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GHENT TRAVEL GUIDE
Belgium’s effortlessly cool rebel, Ghent (Gent in Dutch) has the spirit of Belgium’s laid-back rebel. In this easy-to-explore city, bicycles dominate the streets and trams slide past medieval towers mirrored in calm canals. Historic grandeur sits comfortably beside a lively, forward-thinking atmosphere. Once a hotbed of militant guilds and student protests, Ghent still retains a defiant edge—championing sustainability, creativity and an unpretentious, friendly character.
STAY
- Comic Art Hotel
- 1898 The Post hotel
- Hotel Gravensteen
- JAM hotel
- Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof
- Yalo Urban Boutique Hotel
EAT
- BASK (Basque)
- Commotie (gastronomic Belgian)
- Debra (gastronomic Belgo-French)
- Du Progrès (Belgian)
- Een Twee Vijf (Belgian seafood)
- LOF Restaurant (Eurasian)
- Meme Gusta (Belgian)
- Noah moored boat lunch (Belgian)
- Oak (*Michelin world)
- Pakhuis (Belgo-French)
- Publiek (*Michelin modern)
- Restaurnt Kasteel Van Laarne (castle French gastronomic)
- Roots (Belgian gastrobistro)
- Vrijmoed (**Michelin Belgian)
DRINK
- Artevelde Brouwerij
- Cafe t’Galgenhuisje
- De Gentenaar lounge
- De Turk cafe
- Dok Brewing Co.
- Gruut brewery
- Macho cafe
- Paradijs cafe
- RAY greenhouse bar
- Rococo candlelit cafe
- Stroom Brouwers
- Trollekelder cellar pub
SHOP
- Books & Booze
- Centre for Regional Products (food)
- Confiserie Temmerman (cuberdons)
- Deduytschaever chocolatier
- Giftshop Gent (artisans)
- Het Cooremetershuys (accesories)
- L’Amuzette (designer items)
- Tierenteÿn-Verlent mustard
EXPERIENCE
- Belvedere Garden Days, May
- COPACOBANA Festival, June
- Flanders Festival Ghent, Sept
- Film Fest Gent, Oct
- Floraliën, May 2026 (quadrennial)
- Gent Jazz, July
- Gentse Feesten, July-Aug
- Gentse Lichtwandeling, after dark
- Gentse Winterfeesten, Dec
- Ghent Light Plan night walk
- Lichtfestival Gent, Jan/Feb 2027 (triennial)
- OdeGand, Sept
MUST-SEE
- Belfort van Gent
- Dada Chapel Distillery
- De Krook library
- Design Museum Gent
- Graslei & Korenlei
- Gravensteen
- Metselaarshuis
- Museum voor Schone Kunsten
- NTGent theatre
- Sint-Baafskathedraal
- Sint-Niklaaskerk
- Stadhuis & Stadshal
- Vrijdagmarkt











