Points of interest

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...

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...

Frans Tochpark owes its name to the last mayor of Gentbrugge. A 14th-century castle that served as the town hall for a long time is located in the...

Campo Santo cemetery is beside St Amand’s Chapel in Sint-Amandsberg, a district in Ghent, named after the Campo Santo cemetery in Rome.

Would you like to browse the second-hand books and antique furniture, while also discovering the city? With a special walking route along the...

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...

Originally a 14th-century castle, the restored Hof van Rijhove illustrates the development of seven centuries of domestic culture in an authentic...

Pedestrians experience more! If you come to Ghent by train, you can easily walk to the city centre and immerse yourself in city life. There are a...

A collection of hand-made contemporary jewellery by Belgian and international designers for men and women.

The biggest selection of poetry in Flanders and the Netherlands.

In lively Hoogpoort, close to down-town Ghent, you'll find STREET, a colourful lifestyle store where subcultures and styles cross paths. From...

This walk starts at the bridge over the river Lys on the corner of Kongostraat and Minnemeers, and ends at Schipperskaai. It takes you through the...

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’,...

The Bakery is the brainchild of Joost Arijs and is only a few steps away from his pastry/chocolate shop in Vlaanderenstraat. The bakery offers...

This stylish interior design shop mainly sells timeless, sustainable and contemporary furniture and accessories of Belgian brands such as...