The coolest place in Europe you've never heard of is... Bruges, Belgium!

[@LynnHeltsley]

I am packing my bags after watching this amazing video. What a beautiful city

[@MrEvers]

tbh, Bruges is pretty well known, in Belgium we often make the joke that Bruges is an amusement park we built for the tourists. It is pretty though.

[@flitsertheo]

We don't have to convince the Americans, they often think Bruges is some sort of Disneyland.

[@KeithChicago]

As crazy as it may sound, many people have never heard of it over here. We had a fantastic time and can't wait to return. Thanks for the comment!

[@Cynthia-ce6fm]

Thank you for taking me here! Lovely!!!

[@Mimi-z6o2i]

What a beautiful city!!!

[@MimiWiskasChicago]

What a beautiful city. I love your videos!!!

[@KeithChicago]

Thank you so much!

[@charliethecairnterrier]

I'm going to be brutally honest, as a Belgian living 10 mins away from the city center of Bruges, I HATE being in Bruges. Especially in summer. The amount of tourists makes it hard to cycle normally because a lot of them don't understand the bicycle culture and I've crashed multiple times before because some of the people cross the street very suddenly without looking and walking right into my bike. Crashing your bike on stone really hurts, we don't wear helmets or protective gear, and most of us locals have to work in or close to Bruges so we have to bike there. The cobblestone makes biking aweful too and it's so buisy and over-touristly. Also it often smells really bad, some streets smell like urine. Driving here is a nightmare, streets are narrow, you have to pay for parking almost everywhere, again people almost jump in front of your car! The horses are overworked, cobblestone is bad for their joints and they have to work in the heat too for hours on end, and most of the locals want the carriages to stop. I much prefer to go to bulskampveld, or do the castle route with my dog for a day out. The only reason I'll go to Bruges for is to buy clothes, because the only good shops with a nice viarity are in the city centre, unfortunately. Food is also overpriced for tourists. (It really is, compared to some other places in Belgium) I don't have anything against tourists, not at all, I've been a tourist in many other places too. But it's just normal that it's not so pleasant for locals if it's literally crawling with people and money hungry people ready to profit from tourists, I'd rather go somewhere else.

[@KeithChicago]

Thanks for sharing. We are from Chicago and deal with many tourists as well, but nothing on the scale that you guys do. Still, we had a wonderful time there and can't wait to go back. Happy holidays to you and thanks again for watching!