Why choose Ghent for a weekend trip?

Vibrant Ghent is well worth a weekend trip. It’s ideal for a last-minute city trip as well. Quirky Ghent offers a fascinating cultural cocktail brimming with trendy, modern urban life. Ghent is a city where people enjoy life: a chilled-out place where anything goes and a city that feels human. Its friendly, welcoming people love the good life. Don’t miss the chance to admire the world-famous masterpiece—the Mystic Lamb by the Van Eyck brothers—during your weekend trip.

So much Ghent: discover it yourself

See & Do

Ghent, a cultural cocktail on a human scale

Ghent: budget-friendly

Looking for accommodation without breaking the bank? Ghent offers many affordable hotels and hostels, a campsite and a youth hostel.

Sustainable tourism: pure Ghent

In Ghent, sustainability isn’t just a fashion: it’s a way of life. Ghent is committed to the environment. 

Ghent, great fun for little dragons

Child-friendly Ghent: have fun on your weekend trip with the whole family!

Too much to tell

  • Good food for everyone

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    Good food is preferably fresh, tasty and locally produced, but it’s much more than that. The City of Ghent feels that food waste should be reduced to a minimum and that good food must be affordable for everyone. It will be my pleasure to tell you what Ghent does to achieve these goals.