Float down Spiegelrei canal in Bruges, Belgium, and you’ll arrive at the town square called Jan van Eyckplein. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Venice of the North,’ Bruges has numerous canals that once fueled the historic city’s shipping economy. Jan van Eyckplein is named for the influential 15th-century Belgian painter, Jan van Eyck. A statue of him stands in the middle of the square.
Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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World Water Day
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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National Park Week continues
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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
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Super sandy Sweet 16
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Badlands National Parks 45th anniversary
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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The long and wiggling path
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Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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A predator at risk
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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A national icon
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An unlikely friendship in the wild
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Glacier cave in Iceland
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Pride 2025
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