Like so many of Europe’s small-town wonders, Bruges is now well-pickled because its economy went sour so quickly.

Bruges is a serene small Flemish town just northwest ... Most of the boats have a line of seats down the middle, but people ...

where a relic of what is believed to be the blood of Jesus Christ is paraded through the streets of Bruges accompanied by some 1,700 people and with more than 30,000 spectators. Recent travelers ...