Points of interest

The School of Arts, the arts faculty at University College Ghent, consists of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) and the Royal Conservatory....

The monastery chapel of St Barbara College had become too small, as a result, St Barbara Church was built as a new college church. In 1855,...

This building has been in use for more than 160 years.

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...

This architectural work of art is a unique meeting place for residents, students and visitors. The imposing building is located on a spot formerly...

A theatre in a unique location at the back of the Castle of the Counts. In the bar you are literally suspended above the water.

Jacob van Artevelde: there he stands, with his arm outstretched towards England. The statue in the middle of the Vrijdagmarkt is a reminder of a...

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

The Minard theatre is the cradle of Ghent popular theatre, where theatre actor and director Romain Deconinck was at home. The theatre is housed in...

This schizophrenic building is in two parts, as you can clearly see, making it a fascinating sight in political Ghent. The façade on the Hoogpoort...

The Great Butchers’ Hall was originally a covered market. This hall, which dates back to the 15th century, was the central place where meat was...

During the Ghent Festivities you can party the night away at this square. But even during the rest of the year this is the place to be for party...

The Pand, a former Dominican friary, is located between the river Lys and Onderbergen. It’s an impressive complex around a forecourt and the old...

Modern and contemporary Belgian art, CoBrA artists (Corneille, Alechinsky, Appel, etc…), graphic design, statues, paintings.

Once a closed military site, but now a vibrant urban neighbourhood full of history, greenery and life. Located in the Arts Quarter, near SMAK, MSK...

2007 saw the opening of the new, modern law courts designed by the architects Stéphane Beel and Lieven Achtergael.