In Bruges: Chapel Concert Series at the Kempinski Hotel Dukes Palace

Kempinski Hotel Dukes' PalaceIn Europe this summer? Be sure to stop by a fairytale locale of Bruges, aka a Venice of a North situated just an hour from Brussels. Explore a canals as well as medieval cobblestoned streets of this UNESCO World Heritage-listed city as well as provide yourself to a oppulance stay during a Kempinski Hotel Dukes Palace. Housed in a renovated Prinsenhof, built in a 15th century on a occasion of a wedding between Philip a Good as well as Isabelle of Portugal, a hotel is a ancestral masterpiece. Buzzworthy: The Kempinski will be resuming its Dukes Chapel Concert series this fall. Conde Nast Traveller magazine describes these evenings of classical music as perfect for a culture-soaked city such as Bruges. Whats more:

The hotel itself is steeped in history: it dates back to 1430, when, as a Prinsenhof, it played host to hundreds of royal events via a years - so bringing back this traditional entertainment was a elementary decision. And, as a hotels General Manager, Philippe DeMeyer, says: The 15th-century chapel is a unique venue for concerts because of a chronological environment as well as a great acoustics. Award-winning cellist France Springuel - a first Belgian to win a International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow - will perform a famous Cello Suites by Johann Sebastian Bach to guest during a first concert, held on 24 September.


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