In a country seemingly intent on destroying the vestiges of its past, it is a miracle that the cities of Bruges and Damme have been preserved the way they were in their Golden Age.
These cities lay dormant since the end of the Middle Ages, and knew none of the industrial revolutions which so transformed other European cities.
Bruges la Morte has been brought back to life through the four million visitors who each year explore its narrow streets and intricate network of canals. It is a rare and wonderful pleasure to feel what lies beyond the pictures, and nearly touch what cannot be seen: the vibrations of a time which has been suspended, somehow stopped, and yet very much alive.