brugge, Belgium


Member since
2010The member has not specified any exchange dates
Discover what it feels like to live in a cozy, cultural city in a green environment close to the coast.
Our house is situated 10 min walking to the touristic centre of Bruges, a Unesco World Heritage city : https://www.visitbruges.be/en
During the winter you have a lot of winter attractions,shopping facilities and a famous Christmas market. During the summer there are a lot of musicfestivals, open air activities, exhibitions…..
Bruges is one of the popular touristic places to visit in Europe, with its interesting museums, romantic canals, historical buildings and many more. The city has a great range of restaurants, bars, cafés, chocolate- and beershops, cinema, concerthalls, etc..
By train or car you can visit other interesting and historical cities such as Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels, Leuven..
Hiking and cycling is very popular here, there are many easy and flat cycling trails, some go even across the border with Holland (Sluis). We have 4 citybikes available.
Bruges is also close to the coastal cities at the Northsea that offer kite- and windsurfing, beachsailing, golf, casino's, fishing- and sailingports. Along the coastline you can take the tram from the French border (De Panne) to the Dutch border (Knokke).
Other well-known destinations and cities like Paris, London, Amsterdam, Keulen (Köln) are easy reachable by fast trains : Eurostar, TGV, Thalys, Fyra. (No parking and traffic problems)
Our national airport is Brussels Airport approx. 1h10 by train from Brugge and a regional airport is Brussels South (Charleroi) or Ostend is just a half an hour ( flights from spain in summertime)
You have a very good acces to motorways for daytrips to the Belgian countryside. (www.dekust.org; www.toerismewesthoek.be; www.brugseommeland.be: the websites have an english , french and deutsch version)
An information map will be available in our house for you. It contents all the tourist information of a lot of cities, travelpossibilities, walking and biking tours in and around Bruges etc...You can also use our PC to search recent info on internet.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 22 Exchanges made
Occupation
- General practitioner
- Teacher
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 0
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Television
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Garage
- Bicycles: 4
Facilities
- No smoking
Our Destination Wish List
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- New York, NY, USA
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Deutsch
- Dutch
Our Neighbourhood

Nearest Airport: Brussels airport - one hour train
Bruges is lovely to live in...
In the winter the north sea coast is a fantastic place for walking.
Occupation
- General practitioner
- Teacher
Children
- We do not have children.
Pets
- Pets are NOT welcome in our home
References
This member has completed 22 successful exchanges. Here are some members that he exchanged with in the past:
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Sachseln,
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Freiburg im Breisgau,
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Zeist,
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