Explore Bruges, Ghent and Brussels on an art-focused escape featuring lectures by Clare Ford-Wille, the newly restored “Mystic Lamb,” and a stay at Ghent’s boutique Gravensteen Hotel, with Eurostar from St Pancras included.
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Private out-of-hours viewing of the newly restored altarpiece “The Mystic Lamb” in its original setting at St Baafskathedraal
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Medieval Bruges – a beautifully preserved gem with wonderful art
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Two talks from art historian Clare Ford-Wille
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The Musée Royaux des Beaux Arts Brussels
Stay at the boutique Gravensteen Hotel in Ghent, a 19th-century building opposite the 800-year-old Counts’ Castle. With just 49 comfortable rooms, it offers the “De Donjon” bar serving Belgian beers, a breakfast room with an extensive daily buffet, and bedrooms with modern amenities and tea/coffee.