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Garden St Peter’s Abbey
Bring a blanket and picnicParks and green spacesYou don’t need to leave Ghent to imagine you’re in the South of France. Linger a while among the lavender and vines. The inner courtyard is a...
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Muinkpark
Tranquillity, nature and impressive treesParks and green spacesThis modest park, laid out in the English landscape style, is the last remnant of the 19th-century Ghent zoo. The surrounding streets still bear...
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Appelbrugparkje
Hidden park with breathtaking viewsParks and green spacesCosy up on the bench along the Lys and enjoy the marvellous view of the Great Butchers’ Hall and the renovated Old Fish Market.
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Gentbrugse Meersen nature reserve
The wild beauty of nature just a stone's throw from the city centreParks and green spacesWant to enjoy nature without leaving Ghent? Visit the Gentbrugse Meersen and explore this vast nature reserve where tranquillity and adventure go...
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Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen
The natural habitat for nature lovers!Parks and green spacesJust outside Ghent, discover the peace and quiet of the Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen Nature Reserve. This beautiful, extensive swathe of marshy grassland...
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Sint-Antoniushof
Old abbey garden turned park for all agesParks and green spacesIn the middle of the 16th century, the guild of harquebus shooters of Saint Anthony relocated to the quay known as the Antoniuskaai, which is...
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LAGO Ghent Rozebroeken: go for it!
Fun in the water guaranteedParks and green spacesSport and recreationWe bet you weren’t expecting a subtropical water paradise near Ghent were you? LAGO Ghent Rozebroeken has everything you need to fill a whole day...
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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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Koningin Astridpark
Park around the protected 'De Groote' villaParks and green spacesKoningin Astridpark, at Lousbergskaai, just a stone’s throw from Portus Ganda, has been a favourite hotspot for locals since 1949. This park...
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St Bavo’s Abbey
The abbey church to convert GandaMonuments and buildingsParks and green spacesGhent is an all-in city trip, with historic charm and modern-day vitality. Are you thrilled by mysticism? You’re bound to love these ruins. This...
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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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The western cemetery
A hidden, green oasis of tranquilityParks and green spacesAlthough this cemetery is less well-known than Campo Santo, the western cemetery is the largest in the city of Ghent. No less than 30,000 souls...
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Maaseikplein
A green oasis with references to the Ghent Altarpiece.Parks and green spacesHave a picnic, enjoy an ice cream or read a book among the fruit trees, play leapfrog or have fun on the mini-trampolines… Everything’s possible...
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Kina: Garden
Fun, educational garden and museum for kidsMuseumsParks and green spacesKina is the oldest wildlife garden in Flanders. Here you can find out all there is to know about carnivorous plants and hairy tarantulas, or learn...
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Baudelohof
Play paradise and green lung along the waterParks and green spacesBaudelohof is a popular park in the Ghent city centre and is the former site of an abbey garden and a botanical garden. It is one of the areas...
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Campo Santo, an artistic cemetery
The ‘Père Lachaise’ of Ghent on a hilltopParks and green spacesCampo Santo cemetery is beside St Amand’s Chapel in Sint-Amandsberg, a district in Ghent, named after the Campo Santo cemetery in Rome.
