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| Ghent Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i Joke Kerkdijk In a unique way, the beautiful Ghent has managed to preserve its medieval power while keeping up with the times. Ghent was one of the biggest cities in Western Europe at the end of the Middle Ages, renowned for its textile industry. Today it is the third biggest city of Belgium and one of the most beautiful ones. The city centre alone is a showcase of medieval Flemish wealth and commercial success. Nearby Bruges may be cuter, but Ghent is more of a real city, and has better museums, better nightlife, restaurants and is not that touristy. |
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| Modern Ghent certainly cannot be overlooked either. The city has an
important port, thanks to the canal Ghent-Terneuzen which allows sea-going
vessels to bring their products to the city and its industrial hinterland.
The tourist will not have eyes enough to admire the awesome architectural
wealth, which offers a splendid combination of impressiveness and idyllic
charm of the proud and (in former times) often rebellious city of Ghent. The
major attractions are the Counts' Castle, the Belfry and Saint Bavon's
Cathedral, not to forget the splendid Graslei. Also renowned are the Ghent Festivities, the biggest street theater festival in Europe. Each year around the end of July, street artists from all over the world come to Ghent giving street performance at every possible hour at the festival, lasting 10 days. At the same time, other festivals take place like the technofestival 10 days off, the jazzfestival Bluenote and the Latino Music Festival Pole Pole with a huge stage over the main river in Ghent. Apart from this, many rock bands perform and many side activities are organized. ________Sights Edit This Gravensteen by night Gravensteen by night Ragna Meul Display all or display just: Castles Churches & Cathedrals Churches and Cathedrals Fountains and statues Gardens Historic Buildings Hotspots Landmarks Palaces Show best rated on top | Show in alphabetical order [Add Sight] Town Hall Edit This The town hall is situated on the site where until 1482 the town representatives and guild's men met in separate houses. Because these houses were judged too small and too unrepresentative for such important people, it was decided that a new and bigger town hall had to be built. The first stone of this new hall was laid in 1482. The building was finished in 1484. Very soon, however, also this new hall was considered too small and from 1518 until 1535 a new and much bigger town hall was constructed in late-gothic style. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] accessibility: only guided tours tel: +32 (09) 266 51 11 address: Botermarkt 1 Cloth Hall Edit This Cloth was what made Ghent rich. Against the belfry tower stands the cloth hall of Ghent,built between 1425 and 1445. Everything in relation to the cloth trade, the main industry of Ghent, happened here. Sales contracts were signed here, the products were weighed here, etc. type: Historic Buildings World66 rating: [rate it] St. Bavo Edit This Ghent may well be the most beautiful city in Belgium and the SAINT BAVO may be the most awesome cathedral in the country. It was named after Saint Bavo, a 7th century local nobleman who became a saint after he had given away his possessions to the poor and entered the monastery. The cathedral with its mighty uprising tower is perhaps the most visible sign of the pride of the citizens of Ghent. It contains a very famous mediaval painting: the 'Adoration of the Mystic Lamb' by Jan Van Eyck. This painting is one of the earliest oil paintings and one of the hallmarks more.. type: Churches and Cathedrals World66 rating: [rate it] address: St.Baafsplein zipcode: 07801 email: tmcke@optonline.net St. Nicholas Edit This Right in the heart of Ghent stands the Saint Nicholas church, one of the oldest churches of the city. An older version stood here until the 12th century until it burned down in 1120 and 1176. Because of their growing wealth the citizens of Ghent were able to construct a new and much bigger church. The present-day version was finished between 1220 and 1250. The style of Saint Nicholas is the so-called 'Scheldt Gothic Style'. It differs from the later Brabantine Gothic Style because of the use of the blue-gray stone from the Tournai area. type: Churches & Cathedrals World66 rating: [rate it] Fish Market Edit This Oude vismijn Oude vismijn photo by: Ragna Meul This beautiful building with its baroque facade from 1689 stands near to the old Gravensteen on the Saint Veerle square. On top of the facade thrones a statue of Neptune, king of the seas. The other two statues represent the two rivers that flow through Ghent, the Scheldt river and the Leie river. type: Historic Buildings World66 rating: [rate it] Graslei and Korenlei Edit This Graslei Graslei photo by: Wanessa Torres The numerous waterways passing through the city centre all flow towards the former port at the Graslei. The elegant façades of the buildings on the Graslei and the Korenlei represent different architectural styles. However, together they make up a unique view Ghent can truly be proud of. Each façade reflects a period in history reminding the visitor of the spirit of enterprise and the busy commercial activities of the old guilds. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Belfry Tower Edit This Belfort Belfort photo by: Ragna Meul The Belfry tower of Ghent is perhaps one of the most impressive ones in Flanders. It dominates, together with the St-Nicholas tower and the cathedral tower the medieval center of the city. The architects were Jan van Aelst and Filips van Beergine. The tower was completed in 1338, when the bells were rung for the English king Edward II. At the top corners of the towers a stone soldier on watch was placed. The only remaining original stone soldier was placed in the treasury room in 1870 to preserve the sculpture from further withering. Copies now adorn the four corners of the more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] entrancefee: € 3.00 openings: from 10 a.m. to 12a.m. and fron 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m address: Sint Baafsplein Meat Hall Edit This Near the Gravensteen stands the impressive meat hall, builtbetween 1407 and 1419. The gothic building with its large stepgable facade was used in the 15th and 16th centuries as the central hall where the butchers of Ghent could sell their meat. type: Historic Buildings World66 rating: [rate it] The Gravensteen Edit This Gravensteen by night Gravensteen by night photo by: Ragna Meul Gravensteen is the Dutch name for the 'castle of the count'. The counts of Flanders had castles built in the principal cities of the county. Because they had to maintain law and order, they continuously had to move from one city to the other. Therefore, they built a castle in most cities where they wanted to stay for a few months. The castle of Ghent is the only one which survived the centuries more or less intact. The Gravensteen, like we know it today, has been constructed by Fillips of Alsasse who was count of Flanders between 1157 and 1191. He took part in one of the more.. type: Palaces World66 rating: [rate it] Castle of Gerald the Devil Edit This castle of Geraard den Duvel castle of Geraard den Duvel photo by: Ragna Meul Behind the Saint Bavo Cathedral one can see the 'Geeraard de Duivel Steen', or the castle of Gerald the Devil. This little castle was one of the first houses to be build in stone. According to a long-living legend, a man lived here who was called Gerald. He was nicknamed 'the devil' because he married five times. Each time, however, he killed his wife to marry another one. Hence, the devil !. It is now used by the city administration of Ghent for storage of the archives. type: Castles World66 rating: [rate it] The Street of the EverChanging Graffiti Edit This photo photo by: joosts In this street everyone with graffitiskills are left unbothered to perform their art. Sometimes it's rubish, sometimes it's wonderfull. Right in the center, it should be included in any tour of the city. Look in the pictures section to find it on the map. type: Fountains and statues World66 rating: [rate it] address: Werregarenstraat Graffity Alley Edit This photo If you walk around the city center, you may stumble upon a little alley (Werregarenstraat) which is completely filled with graffiti. The paintings, which can be real works of art, change every week or so, as some 20 youngsters come to express themself in a place where nobody seems to be bothered by their splendid 'vandalism'. type: Landmarks World66 rating: [rate it] address: Werregarenstraat Botanical garden M. Thiery Edit This type: Gardens World66 rating: [rate it] address: Berouw 55 tel: 09-225.05.42 Botanical Garden of the University of Gent Edit This type: Gardens World66 rating: [rate it] address: K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35 tel: 09- 264.50.73 ____________Practical Information Edit This Public Transport in Gent In Gent there is a wide public transport network. www.delijn.be is providing this great service. On their website you find all information about public transport in Gent. The site is in Dutch. The best way to arrive in Ghent is by train. You might wanna check www.nmbs.be for all information about that. There are two trainstations in Ghent: Dampoort & Sint-Pieters. Most trains come in Sint-Pieters. From there you have several buses and trams which can take you around the city. The easiest way to get directly to the citycentre is TRAM 1 (which you can find in the tramtunnel) _________Museums Edit This [Add Museum] Huis van Alijn (Museum of Folklore) Edit This The title 'Museum of Folklore' may sound stuffy but the photo of the building in a Ghent guide looks highly attractive, enough to get you there. I t is indeed a most interesting building , first almshouses for women and later used as a children's hospital. The contents of the museum are far from stuffy, however. To give but two examples, there is a device for the baptism of unborn infants and a lovely black wedding dress, noting to do with mourning, with masses of beads of all sorts of bright colours laboriously sewn on. have a look at the website below and more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Kraanlei 65 tel: 09- 223.13.36 url: www.trabel.com Museum of Contemporary Art S.M.A.K. Edit This S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Citadelpark tel: 09-221.17.03 Lapidary Museum (Ruins of St. Bavo's Abbey) Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Gandastraat 7 tel: 09-225.11.06 Dr. Guislain Museum Edit This Spontaneous image brought to the paper while wasn't even in the mind Spontaneous image brought to the paper while wasn't even in the mind photo by: J.R. Alcazar Self-Taught Artiste A museum linked to the psychiatric clinic, with exhibitions about the representation of different themes. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Jozef Guislainstraat 43 tel: 09-226.12.91 Museum for Industrial Archeology and Textile Edit This Dedicated to Ghent industrial heritage. It's great if you're interested in 19th century textile machines. Also, the 1968 girlsroom is fantastic. The temporary collections seem to be oriented towards kids. The building itself and the view from the top are by themselve reason enough to visit the museum. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Minnemeers 9 tel: 09-223.59.69 url: www.miat.be Museum Hof van Ryhove Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Onderstraat 22 tel: 09-223.99.22 Museum on the history of Medecine Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Het Pand, Onderbergen 1 - 9000 Gent tel: 09-223.08.32 Museum of Fine Art Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: icolaas de Liemaeckereplein 3 (Citadelpark) tel: 09-222.17.03 Archeological Museum of the Bijloke Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Godshuizenlaan 2 tel: 09-225.11.06 Museum of Decorative Arts and Design Edit This A museum dedicated to decorative styles through the ages, from the 1500's till today. Baroque, Louis XVI, Empire and Art Nouveau styles, but also modern forms like the Alessi design. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Jan Breydelstraat 5 tel: +32 (0)9-267 99 99 zipcode: 9000 email: museum.design@gent.be url: design.museum.gent.be Schoolmuseum Michel Thiery Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Sint Pietersplein 14 (sidewing of St. Peter's abbey) tel: 09-222.80.50 Saint Peter's Abbey - Centre of Art and Culture Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Sint Pietersplein 9 tel: 09-222.07.62 Museum A. Vander Haeghen Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Veldstraat 82 tel: 09-225.79.37 Museum of Court Paraphemalia (Castle of the Counts) Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Sint-Veerleplein tel: 09-225.93.06 Museum for the history of Sciences Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Krijgslaan 281 tel: 09-09-264.49.30 History of Education Collection Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Baertsoenkaai 3 tel: 09/224.02.24 Museum of the Greater Beguinage Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Huis Sint Juliana 64 tel: 09-228.19.13 Meerhem Museum Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Fratersplein 9 tel: 09-225.82.96 Historical Archive and Documentation Centre Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Klein Raamhof 8 tel: 09-225.29.03 |