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Experience Ghent to the full

Culture and history
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Tips

Top 10 must-dos
Boat trips on Ghent's inland waterways
Tips for rainy days

Ghent is honouring its greatest Flemish Master

Discover everything here about the Van Eyck year

Eat & Drink

Ghent on a plate

Coffee and breakfast
Restaurants
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All restaurants and pubs

Tips

World cuisine
Typical products
Trendy lunch spots
Cocktails
Food markets in Ghent

Ghent is honouring its greatest Flemish Master

Discover everything here about the Van Eyck year

Overnight stay

Ghent, more than a one night stay

Hotels
Hostels
B&Bs
Campsites
Yacht marina
Holiday homes

Tips

Nightlife in Ghent
Cocktails
Gourmet rock ‘n’ roll
Top 10 tips
Ghent, city of art

Ghent is honouring its greatest Flemish Master

Discover everything here about the Van Eyck year

Good to know

Ghent for beginners

Why Ghent
Inspiration
How to get to Ghent?
Getting around
Good to know

Tips

Top 10 tips
Nightlife in Ghent
Van Eyck year

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Lively Ghent

Van Eyck year
Festivals
Exhibitions
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All events

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Nightlife in Ghent
Overnight stay
Experience Ghent with friends
Theatres and cultural centres
Ghent, great fun for little dragons

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Inspiration

  • begijnhof gent
    Inspiration

    Beguinages in Ghent

    Find peace and quiet in the charming narrow streets
  • wandelbus aan de krook
    Inspiration

    People mover

    Travel through the city centre at walking pace
  • street art kunstwerk in gent
    Inspiratie

    Street art in Ghent

    Crazy about street art? Do the Ghent city walk!
  • sculpture by Isaac Cordal
    Inspiratie

    Van Eyck Street Art

    The city as one blank canvas

Event

  • Heritage day
    Events

    Heritage Day

    Cultural heritage in the spotlight
  • Boomtown
    Events

    Boomtown

    International bands and young talent share the stage
  • Ghent Light Festival
    Festivals

    Ghent Light Festival

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  • Street art artist
    Events

    Lamb of God / خروف الله

    Art trail
  • Gentse Feesten
    Events

    Polé Polé Ghent

    Going wild on The Graslei
  • The Ghent Festivities
    Festivals

    The Ghent Festivities

    Ghent Festivities: 10 days when the city goes wild

Point of Interest

  • St Bavo’s Cathedral: majestic tower
    Monuments and buildings

    St Bavo’s Cathedral: majestic tower

    Powerful Ghent church and home of the Mystic Lamb
  • St Nicholas' Church
    Churches

    St Nicholas' Church

    Impressive church at Korenmarkt
  • Ben's Ghent
    Guide

    Ben's Ghent

    Free tour, or customised private tour
  • Café de Loge - concert
    Cafés

    Café de Loge

    Impressive beer menu and concerts
  • Campo Santo, an artistic cemetery
    Parks and green spaces

    Campo Santo, an artistic cemetery

    The ‘Père Lachaise’ of Ghent on a hilltop
  • Wandelen in Gent
    Guide

    Gent Free Walking Tours

    Free discovery tour of Ghent
  • Patershol Gent
    Walking

    Ghent city walk: quirky charm

    Ghent city walk - children welcome
  • Smal straatje vol graffiti op de muren
    Squares and districts

    Graffiti alley in Ghent

    Canvas for street artists: anything goes in Ghent
  • Great St Elizabeth Beguinage, Ghent
    Monuments and buildings

    Great St Elizabeth Beguinage, Ghent

    A haven of peace, away from the bustling city
  • Heart shaped red umbrella in the city of Ghent
    Guide

    I Love Ghent Tours

    Free customized guided tours
  • Lena, Nestor en Luna
    Sightseeing

    Lena, Nestor & Luna

    Ghent's 'Manneke Pis'
  • Sint-Pietersplein Gent
    Churches

    Our Lady of St Peter's Church

    Monumental church at Sint-Pietersplein
  • St James' Church
    Churches

    St James' Church

    In the 11th century this was a wooden church
  • Vooraanzicht van de Sint Michielskerk
    Churches

    St Michael's Church

    Church with 11th-century roots
  • St Michael’s Bridge, romantic Ghent
    Monuments and buildings

    St Michael’s Bridge, romantic Ghent

    Fairy-tale view: take your Ghent selfie!
  • Southern Cemetery
    Parks and green spaces

    The Southern Cemetery

    Gravestones with a story
  • western cemetery
    Parks and green spaces

    The western cemetery

    A hidden, green oasis of tranquility

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