Bruges City Centre

Bruges is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe and surprises visitors with its increasingly good wheelchair accessibility. This route takes you past four museums in the historic centre, all within rolling distance of each other. The cobblestones can be challenging, but the museums themselves are well adapted.

Start at the Groeningemuseum, where the Flemish Primitives by Jan van Eyck and Hans Memling will enchant you. The museum is fully accessible at ground level with a lift. Then head to the Historium on the Market Square, where an interactive experience takes you back to medieval Bruges. The lift serves all floors.

Sint-Janshospitaal, one of the oldest hospitals in Europe, now houses the Memling Museum. The exhibition space is accessible, though some passages are narrow. The Gruuthuse Museum completes the route with a stunning collection on daily life in Bruges through the centuries. The renovated building has a lift and wide passages.

Practical tips: disabled parking spaces are available at the Beguinage and Katelijnestraat. The cobblestones in the centre are uneven — bring a companion if you use a manual wheelchair. Adapted toilets can be found in every museum. The restaurant in the Gruuthuse Museum is wheelchair accessible.