In your walk through the beautiful city of Bruges, riding a Flanders, Belgium, Burg Square It is going to be an essential appointment, not only for visit the historic town hall, but also through another very interesting corner.
In one corner of the square you will see a small building with a beautiful medieval façade, where many visitors will surely be entering or leaving.
This is the Basilica of the Holy Blood.
There are two reasons that will invite you to enter this building of Witches, one religious and the other architectural.
In this small basilica whose origins date back to the mid-12th century, the relic of the Holy Blood of Christ, which was supposedly collected by Joseph of Arimathea and then it was brought to Europe by a count of flanders behind the Second Crusade.
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What to see when visiting the Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges
La Basilica of the Holy Blood It is arranged on two floors.
On the ground floor there is the small Romanesque style church which was built in 1134, which is known as the Saint Benedict Chapel.
I couldn't get into it during my Bruges visit, but they say that it remains very faithful to the original.
And in the upper part there is another chapel, which during the 15th century was decorated in Gothic style, although as you will be able to see it now it is the result of a remodeling carried out in the 20th century.
I advise you to sit on some of the benches to better appreciate the paintings that cover the walls and ceilings of this chapel, as well as the stained glass windows which actually date from the year 1845.
It will also catch your attention alabaster bas-relief which was made in the 17th century.
The container where the ampoule is located that preserves the piece of cloth where the blood was supposedly collected. Christ It is one of the objects of Treasure of the Basilica of the Holy Blood, which you can visit.
Holy Blood Basilica schedules in Bruges
The Visiting hours of the Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges They are every day of the week, from 10 a.m. to 17,15:XNUMX p.m.
La Admission is free to see the two chapels, and the price of admission to visit the Treasury Chamber it is 3 euros.
Spanish Tours in Bruges
For get to know Bruges, you may prefer to sign up for a guided tour in Spanish, lasting two and a half hours and in which you will discover its most notable corners and monuments.
Another alternative you have is to make a Spanish tour to Bruges from Brussels, excursion in which for a full day you will have a good approach to this beautiful city in Flanders.
To your accommodation, here you have information for search hotel in Bruges.
Photos Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges
Here you have more photos of this famous chapel that you can visit on your trip to Bruges.
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