[Illustration: +Mantelpiece in the Palais-de-Justice.+] _Leave Place du Bourg by the narrow street "Ane Aveugle", which, passing under an arcade, runs between the "Greffe" and the Hôtel-de-Ville, coming out at the "Marché-aux-Poissons"_ (Fish-Market). Immediately on the left is seen the charming vista of the "Quai des Marbriers" and "Quai Vert", one of the most deservedly renowned places in Bruges. That part of the "Palais du Franc" which was rebuilt in the 16th century overlooks the canal, with its long row of gables and graceful turrets (restored in 1880, by P. Buyck). [Illustration: +Ruelle de l'Ane Aveugle.+] [Illustration: +Panorama Seen from the Quai du Rosaire.+ _On the left: Church of Notre-Dame and Bridge of St. Jean de Népomucène. On the right: The Belfry._] [Illustration: +The Palais-de-Justice and Palais-du-Franc.+ _Seen from the Quai des Marbriers._] [Illustration: +The Quai du Rosaire.+ _See plan between pp. 88 and 89._] _Beyond the canal, turn to the right and cross the +Placette des Tanneurs+ leading to_ the charming +Quai du Rosaire+ and +Le Dyver+. The Quai du Dyver widens, and is planted with fine old trees. Opposite, picturesque buildings, nestling amidst foliage, are reflected in the still water. The lofty spire of Notre-Dame dominates all the surrounding country. _The Rue Neuve Bridge is next reached_; there the canal (formerly the river Reye), makes a sharp bend and disappears under the building facing the bridge. _(Beyond the latter, take the Rue Gruuthuuse as far as_ a new group of remarkable buildings: +Notre-Dame Church+, Hôtel Gruuthuuse and +St. John's Hospital+). The Hôtel Gruuthuuse. This pretty structure, situated with Notre-Dame Church in a bend of the Reye, was formerly the house of the malt tax-collector. It was leased in the 15th century to a certain Grutarius who erected that part of the building overlooking the Reye, a fine primitive Bruges style gable of which still remains. The main part of the building, with its façade, beautiful dormer windows, and a turretted staircase, was erected some fifty years later by Louis de Gruuthuuse. The house had just been completed when, in 1471, Gruuthuuse received King Edward IV of England, who had been driven into exile by Warwick. At the end of the following century, the family having become extinct, the mansion was purchased by Philippe II. In 1628, the municipal _mont-de-piété_ was installed there, where it remained until 1875, in which year the city acquired the premises to house the collections of the Archæological Museum. The mansion has been thoroughly restored in modern times. [Illustration] [Illustration: +Hôtel Gruuthuuse and North Transept of Notre-Dame Church.+] [Illustration: +Church of Notre-Dame.+] Notre-Dame Church.