IMO Bruges is, pound-for-pound, among the most beautiful towns in Europe. Perhaps only Venice tops it.
I don't know if I'd close it off so quickly with those two cities. Prague, Vienna, and many other European cities could easily vie for the "most beautiful". Not taking away anything from Bruges of course, it's absolutely gorgeous.
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