Top rated Tourist Attractions in Gent, Belgium to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Tourist Attractions in Gent

Experience the best that Gent has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 66 places from Tourist Attractions category.

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BeerSecret

Tour operator

👍👍 Our private tour with BeerSecret was amazing. We learned A LOT about Belgian beers and our tour of the L'Annexe was really fun. We had a great time talking to the owner there. Her recommendations were spot on and we can't wait to go back to Belgium. Liselot was super personable and a joy to hangout...

5.00 (86 reviews) (~3.17 km from centre)

Legends of Gent Free & Private Walking Tours

Tour agency

👍👍 We couldn't have asked for a more entertaining or interesting tour. Because our guide was working only for tips, she was so responsive to our group and took us to all kinds of places for unique views and unique stories of the city. Finding out the people on our night time tour had an interest in the...

4.90 (745 reviews) (~3.01 km from centre)

Korenlei

Historical landmark

👍👍 You feel as a character in a Charles Dickens story ... or should we say ... A Jean Ray story ...

4.80 (587 reviews) (~3.11 km from centre)

Saint Michael's Bridge

Bridge

Arched stone bridge with scenic views of several local landmarks & a bronze statue of St. Michael.

4.70 (3K reviews) (~3.02 km from centre)

Gildenhuis van de Vrije Schippers

Visitor center

👍 The House of Franks-Boatmen (Vrije Schippers) is one of the best preserved and most attractive guild houses along Graslei in the Historic City Centre of Ghent. Historically the building was owned by the Free Skippers from 1530. The facade is the works of Flemish architect Chistoffel van den Berghe...

4.70 (108 reviews) (~3.09 km from centre)

Sint-Baafsplein

Tourist attraction

👍👍 If you come from the direction of Gent Dampoort station, you pass by the cathedral of St. Bavo to get to the square. The beautiful square is an introduction to the magic that the city of Ghent offers. On the eastern side of the square is the cathedral, and on the western side rises the Belfort Tower...

4.70 (34 reviews) (~3.16 km from centre)

Museum Arnold Vander Haeghen

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Guangdong export wallpaper, silk texture, roughly the content is about the imperial envoy going south to patrol the river. This set of wallpapers was purchased by a Belgian homeowner in 1771. It has a clear chronology. It has just been renovated and is now preserved in its original location and in i...

4.70 (32 reviews) (~2.82 km from centre)

Gravensteen

Castle

Preserved 10th-century moated castle with an armory museum, plus panoramic city views.

4.60 (28.1K reviews) (~3.35 km from centre)

Saint Bavo's Cathedral

Catholic cathedral

Church where Charles V (HRE) was baptised & home of Van Eyck's masterpiece, the Ghent Altar.piece.

4.60 (9.9K reviews) (~3.17 km from centre)

Universiteit Gent - Botanical Garden

Botanical garden

👍👍 I think it was the best botanic garden I've ever seen. This one had amazing greenhouses with different temperatures and humidity. Very interesting. Lot of trees and plants with tag name on it , it’s look like mini forest in the middle of the city , when you finish your trip and go to train station y...

4.60 (1K reviews) (~1.69 km from centre)

Chocolaterie Luc Van Hoorebeke

Chocolate shop

👍👍 tl;dr: just try it! I took one look at the display and felt immediately compelled to go in and try something. Everything is so pretty! You can choose from a wide variety of flavors and chocolate types (milk, white, dark, etc). The one filled with passion fruit jam was nothing short of spectacular....

4.60 (331 reviews) (~3.19 km from centre)

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Pieterskerk van Gent

Catholic church

👍👍 A big church which you can see from the giant square in front. Worth seeing if you're around. The funny fact was that there was an culture event inside rather than a mass - which is cool.

4.60 (120 reviews) (~2.37 km from centre)