postcard
Canals, stepped gables and swans: Bruges looks arranged for the camera. These 10 spots make the most of it.

Church of Our Lady
A brick Gothic church with one of the tallest brick towers standing. Shoot it rising over the rooftops from the side streets.
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A lake, a stone bridge and swans south of the center. Misty mornings here look painted.
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The corner where two canals meet, with facades reflected in still water. It works in every season, and winter mornings are emptiest.
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The main square ringed by stepped gables and the belfry. Evening lights on the facades are worth a second visit.
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A late-Gothic facade on the Burg square. Step inside for the painted Gothic hall upstairs.
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The one working windmill left on the old ramparts, still grinding grain. The platform above gives views along the city wall.
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Privacy detailsHotel Bonifacius
A 16th-century house by the canal, all beams and brick. Even without a room, the exterior and the bridge are worth the stop.
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Privacy detailsGroenerei (The Green Canal)
A tree-lined canal with willows trailing into the water. The greenest, calmest stretch in the center.
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Privacy detailsSint-Salvatorskerhof
The cathedral churchyard with old stonework and quiet corners. A short, contemplative photo stop.
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Privacy detailsChocolatier Dumon
A family chocolate shop on Simon Stevinplein. Photograph the praline counters, then buy the hot chocolate.
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