The mayor of Bruges isn’t thrilled about the city’s booming tourism. The medieval Belgian city has been seeing an influx of visitors in recent years – 8.3 million in 2018 alone – but Mayor Dirk De ...

The famous Belgian Medieval town of Bruges is the latest European city to begin issuing tourism restrictions in the face of overtourism. A new report from CNN says that the city, known for its ...

Visiting the famous Belfry may no longer be so simple, as Bruges is the latest European city to make moves regarding tourism restrictions. The Belgian city is a popular stop along European grand tours ...

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Antony has been writing about Belgium since 1995, when his Cadogan Guide to Brussels was published. He has subsequently written the Cadogan Guide to Bruges, the DK Top 10 Guide to Brussels, Bruges, ...

BRUGES, Belgium — A couple of years ago, officials in this medieval Flemish gem were worried about Bruges becoming a tourist trap; now they're terrified that visitors won't be back. Before the ...

"It's really reached a red line now," says one, 55-year-old architect Arnout Goegebuer, as he sits inside a cafe, peering out a window across a packed outside terrace. "We don't need more tourists ...

Thanks to its balanced approach to crowd control, Bruges still makes for a great weekend escape – even at the height of city-break season Antony has been writing about Belgium since 1995, when his ...

Some 8.3 million tourists travelled to Bruges last year, an increase of 900,000 from 2017. And 6 million of the visitors were day-trippers who only stayed in the city for a matter of hours. Now ...