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Basilica of the Holy Blood (Heilige Bloed Basiliek)

Burg 13, Bruges 8000, Belgium
050-33-67-92
Ranked #4 of 38 attractions in Bruges
4.5 of 5 stars 199 Reviews
Type: Religious Sites, Architectural Buildings, Historic Sites
Description: This chapel contains a phial that reputedly contains Christ's blood brought back from the Crusades.
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Picton, Canada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Personally, I am not very religous, but this was an experience I couldnt pass up. It was a very interesting experience, I would recommend it to anyone, its a very passionate and cleansing moment. More

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East Midlands
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Fierce lady at top of stairs suggested they didn't really want visitors More

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Brasilia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Vitrals are wonderful, we've had a look at the relicary, but it was quick and not very impressive, except for the history. The place has a beautiful lighting filtered by the vitrals, it has a very big and well mantained organ, a must see. More

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Surrey, UK
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

Despite the decoration not been as old as it may look, we enjoyed a nice mass there (some small multilanguage parts were offer for benefit of foreigners), beautifully sung. There were some disruption by people trying to get a picture from the entrance. Not to be missed. More

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london
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

interestig place to visit if you are interested in history, very pretty little church More

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Wolverhampton, UK
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36 reviews 36 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012
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You do not need to be a Catholic to get a thrill out of this remakrable building. One of the "must sees" of Bruges. More

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DC
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33 reviews 33 reviews
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70 helpful votes 70 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012
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Lot most European tourists, we've seen a lot of glorious cathedrals and churches. But this one is pretty unique. Rathwer than being a freestanding mighty church, this is embedded in the Burg square and has a striking grey exterior with gilded statues on the exterior, one of which is of the crusader who alledgedly brought a vial of the blood... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

A stunning church with a wonderful atmosphere. There is something very moving about attending mass here in a foreign language More

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New Jersey
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42 reviews 42 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

This is a small beautiful church with the relic of the Blood of Christ. We were lucky to have no lines and an opportunity to venerate the relic. It was quite moving and memorable. More

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St Albans, United Kingdom
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

Go early in the morning and keep silent when in the church as requested More

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