Who says a well-deserved city break has to be expensive? You can spend a weekend in Ghent and go to lots of places without spending any money: you can admire street art, visit a grand townhouse, or stroll through a beguinage. A free walking map will guide you to your destination without any effort. And for Ghent’s most important yearly event, the famous Ghent Festivities, you don’t need to pay either.
Point of Interest
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History on the Graslei and Korenlei
Ghent’s beauty mirrored in the Lys
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Hotel d'Hane Steenhuyse
18th-century hôtel de maître with a grand ballroom
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Legends Tours
Free discovery tour of Ghent
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Lens on Ghent
Self-guided tour of the city
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Little Guide - Belfry
Quest for the dragon’s egg in the Belfry
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Little Guide - Hotel d'Hane Steenhuyse
A visit tailored to children
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Little Guide – Castle of the Counts
In search of the jester in the Castle of the Counts
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Magical Ghent in the evening
Explore Ghent with the light plan
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Old St Elizabeth Beguinage
Beguine city in Ghent: a tolerant ‘holy corner’
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On the trail of industrial Ghent
A walk along industrial heritage in the city centre of Ghent
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Our Lady of St Peter's Church
Monumental church at Sint-Pietersplein
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Portus Ganda
Student quarter by day, idyllic by night
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Prinsenhof
Medieval gem in the city centre
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Professor DOUBT and the reSEARCHtour
The family games at the GUM
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Small Beguinage Our Lady ter Hoyen
The Ghent Beguines, quietly independent
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St Bavo’s Abbey
The abbey church to convert Ganda
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St James' Church
In the 11th century this was a wooden church
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St Michael's Church
Church with 11th-century roots
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St Michael’s Bridge, romantic Ghent
Fairy-tale view: take your Ghent selfie!
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St Saviour's Church
Skippers’ Church near Oude Dokken
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The Ghent Altarpiece immortalized in graffiti
A masterpiece reinvented
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The Ghent Altarpiece walk
A walk to discover the symbolism of artwork in the city
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The Southern Cemetery
Gravestones with a story
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The western cemetery
A hidden, green oasis of tranquility -
UGent Armand Pien Public Observatory
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Walk along the water
Explore Ghent’s waterways
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Where are Fosfor the Dragon’s glasses?
Treasure hunt through the city
Event
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Jazz in the Park
Discover contemporary and Belgian jazz
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Kiosko
Imagine yourself on the Adriatic coast
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Kouterconcerten
Enjoy music among the flowers
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Museum night Ghent
Come and discover the museums of Ghent
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Night of the Darkness
Ghent extinguishes its lights
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Open Monuments Day Ghent
Visit famous monuments in Ghent
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Polé Polé Ghent
Going wild on The Graslei
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The Ghent Festivities
Ghent Festivities: 10 days when the city goes wild
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The Patershol festivities
Neighbourhood street party in Patershol
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Wijndomein Waes Summer Bar
Summer vibes in the vines