Points of interest

The Bridge of Imperial Pleasures was built across the Lieve in the year 2000 and features sculptures by Walter De Buck (1934-2014, Ghent-born...

The Carmelite Monks form a living community in Ghent. The 18th-century monastery church can be visited freely and the adjoining garden by request...

Located in the very centre of Ghent, this gallery offers work by emerging and established artists from around the world. Since opening its doors...

The 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...

A square steeped in folklore. Whether you visit during the Ghent Festivities in the summer or come to the weekly flea market, there is always...

The fountain at Charles De Kerchovelaan goes back to 1898 and pays tribute to the liberal mayor Charles De Kerchove, who ruled the city of Ghent...

Gent-Dampoort is the city's second main train station after Gent-Sint-Pieters. From Gent-Dampoort, the city centre is quick and easy to reach...

The Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature (KANTL) was founded in 1886. Housed in the eighteenth-century Huis van Oombergen, the Academy...

Where the sick were once treated, music lovers are now pampered. Lovers of classical or contemporary music and jazz will definitely find what they...

Although 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...

The bustling arts centre CAMPO presents a diverse programme of theatre, dance, performance, festivals, neighbourhood kitchens and debates. CAMPO...

No less than twelve hectares of space for urban development in all of its facets. That’s Arsenaalsite, a former workshop of the National Railway...

People sometimes say you can recognise a vibrant city by its street art. Ghent is a hip and free-thinking cultural city where everyone is welcome...

Since July 2013 Ghent’s football club, KAA Gent, plays its home matches at the Planet Group Arena. This stadium was built by the junction of the...

Are you looking for an authentic pub or restaurant? Be sure to try the Korenmarkt! The square is home to a wealth of stories... and it is one...

At this rehearsal and second platform of the civic theatre NTGent, young theatre-makers have a multipurpose hall at their disposal.. They are not...