Until summer 2023, definitely water fun in trips

That would be double the cost for the city. Swimming in the canals has not yet been abolished, but the question is for how long. It’s counting down to the last weekend of this month. Then the swimming zone in Bruges will be open again. Near the denomination bridge you can swim in the canals again until the end of August. Reservations are no longer necessary after two corona summers.

Summer swimming costs the Bruges city treasury 150,000 euros. And these are expensive times for a city like Bruges, too, with rising inflation and high energy bills. That’s why abolishing summer swimming in the canals is being considered