Top rated Tourist attractions in Ghent, Belgium to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Agelandkaai

Bed & breakfast

5.00 (89 reviews)

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)

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)

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)

Gravensteen

Castle

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

4.60 (28.1K reviews)

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)

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)

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)

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)