The many maps of Bruges – 71st Edition
Added 13/06/2025 in What's New?
To help you make the most of your time, we’ve compiled a list of our favourite maps of Bruges. A great place to plan your site-seeing is the VisitBruges’ website. If you’re looking for a theme, we have the following suggestions:
Cycle or Walk off the Chocolate
Bruges is a wonderful place to discover on foot or by bike as traffic is very restricted. Our President is a keen advocate for cycling especially around this city. For the full lowdown on cycling in Bruges, the Visit Bruges website has you covered and includes maps and information about bike rental. If you have time to venture into the countryside, Pink Bear offers a particularly picturesque tour and have a good range of bikes. And don’t forget Woody’s Peloton if you want to get on your bike before our 71st Congress.
We found a blog who’s stated ambition is to find the best chocolate shops in Bruges. Our 69th Delegates loved The Chocolate Line and the BAPS office favourite is Depla which is a little hidden but well worth seeking out.
Historic Bruges: the egg, its windmills and the sea
Past President, Ian Sugarman is standing beside a historic map of Bruges displayed in the Stadhuis. This wonderful map demonstrates why Bruges is known as The Egg, and shows Bruges ringed by a canal. The map marks the windmills that also edged the perimeter and some of these are still in existence if you walk between Kruispoort, at the end of Langestraat, along the Canal Ghent -Bruges towards Dampoort, a walk we highly recommend.
At the Stadhuis, there is fascination and dynamic map installation displaying Bruges’s relation to the sea over time.
Seek out the perfect beer
You may have seen the poster on the London underground comparing Bruges’ tube with London’s. Bruges boasts a pipe where beer brewed within the city is piped out to the bottling plant outside the city, an ingenious way of keeping lorries out. See the brewing in action or experience paired dining menus with a huge array of local beers. Here’s a map to inspire you. Check out the Bourgogne des Flanders with it’s canal-side terrace and beer mixology sessions.
Movie and TV Maps
Bruges has hosted Hollywood stars including Audrey Hepburn (in The Nun’s Story (1959) and George Clooney ( in The Monument’s Men (2014)).
The cult gangster movie, “In Bruges” has the strapline, “Shoot First, Sightsee Later” with the fairytale medieval city playing a starring role. You can find a comprehensive “In Bruges” location map here.
“PK” is a Bollywood fantasy comedy by Rajkumar Hirani and you can find the location map here.
You can see a full list of movie maps here.