Things to do in Bruges

Choco Story Bruges

Cocoa has been tickling our taste buds for centuries: from the spicy drink in the Maya and Aztec civilizations to the popular sweet chocolate milk in Europe. Knowing that more than three people out of four love chocolate, it's hardly surprising that there is an enormous fascination for this exquisite treat.

Frequently asked questions include 'Where did chocolate originally come from?', 'How did it conquer Europe?', 'What's the secret of great chocolate?', 'What role did the Industrial Revolution play in popularising chocolate?', 'Why was chocolate once used as a medicine?'.

Choco-Story | The Chocolate Museum aims to answer these and other questions while bringing to life the 4000-year-old history of chocolate in words, pictures and flavours. The museum submerges you in the exciting world of chocolate and takes you on a journey of the senses through time. A feast for the eyes, but also for the nose and the taste buds!

Friet Museum Bruges

Absolutely incredible! Up until now there has been no Museum dedicated to potato fries in the whole entire world, which means that the Frietmuseum in Bruges is the first and only museum dedicated to this.

Together with delicious Belgian chocolate, the Belgian potato fry is certainly the product that is the most characteristic of Belgian culinary expertise. Over the years, fries have become known world wide to the delight of adults and children in practically all countries around the world. Belgian's are extermely proud that the famous potato fry originated from Belgium!

Therefore, it is not only normal, but even absolutely necessary that the first potato fry museum should be opened in Belgium.

The questions most frequently asked are: "Where does the potato come from?", "Was the fry invented in Belgium?" and "What is the secret of making good fries?"

The Frietmuseum in Bruges gives the answers to all these questions and many more.

Lumina Domestica Bruges

From the beginning of time mankind has been fascinated by the sun, a source of light and heat. Mankind has also feared and combated the darkness of night. Lumina Domestica, the museum of interior lighting, traces this combat which lasted millions of years.

It answers many frequently asked questions, including among others:

• "when did mankind first control fire?"
• "when was the first lamp invented?"
• "when was the first lamp invented?"
• "who is Thomas Alva Edison?"

Lumina Domestica traces the history of mankind's fight against darkness. 7 to 8 million years ago, mankind separated from the apes and each of them evolved differently. However, it was not before 400,000 B.C. that mankind controlled fire.