Top rated Things to dos in Gent, Belgium to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Things to dos 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 161 places from Things to do category.

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Hairdresser

👍👍 Favourite hairdresser!!! Great vibes, amazing haircut. After having a bad day, I left this place with a huuge smile on my face. Thank you! 🤗

5.00 (151 reviews) (~2.61 km from centre)

Agelandkaai

Bed & breakfast

5.00 (89 reviews) (~3.98 km from centre)

Broesse

Interior plant service

👍👍 Love love love this place! It's full of cool exotic plantsand beautiful pots, You feel like walking in a jungle. The people in the shop are very friendly and knowledgeable. You can have a coffee/drink there. If you love plants, this is the place to be 🤩

4.90 (160 reviews) (~3.59 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)

Sint-Pieterstuin

Garden

👍👍 A super quiet place in the heart of Ghent. Ideal place for a picnic or to seek some peace and quiet

4.80 (40 reviews) (~2.38 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)

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)

Hotel d'Hane-Steenhuyse

Museum

👍👍 Unique, grand city palace with Chinese salon where Marie Antoinette and many other dignitaries stayed. Free entrance. Your free contribution is appreciated. Visit this together with the Arnold Vander Haegen House, across the street.

4.60 (432 reviews) (~2.84 km from centre)

GUM - Gents Universiteitsmuseum

Museum

👍👍 Ghent University Museum is a must see in the city. It has various exhibitions related to every aspect of science inside and a very vast botanical garden outside.

4.60 (312 reviews) (~1.83 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)

Vallei van de Oude Kale

Nature preserve

👍👍 De Rust ,mooie wandel- fietslussen. Vele bankjes om de natuur te bewonderen. Blij dat dit dicht in onze buurt is. Ieder seizoen anders en zoo...mooi

4.60 (104 reviews) (~8.18 km from centre)

Merelbeekse Scheldemeersen

Nature preserve

👍 nice place for a quiet walk

4.60 (75 reviews) (~5.21 km from centre)

Illie Mangaro

Event venue

👍👍 Een echte aanrader ! We werden ontvangen door Ilse en haar team, die ons professioneel ondersteunden in het bereiden van een lekker tapasmenu. Echt top. Ons volledige ADVEO-team heeft het letterlijk en figuurlijk gesmaakt. :-)

4.60 (67 reviews) (~4.74 km from centre)

Maaigemdijk

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great place!

4.60 (61 reviews) (~9.86 km from centre)

Maaseikplein

Park

👍 Wat n heerlijk speelplekje voor de kinderen hartje centrum! 4 kleine trampolines, zorgen voor veel plezier!

4.60 (41 reviews) (~3.16 km from centre)

Tech Lane Ghent Science Park/Campus A

Technology park

😠 7 euros for 3 hours of parking, criminals

4.60 (37 reviews) (~2.02 km from centre)

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