Points of interest

Ganda, as Ghent was originally called, arose at the confluence of the Lys and the Scheldt. On that site there is now a marina for passing boat...

Are you a lover of art treasures? Gallery St-John has countless gems to catch your eye. Antiques, paintings and sculptures, art objects, furniture...

More than 10,000 different plant species in the tropical and subtropical greenhouses of the University Botanical Garden are in bloom and appealing...

In recent years, this former cinema has been transformed into a Mecca for lovers of musicals.

The song Klokke Roeland (Roeland Bell) is probably the most famous folk song in Ghent. This bell is known as ‘The Triumphant’ and as ‘Roeland’,...

By the end of the 18th century, beguines only existed in the Low Countries. They had a relatively independent status. The last Ghent beguine died...

Ghent’s past as a port is revived in the Oude Dokken area, a district to the north of the city centre. The Houtdok is the first dock to get a...

In the 11th century this site featured a wooden church dedicated to Saint James. A century later, a Romanesque church was constructed on the same...

Yet more traditional theatre pleasure.

Herbert Foundation is a space for contemporary art in Ghent and houses the collection and the archive of Annick and Anton Herbert. This space can...

Behind the Castle of Gerald the Devil looms the imposing dome of the National Bank. Opposite is the dazzlingly white Episcopal Palace.