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Where to buy Belgian chocolates: best stores in Bruges

Window display of a chocolate shop in Bruges
Window display of a chocolate shop in Bruges

Travel to go shopping? This is a question that has been questioned by some of the followers of Travel Guides on Facebook.

Without going into more detail about the validity and fashion of the tourism of Shopping, there are destinations where shops become major protagonists and are one of the great attractions to travel to see them.

That is, without a doubt, the case of Witches, In the Flemish region of Belgium.

I tell you that you Bruges visit It is going to become a real enjoyment...also seeing beautiful and very attractive shop windows.

Specifically, the shop windows will surely catch your attention. lace stores, one of the icons of this Belgian city, but I can guess that also those of the chocolate shops.

Even if you are not a chocolate enthusiast, as is my case, you will not be able to resist the charm of the numerous shop windows where the most diverse specialties of this sweet are displayed, or you may also be interested in buy chocolates or bonbons.

Where to buy chocolates and bonbons in Bruges

When you travel to Belgium you have in mind the great fame that the Belgian chocolateand in this regard I will tell you that still in many chocolate shops They continue to be made by hand tasty chocolates.

In your walk through the streets of Bruges you will find more than 50 boutique chocolate shops, and if you are fond of photography, you will not be able to resist taking photos of many of the shop windows, just as I did on my last trip.

Window display of a chocolate shop in Bruges
Window display of a chocolate shop in Bruges

Do not hesitate to enter these chocolate shops and enjoy the very attractive displays on their shelves, which in many cases are combined with other gastronomic products, like the also delicious belgian cookies.

Chocolate shops in Bruges

And if you really they freak out that chocolates and the different elaborations made with chocolate, here you have one list of chocolate shops in Bruges, with information and schedules of the most famous establishments.

Spanish Tours in Bruges

Of course, when planning your visit to this flamenco city, you may prefer to start by signing up for a guided tour of Bruges in Spanish, in which for two and a half hours you will have a first approach to the most notable corners and monuments.

You also have the alternative of a Spanish tour to Bruges from Brussels, so that through an excursion from the Belgian capital lasting nine and a half hours you will be able to get to know this beautiful city in Flanders.

Chocolate shop in Bruges
Chocolate shop in Bruges

Regarding your accommodation, here you can search hotel in Bruges en booking.com.

Photos of chocolate shops in Bruges

In the meantime, I invite you to enjoy this gallery of photos of the windows of chocolate shops in Bruges, which you can see during your trip to Flanders.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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