This place was already inhabited in the second century AD, and in the ninth century, it became the base of operations of the Count of Flanders, the Palace of Liberty in Bruges was where he ruled the surrounding countryside from the late Middle Ages until 1795, then occupied the courts of law for nearly 200 years Buildings, to the left of the 14th century Town Hall you'll find the Old Court of Justice, a rare example of Renaissance architecture in Bruges, and to the right you'll find the Basilica of the Holy Blood, where the relics of the Holy Blood are.