Ten Wijngaerde Beguinage
The Ten Wijngaerde Beguinage is the only surviving beguinage in the city of Bruges. The beguinage was founded around 1244 by Margaret II of Constantinople. In 1299 it came under the direct authority of King Philip the Fair and was given the title of "Princely Beguinage". The complex includes the Beguinage church and about thirty white-painted houses, most of which date from the end of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. There are no more beguines, but since 1927 there has been a monastic community of Benedictines.
