Smedenpoort (Blacksmiths’ Gate)
Elegant 14th-century gate on the south-west ring, with a bronze skull above the left passage and a suspended footbridge beside it.
Last updated: 21 October 2026
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia
- Type
- Landmark
- Area
- 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs
- Opening hours
- Always visible
- Time needed
- 15 min
Getting there from Market Square (Markt)
🚶 1.2 km · 15 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Tou.Gou (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 3 min walk
- CULT (Fine dining & modern · $$$ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 7 min walk
- L.E.S.S. Eatery (Asian & Indian · $$ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 8 min walk
- Gran Kaffee De Passage (Flemish & Belgian · $ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 8 min walk
- BOCCA (Italian & Spanish · $ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 9 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Biscuit Brugge (Café & tearoom · $$ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 2 min walk
- Nomad (Café & tearoom · $$ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 7 min walk
- That's Toast (Café & tearoom · $$ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 9 min walk
Other sights nearby
- St Salvator’s Cathedral · Church · 🚶 0.9 km · 11 min walk
- The Chocolate Line · Shopping & markets · 🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk
- Geldmuntstraat & Noordzandstraat · Shopping & markets · 🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk
🛍️ Markets nearby: Saturday Market at 't Zand (6 min walk)
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