Begijnenvest

Begijnenvest is a park in Arrondissement of Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders. Begijnenvest is situated nearby to the bus station Station, Brugge, as well as near Stationsplein.

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Type: Park
Description: street in Bruges, Belgium
Also known as: “Begijnvest”
Address: Brugge

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brugge Railway Station and Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde, Bruges.

Brugge Railway Station

Railway station

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Brugge railway station is the main railway station in Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. The first station opened on 12 August 1838 on railway lines 50A, 51 and 66. Brugge Railway Station is situated 210 metres south of Begijnenvest.

Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde, Bruges

Protected area

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The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde is the only preserved beguinage in Bruges, Belgium. There are no more beguines living there, but since 1927, it has functioned as a convent for Benedictines, founded by canon Hoornaert. Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde, Bruges is situated 460 metres northeast of Begijnenvest.

Godshuis Van Volden

Community center

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Godshuis Van Volden is a community center, which is situated 290 metres northwest of Begijnenvest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boeveriewijk and Bruges.

Boeveriewijk

Neighborhood

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Boeveriewijk is a neighborhood.

Bruges

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Bruges is a picturesque city in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. Once Europe's richest city, it is now both cosmopolitan and bourgeois in its compact size.