The mayor of Bruges, Dirk De fauw ... with its Madonna and Child by Michelangelo; the Groeningemuseum, with its priceless early Flemish paintings; the classic canal view from the Rozenhoedkaai ...

Bruges "exudes a storybook atmosphere", with mediaeval architecture, cobbled squares and scenic canals, earning its title of "the most photogenic city in Europe", said Lindsay Cohn in Travel ...