Worth a Detour
Gruuthusemuseum
The palace of a family of medieval brewing-herb merchants, with tapestries, lace and a window into the church next door.
- Open
- Closed Mondays
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Dijver 17c, 8000 BrugesDirections
- Getting There
- On the Dijver, next to the Church of Our Lady.
Why Go
The lords of Gruuthuse grew rich on the tax on gruut, the herb mix used to flavor beer before hops. Their 15th-century palace shows tapestries, silver, lace and everyday objects from Bruges's golden age.
A private oratory has a window looking straight into the Church of Our Lady, so the family could attend mass without leaving home.
Nearby in Bruges
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