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Bruges in the rain

Rain falls on about 10 days a month in summer and more in autumn and winter, so keep an umbrella. The Church of Our Lady, the Groeningemuseum, the Sint-Janshospitaal, the Gruuthusemuseum, the Stadhuis, Choco-Story, the brewery and the basilica are all indoors. Keep the Belfry, Minnewater, the Rozenhoedkaai and the Begijnhof for a dry spell.

  • Stops under a roof: 10

Data checked on November 3, 2026

A rainy day, stop by stop

A day built only from stops that are under a roof, in an order that keeps the walks short.

Day 1

Dijver and Mariastraat · Burg and around

4 stops · 6 h of visits · 16 min on foot

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  1. 9:30 am12:00 pm

    Groeningemuseum

    Closed Mon

    The city's art museum, with six centuries of paintings from the Flemish primitives to Magritte.

    2 h 30 visitOpen 9:30 am–5:00 pm · last entry 4:30 pmAdult ticket €15

    Go in the morning and start with the Flemish primitives. This is the last chance to see the collection in its present building before the refurbishment.

    From 3 November to 31 March it is open from 09:30 to 17:00 and closed on Mondays. From 1 April to 2 November it is open from 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Mondays. The last entry is 30 minutes before closing. It is closed on 25 December and 1 January, and it closes on 11 January for a four-year refurbishment. On 24 and 31 December it closes at 16:00.

    Hours, price and how to get there

    Source: Musea Brugge (Groeningemuseum), checked November 3, 2026

  2. 4 min walk
  3. 12:04 pm1:04 pm

    Basilica of the Holy Blood

    Free

    A small basilica on Burg that keeps a relic of the Holy Blood. The basilica is free, and a museum with the treasury is paid.

    1 h visitOpen 10:00 am–5:15 pm

    If you want to see the veneration of the relic, arrive in the afternoon between 14:00 and 16:00.

    Open every day from 10:00 to 17:15. During religious services the basilica can only be entered by people who attend them. The relic is venerated every day from 14:00 to 16:00 and also on Fridays from 10:15 to 11:00.

    Hours, price and how to get there

    Source: Heilig Bloedbasiliek (Holyblood), checked November 3, 2026

  4. 8 min walk
  5. Lunch break
  6. 2:12 pm3:12 pm

    Saint Salvator's Cathedral

    Free

    The cathedral of Bruges, part of the skyline with the Belfry and the Church of Our Lady. Entry is free.

    1 h visitOpen 2:00 pm–3:30 pm

    Time the visit for the morning or the later afternoon, and note the lunch break from 13:00 to 14:00.

    Open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:30, Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 15:30, and Sunday 14:00 to 17:00. The treasury keeps its own hours, which are posted on the cathedral site.

    Hours, price and how to get there

    Source: Sint-Salvatorskathedraal Brugge, checked November 3, 2026

  7. 4 min walk
  8. 3:16 pm4:46 pm

    Church of Our Lady

    The brick church whose tower is a landmark of the skyline, with Michelangelo's marble Madonna and Child in the museum part.

    1 h 30 visitOpen 1:30 pm–5:00 pm · last entry 4:30 pmAdult ticket €10

    Check the calendar on the Musea Brugge page the day before, since weddings and funerals close the church.

    Open Monday to Saturday from 09:30 to 17:00 and on Sunday from 13:30 to 17:00, with the last entry 30 minutes before closing. It closes for weddings and funerals, and it is closed on 25 December, 1 January and Ascension Day. On other Catholic holidays it opens from 13:30. On 24 and 31 December it closes at 16:00.

    Hours, price and how to get there

    Source: Musea Brugge (O.L.V.-kerk Museum), checked November 3, 2026

  • Running late? Drop Saint Salvator's Cathedral first. Nothing is booked there.

Every stop under a roof

Rainy days by month

  • January12.6
  • February11.4
  • March10.4
  • April9.2
  • May9.7
  • June9.6
  • July10.1
  • August10.5
  • September10.4
  • October12.4
  • November14.2
  • December14.6

Climate averages: Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (KMI/IRM), Bruges, 1991 to 2020.

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