Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min · 11 segments
Very Orla discusses Bruges and it's history in this first part. Then there is part 2 coming up too. For other podcast and travelblog inspiration check out www.veryorlatravel.com.
Brugge was formed when Basically, two landscapes met and the coastal plain was on one side and the sandy soil of the high ground was on the other side.
The sand ridge served as a natural barrier and here a number of streams converge to form the river Rhee, which flows northwards into the coastal plain.
The river Rhee, while the name is probably of Celtic origin and is now used in the form of a Rhee, which means any waterway within the walls.
via tidal channels.
The inhabitants of the settlement made a living from breeding cattle and extracting peat and salt as well as fishing.
Remains of boats from the first century were found which would correlate to the fishing and perhaps there was a small harbour there.
Due to the increasing Germanic invasions via the tidal channels, the Western Roman Empire, which Bruges was part of, finally fell in the fifth century.
Brugge was formed when Basically, two landscapes met and the coastal plain was on one side and the sandy soil of the high ground was on the other side.
The sand ridge served as a natural barrier and here a number of streams converge to form the river Rhee, which flows northwards into the coastal plain.
The river Rhee, while the name is probably of Celtic origin and is now used in the form of a Rhee, which means any waterway within the walls.
via tidal channels.
The inhabitants of the settlement made a living from breeding cattle and extracting peat and salt as well as fishing.
Remains of boats from the first century were found which would correlate to the fishing and perhaps there was a small harbour there.
Due to the increasing Germanic invasions via the tidal channels, the Western Roman Empire, which Bruges was part of, finally fell in the fifth century.
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