Worth a Detour
Windmills on the Ramparts
Four windmills on the grassy old city walls, one of them still grinding flour.
- Open
- Always; the Sint-Janshuismolen opens from spring to autumn
- Price
- Free; paid to enter the mill
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Kruisvest, 8000 BrugesDirections
- Getting There
- A 15-minute walk east of the Markt, through Sint-Anna.
Why Go
Bruges once had more than 20 windmills on its ramparts. Four stand along the Kruisvest today, and the Sint-Janshuismolen, built in 1770, still turns and is open to visitors in summer, with a view from its platform.
Nearby in Bruges
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