Basilica of the Holy Blood
Two chapels on the Burg: a Romanesque lower church and an ornate upper chapel holding the relic of the Holy Blood.
Last updated: 21 October 2026
Photo: Fred Romero from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
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- Type
- Church
- Area
- Markt & Burg
- Opening hours
- Daily 10:00–17:15; relic veneration daily 14:00–16:00 (Fri also 10:15–11:00)
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 25 min
- Official website
- holyblood.com
Getting there from Market Square (Markt)
🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Breydel-De Coninc (Seafood & mussels · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 2 min walk
- Arthie's (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 2 min walk
- Den Gouden Karpel (Seafood & mussels · $$$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 2 min walk
- De Gastro (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 3 min walk
- Restaurant Diligence (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 3 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- The Novel (Café & tearoom · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 3 min walk
- Bar Lowie (Café & tearoom · $$ · Museum Quarter) · 🚶 5 min walk
- AVI'38 Specialty Coffeebar (Café & tearoom · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 5 min walk
Other sights nearby
- City Hall (Gothic Hall) · Landmark · 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk
- The Bottle Shop · Beer · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
- Huidenvettersplein (Tanners Square) · Landmark · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
🛍️ Markets nearby: Fish Market (Vismarkt) (2 min walk) · Crafts Market at the Fish Market (2 min walk) · Handmade in Brugge MAKERSmarkt (3 min walk) · Wednesday Market on the Markt (3 min walk) · Christmas Market on the Markt (3 min walk) · Christmas Market, Simon Stevinplein (4 min walk) · Dijver Flea Market (5 min walk)
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