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Choco-Story, Bruges

Museum Half day difficulty: Easy with kids: yes

In the heart of medieval Bruges, the city of canals and cobbled lanes, a museum tells how Belgium became the land of the finest chocolates. It ends with a live demonstration where a chocolatier shapes pralines and hands out the ones just made, still warm.

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Belgium is famous the world over for its chocolates, and the filled «praline» was invented right here, in Brussels, in 1912. In Bruges, every corner has an artisan chocolate shop with windows full of figures.

With kids

Watch a chocolatier shape pralines live and taste one just made
Look for the trickiest chocolate figures on display in the windows
Discover where the word «cacao» comes from in the Maya rooms
Count how many different chocolate shapes are made in Belgium

Accessibility: All ages; the museum is small and easy to walk through without tiring

With family

Afterward, take a boat ride along the canals of Bruges
Compare chocolate shops around the old town and pick a favorite
Learn why such a small country became the king of chocolates
Climb the medieval belfry to see the city's rooftops

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