Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Historic Centre of Brugge

Location

Flemish Region

Country

Belgium

Year of Research

2000

Culture

It is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part of the town's identity.
It is firmly related with the school of Flemish Primitive painting.
The Historic Town of this place is best example of an architectural ensemble which is illustrating important stages in the commercial and cultural fields in medieval Europe.
The town of Brugge has been the origin of the Flemish Primitives and a place of patronage and development of painting in the Middle Ages with artists such as Jan van Eyck and Hans Memling.