Beautiful building - but I got lost several times. A map in the brochure would be good. But at least I did find the refactorium- and wow for the painted ceiling!

A giant abbey in the St. Peter’s square. There are plenty of paintings and a treasury room inside. It is generally not crowded at all. More info on the pictures.

Very nice abbey to stop and visit. The church hall is vast and decorated like most Catholic churches, they have a 'treasure room' with old church artifacts to behold. Next door there's some options to eat, a breakfast (buffet) or at a restaurant. There's a small, free exhibit which leads to a nice big garden. They have the option now to have parties or celebrations in the abbey, which I find positive that the building is being used still instead of just being a sight. Friendly staff inside make for a pleasant experience altogether.

Very underrated place to visit in Ghent! When you book a ticket to the 'Gravensteen' you get a free visit around the abbey with a video tour! The video tour follows a monk that once lived in the abbey and takes you to places you'd never find by yourself. There's also an exciting story with a twist at the end...

A stunning place, on a par with some of the great cathedrals of the world. stunning architecture and rich history, a gem of a place to just go to and relax. It has a nice little museum attached which is mainly in dutch, but you can get a translate app on your phone, I did that with google translate and it works enough to understand what you're seeing, or you could get an audio guide. The grounds of the this place are vast! on a sunny day sitting on the green spots is lovely, there were people picnicking and people with families and games, very wholesome A real gem of a place. Also, you can more or less explore the whole place unattended and there seem to be no cameras so its really nice and relaxing and trusting. A great place to visit and highly recommended.

Nice architecture! During light festival there is an amazing show here.

Very very fun place to go to! It's full of surprises. We did the big tour with an audio guide. We got some kind of little old computers, very fun!!!

Beautiful abbey! I used to study in one of the halls of the abbey when I was finishing my degree at the University of Ghent. Today I went back there and visited an exhibition on the life in the countryside of Belgium (and north of France). Great exhibit and wonderful to be back in such a historical building. The courtyard is exactly how I remember it, making you feel like you are in a medieval movie.

The location of the building is quite beautiful. There is a canal right next to it. It is a very interesting building with its history. There is also a museum inside.

Went there, couldn't get into the church just hung out in the Crypt disabled bathroom.

One of the most beautiful churches I have seen in Ghent. Definitely worth a visit.

This is not as famous as the Cathedral but still a very beautiful place to visit! I would recommend this place if you are in Ghent. There are not many visitors so it is very quiet and calm.

Such a nice place to make a photoshoot 📸

Beruhigende, sinnliche stimmungsvolle Kirche mit Schatzkammer kostenlos zu besuchen.

Its a nice church. Nothing super special.

I went inside to prey and there was much noise from the priest entertaining a bunch of people distracting the practice. After some minutes the priest asked me to go out because the church was closing, interrupting the praying in an impolite way.

(Translated by Google) The Alison tour with audio guide is definitely recommended. You arrive in places that you do not see with the normal tour. Small downside, the staff was not really keen to recommend this tour. 2h 500 steps in reality 1h15 and those steps were not too bad! (Original) De Alison toer met audio gids is heel zeker een aanrader. Je komt op plaatsen die je met de gewone toer niet ziet. Klein minpuntje, het personeel was niet echt happig om deze toer aan te raden. 2u 500 trappen in werkelijkheid 1u15 en die trappen vielen echt wel mee!

Beautifully restored

(Translated by Google) Worth a visit during the Heritage Day! (Original) Een bezoek waard tijdens open Monumentendag!

(Translated by Google) Ugly (Original) Lelijk

(Translated by Google) The exhibition of the work of photographer Lieve Blackaert was simply EXCELLENT. Super well set up with audio 'accompaniment' spoken by Lieve Blackaert. But the abbey alone is really worth it. One of the oldest abbeys in Belgium. Thorough restoration was necessary and succeeded! (Original) De tentoonstelling van het werk van fotografe Lieve Blackaert was gewoon UITMUNTEND. Super goed opgezet met audio 'begeleiding' door Lieve Blackaert zels ingesproken. Maar alleen al de abdij is echt de moeite waard. Eén van de oudste abdijen in Belgie. Grondige restauratie was wel nodig en is gelukt!

(Translated by Google) Always nice to stay ☀ (Original) Altijd heerlijk vertoeven ☀

(Translated by Google) Regularly good exhibitions (Original) Regelmatig goede tentoonstellingen

The most beautiful church! Great!

Right now September 2021 it should be closed. Under construction. Nothing interesting accessible. No garden. Tea on a parking lot surrounded by construction. Shameful they leave it open with employees and ticket sales, but only a few corridors to wander through with building materials.

(Translated by Google) Was useful (Original) Was nuttig

(Translated by Google) Magnificent ! (Original) Magnifique !

Breath-taking do amazing ale the ditails, must see , regards

(Translated by Google) Beautifully restored abbey with exhibition space and space for seminars, dinners, receptions, etc. (Original) Mooi gerestaureerde abdij met tentoonstellingsruimte en ruimte voor seminaries, diners, recepties enz.

All the churches were right next to each other in the city center so you won’t miss them !

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visited as had the Ghent card, so included in price. Glad didn't make special trip and have to pay just to see a very small garden full of school children and Uni students (who as locals had found the free entry through the adjacent courtyard.) It is possible to access the garden for free via the children's museum. The garden features as a key element in many guides and reviews. Don't pay. At the entrance desk we were advised as none of the exhibition was in English (fair enough) not to bother with it, to have a walk around the cloister and then go to the garden. 50 pence worth of visit material, if that. (we used the toilet, so that covered most of the suggested value).

Great historic place, part of the beginning of the city of Ghent. worth a visit imo.

Super!, Opactwo św. Piotra to nie tylko dom wystawowy o europejskim formacie, ale także otwarty zabytkowy dom, który warto odwiedzić. To opactwo benedyktynów zostało założone w VII wieku przez świętego Amanda, który w ten sposób stał również przy chrzcielnicy samego miasta Gandawa. W XIV i XV wieku wyrósł na prawdziwą wioskę opacką z farmami, ogrodami, domami i ziemią. Opactwo zawdzięczało swój dobrobyt uzyskanym przywilejom i podatkom, które wolno mu było pobierać na swoich ziemiach. Kontynuowali podróż do wewnętrznego portu Gandawy. Można zachwyć się fascynującą historią, potężną architekturą i bujnym ogrodem opactwa. Polecam!

A beautiful church with quite a background story from way back when, brought back to life through the Alison audio & video tour. Be prepared to take your time - up to one and a half hours - while inspecting every nook and cranny (healthy legs required!). Can't help but imagine what amazing things could be done with the state of the art positioning and AR when creating a tour like this!

Really interesting!

A little off the main tourist trail but this is a lovingly restored Abbey now a museum with many larger than life paintings by Flemish masters.

What a surprise! There's a very good 2 hour audio tour if you have the time.

Absolutely wonderful "secret garden" out back of the abbey, filled with all manner of edible plants (herbs, berries, fruit trees; even a mini-vineyard). Perfect spot for a picnic or to soak up the sun for a few hours with a good book!

(Translated by Google) Nice to visit and walk around. Ms at the reception could be a little nicer. It was very quiet there. (Original) Leuk om even te bezoeken en rond te wandelen. Mevrouw aan de receptie mocht een beetje vriendelijker zijn. Het was er heel rustig.

(Translated by Google) St. Peter's Abbey was founded in the 7th century by the Aquitanian Amandus. The abbey quickly became particularly powerful thanks to royal support and acquired large possessions outside of Ghent as well. The buildings bear witness to the various flowering and reconstruction periods that St. Peter's Abbey went through. We find style-technical Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and mainly Baroque elements. The building complex is dominated by the imposing abbey church, which was built in pure baroque style from 1629 and whose design is attributed to Pieter Huyssens. The remaining monastic buildings, predominantly dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, are only the eastern block of an initially much larger complex. As already mentioned, the Romanesque monastic buildings, which had a rather complicated floor plan (confer Cluny) and were built according to the rules of the Benedictines with the cloister south of the church and north of the refectory, were almost completely destroyed by iconoclasts. The slow reconstruction took place in late Gothic style and traditional style. (Original) De Sint-Pietersabdij werd gesticht in de 7de eeuw door de Aquitaniër Amandus. De abdij werd op korte tijd bijzonder machtig dankzij vorstelijke steun en verwierf ook buiten Gent grote bezittingen. De gebouwen getuigen van de verschillende bloei- en wederopbouwperiodes die de Sint-Pietersabdij doormaakte. We vinden er stijltechnisch romaanse, gotische, renaissance- en voornamelijk barokelementen in terug. Het gebouwencomplex wordt gedomineerd door de imposante abdijkerk, die vanaf 1629 in pure barokstijl opgetrokken werd en waarvan het ontwerp toegeschreven wordt aan Pieter Huyssens. De nog bestaande kloostergebouwen, overwegend daterend uit de 17de en 18de eeuw, vormen slechts het oostelijke blok van een aanvankelijk veel ruimer complex. Zoals reeds vermeld werden de romaanse kloostergebouwen die een vrij ingewikkeld grondplan vertoonden (confer Cluny) en volgens de regels van de benedictijnen waren opgetrokken met de kloostergang ten zuiden van de kerk en ten noorden van de refter, haast volledig vernield door de beeldenstormers. De langzame wederopbouw geschiedde in laatgotische stijl en traditionele stijl.

(Translated by Google) Simply unique (Original) Uniek gewoon

(Translated by Google) The church can be visited without prior reservation. In the abbey there was an exhibition about cycling, which we were less interested in than the building (Original) Die Kirche kann man ohne vorheriger Reservierung besichtigen. In den Räumen der Abtei war eine Ausstellung über Radrennsport, welche uns weniger interessierte als das Gebäude

(Translated by Google) Wonderful exhibition at the moment: 'Heeren is leaving'. It contains 4 storylines, each of which is engaging and sometimes catchy in its own way. We have learned a lot from it. If you want to see, listen and enjoy everything, count on a good 2 hours before your visit, just this exhibition. We have not been able to do the museum visit of the abbey itself, due to time constraints, but we will definitely come back for this. Friendly welcome at the desk. (Original) Prachtige tentoonstelling momenteel: 'Heeren vertrekt'. Het bevat 4 verhaallijnen, die elk op hun manier boeiend en soms pakkend zijn. We hebben er heel veel van opgestoken. Als je alles wil zien , beluisteren en genieten, reken op een dikke 2 uur voor je bezoek, enkel deze tentoonstelling. Het museum bezoek van de abdij zelf, hebben we niet meer kunnen doen, door tijdsgebrek, maar we komen hiervoor zeker nog terug. Vriendelijke ontvangst aan de balie.

(Translated by Google) Interesting changing exhibitions (Original) Interessante wisselende expo's

(Translated by Google) Always nice to meet here. (Original) Steeds leuk om hier te vergaderen.

(Translated by Google) A fun experience for cycling enthusiasts. (Original) Voor de wielerliefhebbers een leuke ervaring.

(Translated by Google) While my hubby was visiting the wicker exhibition, I paid a visit to the cafeteria: delicious. (Original) Terwijl manlief een bezoekje aan wiekertentoonstelling bracht, heb ik een bezoekje aan de cafetaria gebracht: heerlijk.

(Translated by Google) We only had a bite here after visiting 'world of Kina'. Very friendly people! Tasty separate drinks and snacks on the small menu (organic, local, fair trade!). I think the expo is very interesting, but after seeing a severed head, I decided not to visit with our five year old. Must be very cool for teenagers. For the little ones there is a quest with sheep 🐑 (Original) We hebben hier enkel een hapje gegeten na 'wereld van Kina' bezocht te hebben. Heel vriendelijke mensen! Lekkere aparte dranken en hapjes op de kleine kaart ( bio, lokaal, fair trade!). Ik denk dat de expo heel interessant is, maar na een afgehakt hoofd te hebben gezien, toch maar niet bezocht met onze vijfjarige. Voor tieners vast heel cool. Voor kleintjes is er een zoektocht met schaapjes 🐑

(Translated by Google) Had a nice visit from the abbey (Original) Mooi bezoek gehad van de abdij

(Translated by Google) Seen a nice exhibition about cycling. A story for everyone. (Original) Leuke tentoonstelling gezien over het wielrennen. Een verhaal voor iedereen.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful place that you do not need to pay to enter. The abbey of San Pedro can only be a passing place. (Original) Hermoso lugar que no necesitas abonar para entrar. La abadia de San pedro puede ser solo un lugar de pasada.

(Translated by Google) Many steps but a discovery (Original) Veel traptreden maar een ontdekking

(Translated by Google) Historical place (Original) Historische plaats

(Translated by Google) Beautiful place (Original) Mooie plaats

(Translated by Google) Bad (Original) Slecht

(Translated by Google) Nice abbey (Original) Mooie abdij

(Translated by Google) Well worth a visit (Original) Mooi een bezoek zeker waard

Fantastic!

(Translated by Google) beautiful Expo Heeren Departs! (Original) mooie Expo Heeren Vertrekt !

(Translated by Google) Beautiful medieval abbey, where the history of Ghent began in the 7th century. (Original) Prachtige middeleeuwse abdij, op de plaats waar in de 7de eeuw de geschiedenis van Gent is begonnen.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful surroundings beautiful museum (Original) Prachtige omgeving mooi museum

(Translated by Google) Beautiful location for a beautiful and moving exhibition by Lieve Blanquaert "Circle of live" (Original) Prachtige locatie voor een mooie en ontroerende tentoonstelling van Lieve Blanquaert ‘circle of live’