Private tour of Bruges with admission to the Chocostory Museum and tasting session
Why not visit the Venice of the North? Bruges, Europe’s, if not the world’s, chocolate capital. The city is surrounded by a wide canal, and numerous small canals cross its heart, making it a great place for boat trips. Bruges and its « old center » are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, thanks to its Gothic buildings and Flemish primitive art paintings.
A city to chew on
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But Bruges is much more than just bricks and canals, it’s a real museum around every corner, including some famous museums dedicated to Bruges craftsmanship, and chocolate in particular. Since the early 16th century, Bruges’ chocolatiers have jealously guarded their trade secrets, but why not try your hand at unlocking these enigmas during a visit with a private guide?
A city to be savoured slowly
Bruges is not a city like any other: you discover it slowly, deliciously, as you stroll along the streets, following your desires, at the turn of a stall or a museum. Bruges is a city to be discovered slowly, like biting into a square of chocolate and letting it melt to make the pleasure last.
Lost among the city’s 50 chocolatiers, you’ll be ready to enter the lair of chocolate, the Bruges Chocolate Museum, to learn all about its history and how it’s made. And why not enjoy a tasting session?
Enter the « Choco Story »!
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Bruges doesn’t do things by halves, and during your guided tour you’ll be able to take a page out of time to understand how chocolate is made: in the Bruges Chocolate Museum, called Choco Story, you’ll step straight into a parallel universe, and fall into the incredible times of the Mayas and Aztecs, when chocolate was still considered a divine drink and cocoa beans were a means of payment. As chocolate lovers as you are, you’ll discover the different stages of production, from truffles and pralines to tablets and chocolate coins. Your mouth already watering? Fortunately, a tasting session awaits you at the end of your visit to the museum.
The advantages of a guided tour of Bruges
In the case of the Chocolate Museum in particular, you can request a private tour. Reservations are generally for 4 people. But this guided tour includes a number of plus points, such as the services of a private guide, a tour of the city, entry to the Choco Story museum, tasting of Belgian chocolates and a demonstration of a chocolate factory and how it works.
And for those who want the magic to be complete, why not travel to Bruges in winter? The ice sculpture festival, the Christmas market and the « Magical Winter Moments » will bring the magic to life.