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The Flemish city of Bruges is calling on tourists not to take cobblestones home as souvenirs. During the tourist season, fifty to seventy cobblestones disappear from the streets every month, especially from tourist streets and squares in the city centre. The historic city centre of Bruges is on the Unesco World Heritage List. The cobblestones are important for this. "Few things are as typical for Bruges as its cobblestones", writes De Standaard.…

On holiday, some bring back magnets or keyrings... others, cobblestones. This is the case in Bruges, where more and more of these small slabs that make the charm of ancient cities disappear from the city center, reports the newspaper Krant van West-Vlaanderen on Thursday. ...

The city council of Bruges calls on tourists not to take cobblestones as souvenirs. Especially in spring and summer, 50 to 70 disappear per month. Often at tourist attractions such as the Markt, the Minnewater, the Gruuthuusemuseum and the Vismarkt.

It has been reported that dozens of historic paving stones are stolen every month in the Belgian city of Bruges, one of the most touristic cities in Europe and which hosts millions of visitors with its medieval architecture.

Bruges urges Tourists to stop Stealing Cobblestones

In Bruges, cobblestones are increasingly being stolen from the historic city center. Krant van West-Vlaanderen reported this on Thursday, and the news was confirmed by public property councilor Franky Demon (CD&V). He suspects that tourists take cobblestones with them as souvenirs. The councilor invites them to leave the stones where they are, reports Belga. The […] The post Bruges urges Tourists to stop Stealing Cobblestones appeared first on S…

Bruges urges tourists to stop stealing cobblestones

Cobblestones are increasingly being stolen from the historic centre of Bruges. Councillor Franky Demon suspects tourists have been taking the...