A city break can be so incredibly stimulating that it gets a bit tiring, right? You get so caught up in all that art, culture and architecture that you forget to relax. But relaxing is essential to return home feeling fresh as a daisy. Ghent offers plenty of activities to relax your mind: you can go for a walk in a green setting or take a boat or kayak trip, you name it.

  • Setting foot in Ghent for the first time

    Whenever I read about Belgium as a tourist destination, Bruges is always prominently mentioned. Unjustly, I discovered, because Ghent has just as much culture, heritage and atmosphere to offer and also benefits from its calmer underdog position. Report of my first, but definitely not my last, visit to the city.
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    Tony Wheeler neemt foto van het Gravensteen met smartphone