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Jan van Eyckplein
A canal-side square in the old merchant quarter, watched over by a statue of the painter Jan van Eyck.
- Editor's score
- 4.3
- Visit
- 30 min
- Price
- Free
About
In the Middle Ages this was the busy harbour of Bruges, where goods arrived by canal and foreign traders kept their lodges. The square keeps the elegant Poortersloge, a meeting house of wealthy citizens, and the old Toll House, and a statue of Jan van Eyck stands at its centre. The Spiegelrei and Langerei canals lead off towards quieter streets.
Best time to go: Walk here in the early evening along the Spiegelrei canal, when the old merchant district is at its quietest.
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