Bruges urges tourists to stop taking cobblestones as souvenirs

City councilors say that repairing the damage costs 200 euros per square meter, and that people do not respect the "century-old history of Bruges".

Bruges urges tourists to stop taking cobblestones as souvenirs

Authorities in Bruges are reporting a significant rise in the theft of… cobblestone from the city’s UNESCO-listed historic centre; dozens of the ancient stones are disappearing daily, prompting officials to urge tourists to stop pocketing pieces of its centuries-old infrastructure. According to Alderman Franks Demon (CD&V), responsible for the city’s public works, roads and green spaces, about 50 to 70 cobblestones vanish every day from the prot…

The authorities of Bruges claim that tourists outside the historical center, which is UNESCO's heritage, and go with them in buzunar, as a memorial, writes Euronews. Up until now, tourists have been started bringing...

Paving stones are increasingly being stolen in Bruges' historic center. City Councilor Franky Demon suspects that tourists are using the stones as...