The best time to visit Bruges is from June to August ... including its famous Christmas markets. Fall and winter also bring the greatest chance of rain, so keep an umbrella at the ready.

With summer tourists gone and Christmas-market crowds yet to come, autumn is the perfect time to let this city "enchant" you. Bruges' intimate size makes for the perfect weekend getaway.

I hopped on an early morning ferry at Dover, with a plan to land in France and drive along to Bruges, soak up some of that classic Christmas culture and head back in the evening. I’ve always ...