Signature experience — Waterloo
Flemish art cities
Duration
Full day
Price
From €690
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
From the Lion’s Mound, the land rolls gently north. Ghent sits 62 km away, Bruges 95 km. The A7/E19 and E40 run straight, so you reach Ghent’s canals in under 50 minutes, Bruges about 40 minutes farther. Art here is tactile: Flemish Primitives altarpieces at the MSK and St Bavo’s, 13th‑century belfries, and the skippers’ guild legacy. Trace the Lys or the Reie to see how the 15th‑century cloth boom shaped those crow‑stepped gables and fed workshops perfecting oils, gilding, and deep mineral pigments.
Logistics stay easy: hotel pick‑up in Waterloo, a Mercedes at your disposal, and full flexibility on stops. While your private driver in Waterloo handles routing and parking, you tuck into carbonade on Vrijdagmarkt, view the Ghent Altarpiece at St Bavo’s, or secure a timed slot at St John’s Hospital for the Memlings. Drive time becomes a quiet buffer between hall churches; on site, your driver waits, suggests a calmer lane, then meets you right at the museum door, on the dot.
Your itinerary
- I
08:30 – Pick‑up at your Waterloo hotel via A7/E19 then E40 to Ghent (about 50 min).
- II
10:00 – St Bavo’s Cathedral for the Ghent Altarpiece, then stroll around Vrijdagmarkt (1h30).
- III
12:30 – Drive to Bruges and lunch on Burg or Markt; climb the Belfry if the line is short (2h).
- IV
15:00 – St John’s Hospital for Memling, then Rozenhoedkaai canals before the drive back to Waterloo around 18:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French‑speaking driver
- ✓ Mercedes E‑ or V‑Class
- ✓ Hotel pick‑up included
- ✓ Waiting time and flexible return
Your chauffeur’s tip
Book timed tickets for the Ghent Altarpiece in the morning and St John’s Hospital mid‑afternoon to dodge groups; for the Rozenhoedkaai photo, aim for 4 pm on a weekday.
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