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Bevelandstraat
Small playground near DOK NoordSport and recreationFacilities: 2 play areas for 3 – 10 year olds.
A sports field is available a little further up the street
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Citadelpark
Largest green lung between the Scheldt and LysParks and green spacesThe Citadelpark is a park in Ghent on the brow of a hill between the rivers Scheldt and Lys. This city park was created in 1875 on the place where...
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Arsenaalsite
Former railway site becomes vibrant neighbourhoodSquares and districtsNo less than twelve hectares of space for urban development in all of its facets. That’s Arsenaalsite, a former workshop of the National Railway...
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STREET
An edgy store for those who like things with an edgeShoppingIn lively Hoogpoort, close to down-town Ghent, you'll find STREET, a colourful lifestyle store where subcultures and styles cross paths. From...
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Cycle route junctions
Explore the Ghent region by bikeSport and recreationCyclingThose who want to explore the region around Ghent can use the cycling node network. The maps and the online route planner make it easy for you to...
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Arts Quarter, where art is omnipresent
The most important museums within walking distanceSquares and districtsGhent has two tourist quarters where all tourist attractions are within walking distance of each other. They seamlessly blend together. The most...
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MIGLOT Fragrance Lab
Belgian perfumes, made in GhentShoppingMIGLOT Fragrance Lab is a perfume and lifestyle brand that creates perfumes, body lotions, shower gels, scented candles and reed diffusers....
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Geheel de Uwe
Book shop in the railway station areaShoppingCafésA second-hand book shop/(coffee) bar/literary stage located near railway station Gent-Sint-Pieters, Geheel de Uwe is a place for readers and...
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Neighbourhood park De Porre
Park on old factory siteParks and green spacesNeighbourhood park De Porre is located on the site of former textile factory De Porre. Part of the old factory has been preserved and is now part...
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St James' Church
In the 11th century this was a wooden churchChurchesIn the 11th century this site featured a wooden church dedicated to Saint James. A century later, a Romanesque church was constructed on the same...
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Captain Zeppos park
Modern maritime themed parkParks and green spacesThe Old Docks north of the city are being revived. The Houtdok is the first dock to be revitalised with a 3 ha neighbourhood park: the Kapitein...
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St Bavo's House
An ancient building with a new storyMonuments and buildingsOnce an arsenal, then a seminary... and today? A surprisingly multi-faceted event venue in the heart of Ghent. St Bavo's House opens its...
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Big Cannon
Made for the Dukes of BurgundyMonuments and buildingsThis impressive cast-iron cannon weighs 12,500 kg and is known in popular parlance as the ‘dulle griet’ (evil woman).
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Minizine
Discover life in a print shopSport and recreationThe exhibition “Three centuries of graphic industry” offers both children and adults the opportunity to make their very own mini zine. Do you...
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The Old Docks
New life in the old Ghent port areaSquares and districtsA view of the water, beautiful sunsets, plenty of space. The Oude Dokken district has it all. Oude Dokken is the collective name for an urban...