Minnewater

Known in English as the "Lake of Love," the now tranquil Minnewater harks back to Bruges' medieval heyday. This waterway was once a dock, and ships from as far afield as Russia arrived here, laden with cargoes of wool, wine, spices and silks, and left loaded with Flemish cloth.

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