"DAMME, my favorite!" Top 5 Page for this destination Damme by Martinewezel

Damme Travel Guide: 92 reviews and 232 photos

As a painting...

Damme is a picturesque little medieval town in the Belgian polders, at only 5 milometers from the historical Brugge (Bruges).

Apparently, this town, not larger than one street long, is a place where time stopped.

Don't believe it. It's a tourist town "pure sang"!!!

Almost all lovely, charming old houses are restaurants. Except for a few historical spots, there are just nothing else than restaurants...beautiful, old charming expensive restaurants.

Still, this town exerts an enormus attraction on everyone. The scenery is magnificent and the location of Damme is marvellous. Let me show you some pictures and a few "must sees" as appetizer...

Damme

The signboard of Restaurant "Pallieter", a very inviting place, just next to the City Hall in the Kerkstraat.

Damme

The visit of the ruin of the old "Onze Lieve Vrouwe" church is free.

Some of the pictures in my tips are taken during winter, and some in Spring. As we liked our first visit, we decided to come back in spring and to take our bike with us. Brugge is only 5 kilometers from Damme, a perfect combination.

Pros and Cons

Pros:A warm, welcoming town
Cons:No "cons" at all
In a nutshell:Make sure you call Damme "a city". The inhabitants are proud of their origins!

Last visit to Damme: Feb 2007
Intro Updated Mar 1, 2007
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Reviews (22)

Market on Thursday Local Customs (1)

Damme has very few shops, so the weekly market on Thursday has a lot of success. We were charmed by this bakery stall,... more travel advice

a trip to "het Zwin" Favorites (5)

"Het Zwin" is a nature preserve for birds, located NE of Brugge. This preserve was developped by the gradually growth of... more travel advice

Souvenirs, Local specialities... Shopping (1)

There are very few shops in Damme. I saw some libraries, a pharmacy, a butcher's and a hairdresser, a drinkmarket... and... more travel advice

A very rural town Favorites (5)

Damme is such a little town (in fact it's a city!), and so rural, that this is the view you have in the main street... more travel advice

Off The Beaten Path (4)
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Things to Do (7)
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Sports & Outdoors (1)
Lots of bicycle routes in the region

Travelogues (1)

Written Apr 6, 2005

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Nemorino Apr 15, 2012 at 4:28 AM

Great idea to go from Damme to Bruges (and back) by bicycle! That bike route by the canal looks really nice.
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BruceDunning Oct 16, 2010 at 3:05 PM

I have no pictures that can be found-but did go through here in 1981. YOu did a wonderful job of showing this lovely town and the scenery.
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balhannah Sep 15, 2009 at 3:55 PM

I have read before about the expensive food in Restaurants in Belgium tourist areas. What a price you paid, that is expensive for me!
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Greggor58 Jul 26, 2009 at 9:38 AM

Hi Martine...your photos and tips here of Damme are marvelous! The reflections of trees along the canal remind me of somewhere else Ive been in your country..Thanks for your visit to my Aosta pages...Yes Id return too someday if I was in the area !! : O }
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margaretvn May 21, 2009 at 12:57 AM

looks like a place I would love to visit and then combine with a trip back to Brugge which I love.
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Maurizioago Apr 14, 2009 at 3:54 AM

Good page. Ciao!
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mvtouring Aug 25, 2008 at 3:48 AM

Very picturesque little town, thanks for sharing it with us ;-)
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magor65 Feb 12, 2007 at 12:55 PM

Damme looks very picturesque in you photos. It must be an interesting town ( or should I say a city?) to visit. Thanks for a nice page.
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hindu1936 Feb 7, 2007 at 7:00 PM

140 Euros!! ARRGHH! We will find a cheaper restaurant while we are absorbing the history of Damme. Your pages are building a wonderful collage of Belgium for us. Thank you.
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Vincedem May 1, 2006 at 3:30 AM

Funny to see this page! I went there a lot as a kid... and totally forgot about it, but now it brings back memories!