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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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Great St Elizabeth Beguinage, Ghent
A haven of peace, away from the bustling cityMonuments and buildingsBeguines were single women who lived together as a Catholic community in a ‘beguinage’. The beguines took no religious vows but had to live by the...
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The Southern Cemetery
Gravestones with a storyParks and green spacesYou will find the Southern Cemetery in the shadow of Ghent University Hospital, not far from the train tracks, in the “Nieuw Gent” neighbourhood....
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Coin Route
In the footsteps of medieval merchantsWalkingThe idea behind the Coin Route (Muntenroute) is to visualise the Middle Ages' trade route between Bruges and Cologne, which went through...
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Walk along the water
Explore Ghent’s waterwaysWalkingGhent’s rivers and canals have been the city’s lifeblood for centuries. Water adds an extra dimension to a city, and that is also the case in...
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Gentbrugse Meersen children’s bicycle route
Bicycle route along parks and playgroundsCyclingTake your entire family for a bike ride and pass by 8 parks and playgrounds on the way. This bicycle ride is almost 15 km long and takes you...
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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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Boat4rent
Sit back, relax and explore Ghent on a speedboatSailingBoat4rent is specialized in the rental of motorboats with captain.
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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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From electricity to street art
A walk along colourful outdoor electrical enclosuresWalkingIf there is art on outdoor electrical enclosures, doesn’t that make them art boxes? Yes, you read it correctly! Go and discover the colourful art...
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A visit to the old Ghent Docks
A walk along Handelsdok, Achterdok, Houtdok and VoorhavenWalkingUntil well into the 20th century, Handelsdok, Achterdok, Houtdok and Voorhaven were bustling with the activity of sailors, dockers, crane...
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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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Kajaks Korenlei
Discover Ghent by kayakSailingDo you feel like discovering the city centre by kayak? Then go find Kajaks Korenlei.
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Benelux Rederij
Relaxed cruise in gorgeous scenerySailingDo you love the thought of enjoying cultural history in the peace and quiet of nature? Come to Recollettenlei 32, opposite the Old Law Courts, at...
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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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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...
