Canal sights in Bruges
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Groenerei
A short but delightful promenade along a particularly pretty part of the city's canal system. At the corner of Groenerei and Peerdenstraat is a street-corner statue of the Madonna and Child; such elevated statues are common in Flanders, although this one is unusual for its modern features.
Groenerei peters out into a pedestrian walkway and curves sharply to a bridge. Cross the bridge and turn left, zigzagging your way past Predikherenrei's many terrace tables, to arrive at the confluence of two canals. Here there's a superb view - at its best in the afternoon - of the city's turreted skyline.
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Minnewater
Known in English as the Lake of Love, the Minnewater harks back to Bruges' medieval heyday. This waterway was a dock from where ships as far afield as Russia came laden with cargoes of wool, wine, spices and silks and left loaded with Flemish cloth.
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Rozenhoedkaai
This quay offers the city's best belfry shot - it is stunningly illuminated against a dark evening sky.
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