hotels in Ghent

Museums in Ghent

• SMAK Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art  
• Museum of Fine Arts  
• Gent Design Museum  
• Museum for Industrial Archeology and Textiles  
• Alijn House 

Exhibitions / Art galeries Ghent

• In the above mentioned museums through out the year there are different exhibitions. 

Cultural activities in Ghent

• Festivities. Theatre. Opera. 

Historic monuments in Ghent

• Belfort en Lakenhalle: A symbol of the city's autonomy, which was started in 1313 and completed in 1380, it has become the focal point of the city's history, and visitors are permitted to climb to the top of its towers to see remarkable views of the town  
• Sint-Niklaaskerk: A mixture of surviving Romanesque elements in the Flemish architectural style known as Schelde Gothic, the impressive 13th to 15th century church was parid for by Ghent's wealthy medieval merchants and guilds  
• Het Gravensteen: Built by the Count of Flanders, soon after he returned from the Crusades in 1180 with images of similar crusader castles in the Holy Land and complete with a torture chamber  
• Sint-Baafskathedraal: A rather dull exterior but the interior is filled with priceless paintings and sculptures, including the 24-panel altarpiece 

Shopping in Ghent

• Veldstraat. Brabantdam. Lange Munt. Volderstraat. Mageleinstraat. 

Day trip

• 1_Guided excursions: Multilingual guided excursions by tour bus in Brussels, from Brussels to Antwerp, Gent and Bruges, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Paris, Waterloo and Cologne. Guided day trips can be made to: Gent and Bruges, Ardennes - Luxembourg - Bastogne, Rhine valley - Cologne, Amsterdam or Paris.

Group activities

• 1_Boat excursions on the Gent waterways: By day or by night.
• 2_Thematic city walks: “Tasting with Style” or “Amuse Geule”.
• 3_Historical centre with the three towers: St. Bavo’s Cathedral.
• 4_Shopping streets
• 5_Theatre/Museums