Bruges by bicycle

Bicycles are very popular in Bruges. They are the most common mean of transport for schoolchildren, housewives doing shopping and elderly citizens on their way to their favorite tea room. But policemen too use them to patrol the streets, and many tourists consider a good bicycle as ideal to explore the town.
To rent one, if you didn't brought your own pushbike, is no problem.  There is a good shop in the Hallestraat  www.adventure-bike-renting.be. More addresses can be found here: staatopdekaart.be/total/brugge/5 . The Tourist Office can provide you  with special route maps and all necessary documentation 
As most streets are laid in cobblestones some experience is needed. Driving a bicycle in Bruges is far from dangerous, there are good bicycle paths outside the center and good indications everywhere. It may look a bit scary to drive a cycle in the center, but traffic is slow and the locals are used to share the streets with many cyclists. Anyway be careful and remember that traffic rules may differ from those in your own country. One-way streets are very common in Bruges but exceptions are often made for cyclists, they are indicated by traffic signs. 
If cycling is rather tiresome, then try to rent one of the many carriages and let you drive around in grand style.

Two police bicycles and a complex traffic situation

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