Take a short break by Koorts Kapel on your way to Bruges. This cute construction is also called the Fever Chapel because many have come to this place to pray to God to lessen their fevers and cure them of their illness.

Welcome to Bruges! The historic city centre, which you are about to explore, is pedestrian, so park your vehicle here, and start delving into the medieval city.
Bruges began as a 9th-century stronghold designed to defend the shore from Viking raids. Dominated by the French and subsequently the dukes of Burgundy, Bruges developed into one of Europe's most sophisticated towns and an international commerce center, renowned for its opulence and grandeur.
Today, the city's preeminence is due to the splendor of its historic center, which is dotted with cobblestone roads and flowing canals flanked by medieval structures.

The Belfort of Bruges is an octagonal 83-meter-tall bell tower built during the 13th and 15th centuries. Inside the tower, you will climb 366 stairs to get up to the roof, passing through the treasury chamber, where the town's rights and privileges were held.
It's worth doing the climb to get a closer look at the carillon with its 47 bells and gaze at the Grote Markt below.
The Grote Markt is Bruges' main square, an open space bordered by 17th-century homes and the Belfort on one side. In its center, you can see a monument of Pieter de Coninck and Jan Breydel, the guildsmen who led the Bruges Matins insurrection against the French forces in 1302.

Bruges was the richest, most cosmopolitan, and most cultured city in Northern Europe in the 1400s. With each shipload, new ideas, fads, and painting styles were imported and exported. Beautiful paintings, like expensive clothes or furnishings, became an affordable luxury. Internationally renowned artists established studios in Bruges, creating portraits and altarpieces for affluent European merchants.
Understandably, the Groeninge Museum houses one of the greatest collections of art produced in the region.

This majestic church has the highest brick spire in all of the Low Countries and it brims with traces of ancient Bruges' riches.
Its most cherished possession is a delicate Madonna and Child sculpture thought to be the only Michelangelo piece to leave Italy during his lifetime with the help of a local merchant.
The Church of Our Lady is open Monday-Saturday between 9.30 am and 5 pm and on Sunday from 12 to 5 pm.

Enjoy lunch at this nearby organic restaurant, where every dish is prepared with fresh ingredients and with the utmost care. There's also a vegetarian menu available.
De Bühne is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. On every other day of the week, it's open from 9.30 am to 6 pm.

After lunch, come back to the parking, you will continue your journey to the seashore.

Welcome to Knokke-Heist, the trendiest seaside town on the Belgian coast, with its casino, streets lined with trendy boutiques and art galleries, magnificent homes, and select golf courses. Here you might want to spend the night.
The town is, in reality, a 6-kilometer-long conurbation running from Heist in the west to Het Zoute in the east, where expansion is hampered by the dunes of the Zwin natural reserve.
Walk just 5 minutes to get to the Museum of Zwin region, or, if you're more up to strolling along the beach, feel free to do so.

Sincfala, the Zwin region's museum, tells the story of the Zwin and the centuries-old fishing hamlet of Heist before tourism altered the shore in the late nineteenth century.

Because of the saline seawater, this nature reserve at the edge of Knokke-Heist features various flora species that are rarely found elsewhere, such as sea lavender. It also has various migratory and native bird species, including woodpeckers and the tiny egret.

Before you go back to Lille, stop for dinner at this welcoming bistro with a great location on the side of the canal. Choose from various preset menus or à la carte.