{"id":2082,"date":"2020-11-27T16:15:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T15:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bruselasguias.com\/damme-the-most-unknown-sister-of-bruges\/"},"modified":"2020-11-27T16:23:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T15:23:47","slug":"damme-the-most-unknown-sister-of-bruges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bruselasguias.com\/en\/damme-the-most-unknown-sister-of-bruges\/","title":{"rendered":"DAMME: THE MOST UNKNOWN &#8220;SISTER&#8221; OF BRUGES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>When we talk about the province of West Flanders in Belgium, our imagination automatically flies to the magical city of Bruges. Its romantic canals, its bucolic bridges, its wonderful swans\u2026 However, few people know that, only 6 kilometres (less than 4 miles) away, there is a small village where time flows much, much more slowly: Damme<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The village of Damme is located along a vast polder landscape (very Dutch) and its population lives at a different pace. It is said that both the people who live there (about 11.000) and those who visit the place <\/span><b>take the time to look for the things that are really important in life. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No hustle, no bustle. Just peace, space, relaxation, silence, and <\/span><b>quality of life.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When one walks through the streets or contemplates the historic town hall, it is striking to find a dog as a symbol. The legend tells us that before the first inhabitants were able to found the city, back in the 12th century, <\/span><b>they had to kill a demon dog that roamed the area. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the real history of the foundation is more oriented towards economic interests: in the first half of the 12th century, Bruges got a wonderful direct connection to the North Sea due to flooding. This natural disaster left a deep and wide canal, the Zwin, <\/span><b>which allowed ships to enter several kilometres inland, which was ideal for trading. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, larger ships could not enter Bruges itself, so a dam was built on the outskirts and from there to the city, goods were transferred to smaller, inland ships. It was only a matter of time before <\/span><b>a new residential and economic center was created around the dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Damme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many reasons to visit this wonderful oasis in Flanders and, to start with, here we are going to offer you four of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>It is ideal for nature lovers who like to walk or cycle.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ideal plan is to reach the city of Bruges and from there <\/span><b>walk to Damme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (about an hour and a half) <\/span><b>or go by bike<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (about 30 minutes). Bicycles can be rented for a small fee both at Bruges\u2019 train station and in the city center (next to the Belfort Tower). From the train station, the journey is much more comfortable because you avoid going through all the cobblestone in the city, <\/span><b>and the gate in the old city wall called Dampoort is the one that connects directly to the tree path and the cycle path that leads directly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to Damme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Belgium, it is always a good idea to check the weather in advance and the chances of rain. On a clear day we will see how <\/span><b>our path flows alongside the <\/b><b><i>Damse Vaart <\/i><\/b><b>canal, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where it is possible to see families and groups of friends canoeing and other similar sports. And, if it is our lucky day, we will see migrations of various birds above our heads, such as those of geese.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Walking through the centre of Damme takes us into a world of monuments, breweries, and good restaurants.&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In spite of its small size, Damme is an important historical and cultural center with various monuments. Its town hall (15th century), its iconic windmills, Oostkerke castle or the church of Our Lady (13th century) are examples of the beauty of its buildings.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can never neglect the culinary art and good drinks. The village has several restaurants, one even with a <\/span><b>Michelin Star (<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantdezuidkant.be\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantdezuidkant.be\/\"><b>De Zuidkant<\/b><\/a><b>). <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beef cod, assorted cheeses, smoked eel\u2026 although perhaps the star dish is a <\/span><b>wild duck with red beets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For the drink, and since we are in Belgium, how about a glass of beer? Damme has <\/span><b>several microbreweries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that delight locals and foreigners alike, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bryggjabrewery.be\/?lang=en\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.bryggjabrewery.be\/?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bryggja<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dammebier.be\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.dammebier.be\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damme Bier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viven.be\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viven.be\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viven<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are going to walk around the area, you can download a map at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitdamme.be\/file\/download\/2679\/956005C1478A0A566F5F19625A9FC413\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.visitdamme.be\/file\/download\/2679\/956005C1478A0A566F5F19625A9FC413\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit Damme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Damme has been a \u201cBook Town\u201d since 1997.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People who love books are probably familiar with the <\/span><b>international phenomenon called \u201cBook Towns\u201d. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are small charming towns, full of history and full of old and second-hand bookshops, which are grouped together in the so-called <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/booktown.net\/\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/booktown.net\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Organization of Book Towns<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><b>Damme obtained this category in 1997. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only, like the rest of this type of towns, it concentrates an astonishing number of bookshops per inhabitant, but throughout the year it celebrates <\/span><b>numerous Book Fairs: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the second Sunday of each month, a general one; and then once a month, a specific one (sports and well-being, love and romance, gardens, traveling, children and youth, poetry\u2026).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Damme\u2019s resilient border past is very much in evidence with the ruins of the best-preserved fort from the War of the Spanish Succession.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The town\u2019s privileged geographical position has also been, in part, a curse. To avoid the entrance of conflicts, in the 17th century Damme was converted into a <\/span><b>fortified town <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a typical star-shaped plan formed by seven bastions. Among other wars, the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713) affected the whole area and caused the expansion of the existing fortresses as well as the construction of new ones.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a recommendation to walk and discover, you can go to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.west-vlaanderen.be\/domeinen\/fortvanbeieren\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.west-vlaanderen.be\/domeinen\/fortvanbeieren\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort of Bavaria (Fort van Beieren)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is the best preserved from this period.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we talk about the province of West Flanders in Belgium, our imagination automatically flies to the magical city of Bruges. 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