# Coupure Canal & Marina

Bruges, Belgium

A straight canal cut through eastern Bruges in 1751 and 1752 to ease trade toward Ghent. Once a busy commercial waterway, it is now a tranquil marina lined with workers' houses and moored pleasure boats, with a relaxed, almost Mediterranean air.

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Coordinates: 51.20639, 3.23472

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