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City trips Ghent.

Sub areas Ghent : Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem en Zwijnaarde.

Much of the city's medieval architecture remains intact and is remarkably well preserved and restored.

The beguinages, as well as the belfry and adjacent cloth hall, were recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.


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Hotels Ghent

  Booking.com   -   Hotel Guide Ghent 

 
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Travel Guides Ghent / Destination Guide

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp & Ghent 
Antony Mason (Author)
This guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists for all budgets - from the Top 10 purveyors of fine chocolate and the Top 10 art nouveau landmarks to the Top 10 restaurants, outdoor activities, shops and hotels in the region and, to save you time and money, there's even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid.
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (1 Mar 2010); ISBN-10: 1405347074; ISBN-13: 978-1405347075.

Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp (Eyewitness Travel Guide)  Rough Guide Directions Bruges & Ghent - 0756669588
Phil Lee (Author)
Make the most of your time with Rough Guide Directions Bruges & Ghent. Full-colour and richly illustrated throughout, the guide highlights the best the area has on offer from top museums to handsome art nouveau buildings – giving you inspiration for things to do, 24 hours a day. You'll find accurate information on the regions top attractions from the incredible Adoration of the Mystic Lamb in Ghent to first-class Flemish painting at the Groeninge Museum in Bruges, as well as the regions best child-friendly attractions. The guide features up-to-date listings of all the hottest new places to stay, eat, drink, club and shop to suit all budgets, and comes complete with comprehensive maps to help you find your way around.
Paperback: 192 pages; Publisher: Rough Guides; 2 edition (1 May 2008); ISBN-10: 185828631X; ISBN-13: 978-1858286310.

Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp (Eyewitness Travel Guide) 
Paperback: 208 pages; Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) (21 Feb 2011); ISBN-10: 0756669588; ISBN-13: 978-0756669584.

Transportation / How do I travel to Ghent

  Antwerp International Airport
  Brussels Airport [ Zaventem Airport ]
  Charleroi Airport [ Brussels South Airport ]

 
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  Airline Tickets Ghent / Bargain Flights
Flight tickets Ghent [ Brussels, Antwerp ]

     -   Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel across Europe
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar, and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

  -  Hull to Zeebrugge
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

Norfolk Line  
Ferries to France from Dover ( cross-channel ferry ).


Links 

  Visit Ghent    -   Tourist Board Ghent

  Ghent online   -   official website City of Ghent

  Euregio Scheldemond
The Euregion Scheldemond includes the Provinces of East and West Flanders in Belgium and the Province of Zealand in the Netherlands. European Cross-border co-operation has developed between these provinces.

  Béguinages of Ghent
  Graslei harbour   -   splendid architecture
  Gravensteen Castle [ Castle of the Counts ]   -   e.g. virtual tour
From count's residence to cotton mill, from amplification of small wooden buildings to imposing castle, from symbol of power to tourist attraction ...The Gravensteen Castle had a turbulent history of construction, decay and revaluation. Six chapters tell this fascinating story. In 'digging into the past', the latest excavations are briefly explained.
  Instituut voor Sociale Gescheidenis
The Amsab Institute of Social History is both an archive, a library and a research center. It collects sources of progressive social movements.
  Saint Bavo Cathedral   -   Sint Bataafskathedraal
The building is based upon the Chapel of St. John the Baptist and consecrated in 942 by Transmarus, Bishop of Tournai and Noyon. Traces of this original structure are to be seen in the cathedral's crypt.
  Saint-James' church
  Saint Michael's church
  Saint-Nicolas' church
  Sint-Pieterabdij
  The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb [ Sint Bataafskathedraal ]
The Van Eyck brothers painted this unique altarpiece in 1432. It is the highlight of the Flemish Primitives and a milestone in art history

  University of  Ghent

Cuisine

Ghent is the veggie capital of Europe.
In 2009 the city launched 'Donderdag Veggiedag' (Thursday Veggie Day), encouraging its residents to forego meat or fish on Thursdays.

Waterzooi [ with fish ], stoverij, hutsepot, Gentse mokken, kletskoppen, amandelbrood and mosterd van Tierenteyn

Beer from Ghent : Jan Van Gent, Delirium Tremens, Gentse Tripel, Florisgaarden chocoladebier en Troubadour.

History Ghent

  History of Ghent

  Beeldbank Gent [ Image Bank Ghent ]
Project to bring images of Ghent virtually together, which are now preserved across the city. You will find both photos and drawings, posters, engravings and porcelain maps. Search by collection or free search across all collections.

  STAM   -   heritage forum
A permanent circuit will lead visitors along a chronological trail of objects and multimedia which trace the development and growth of Ghent. Temporary exhibitions will explore the concept of 'urbanity' from different angles.

  Museumtest   -   If you don't know which museum to visit

Music, Arts & Culture, Events in Ghent 

  Ghent Culture City   -   Gent Cultuurstad

  Museum of Fine Arts
  Van Eyck brothers   -   See Jan van Eyck [ painter ]

  Flemish Art Collection
The Flemish Art Collection is a grouping of three art-historical museums in Flanders: the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Groeninge Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts. Together they provide a nice overview of art production in the Southern Netherlands and Belgium from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, and this in an international context. Their collections are masterpieces that the world can be counted, including works by Jan Van Eyck, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck and James Ensor.
  Flemish Opera   -   Flanders' single opera house

  Christmas Market Ghent   -   See Verlichtjewinter.be
The Christmas market at St. Bavo's Square is still the heart of Ghent's end of the year days.
Original Christmas presents, savory snacks, drinks and all day live performances.
  Ghent Light Festival   -   A warm blanket over the wintery soul of Ghent
Depart for an exploratory voyage along the wintery track in the Ghent city centre and plunge in the most exciting light experiences. A subtle game of beams that reflect on the water surface, unexpected projections on buildings, poetic shadows that play in the semidarkness between the hidden treasures of the city.

  International Choir Festival Ghent    -    Schouwburg Gent
  Gentse Feesten
  I Love Techno Ghent [ I love techno Belgium ]
The techno event takes place in Flanders Expo in Ghent. Each year famous national and international DJs perform  at this event.
  Ghent Festival of Flanders
Ghent Festival of Flanders has established itself as one of the most prominent cultural events. In addition to countless cathedrals, abbeys and belfries that provide a unique setting for musical events, there is a tourist infrastructure of international appeal, second only to the acclaimed hospitality of the Flemish people.
Each year, in September and October, interested visitors are welcome to over 180 concertsin more than 43 cities and communes in East Flanders. The concerts take place in historic sites, e.g. Ghent's magnificent St. Bavo Cathedral, the splendid opera house, the somewhat mystic 'Bijloke' site, the beautiful Royal Conservatory of Ghent… and on the stages of the finest concert halls.  And there's more celebrating on the streets and in the squares, places you can reach on foot, on bicycle or by boat.
  International Film Festival Ghent   -   Internationaal Film Festival Vlaanderen-Gent
The first edition of the festival was organised by Studio Skoop and the University Filmclub in January 1974. At that time it was called ' Filmgebeuren van Gent ' [ Ghent Film Happening ] and its aim was to present films that would never reach the normal theatre circuit because of their contents and style. 
  Six-days bicycle race [ November ]
Every year, the very best track racing cyclists compete for the victory in the legendary 'Kuipke' cycling stadium.

  What to do in Ghent   -   Week-Up


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