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Legends of Gent Free & Private Walking Tours
Tour agency
ππ 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)
(~6.72 km from centre)
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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)
(~6.7 km from centre)
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Korenlei
Historical landmark
ππ You feel as a character in a Charles Dickens story ... or should we say ... A Jean Ray story ...
4.80 (587 reviews)
(~6.81 km from centre)
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Gravensteen
Castle
Preserved 10th-century moated castle with an armory museum, plus panoramic city views.
4.60 (28.1K reviews)
(~7.05 km from centre)
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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)
(~6.52 km from centre)
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Universiteit Gent - Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
ππ 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 , itβs 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)
(~4.73 km from centre)
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See-EU
Tour operator
ππ Would you join again tour organized by See-EU? Yesssss with lots of Ssβ¦
Would you recommend others to join the tours by See-EU? Of course, yesβ¦.
What an enchanting experience, I and my husband had! It was our first trip with See-EU to the Black Forest, Germany. The itinerary of the tour was very we...
4.70 (389 reviews)
(~8.58 km from centre)
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Belfry of Ghent
Historical place
Bell tower built between 1313 & 1380 with a number of later additions & key role in the city's past.
4.50 (7.3K reviews)
(~6.61 km from centre)
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Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen
Nature preserve
Preserve for nature walks, jogging & biking, with views of birds, wildlife & native plants.
4.50 (2.9K reviews)
(~8.93 km from centre)
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Museum voor Schone Kunsten
Art museum
Neoclassical museum building housing collections of European art dating back to the 1350s.
4.50 (2.7K reviews)
(~4.98 km from centre)
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Saint Nicholas' Church
Catholic church
Roman Catholic church with 18th-century statues, Baroque paintings & confessionals of various eras.
4.50 (2.2K reviews)
(~6.66 km from centre)
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Ghent City Hall
Historical landmark
Town hall with an ornate Gothic facade & another in
plainer Renaissance style, with guided tours.
4.50 (1K reviews)
(~6.68 km from centre)
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Saint Michael's Church
Catholic church
Spacious, imposing church featuring paintings & sculptures from renowned artists.
4.50 (850 reviews)
(~6.68 km from centre)
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Chocolaterie Luc Van Hoorebeke
Chocolate shop
ππ 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)
(~6.6 km from centre)
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Gentbrugse Meersen
Park
Urban nature reserve with shaded hiking trails, a barefoot path & grazing cattle, plus a playground.
4.40 (2K reviews)
(~4.91 km from centre)
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Sint-Jacobskerk
Catholic church
Monumental church featuring 12th-century Romanesque towers & a 13th-century Gothic central spire.
4.40 (1.7K reviews)
(~6.88 km from centre)
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STAM - Ghent City Museum
Heritage museum
Slick, glass-fronted museum with multimedia exhibits on Ghent's development, plus a huge floor map.
4.40 (1.5K reviews)
(~5.71 km from centre)
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Kasteel van Laarne
Castle
Restored medieval castle with a moat & a museum of collections of antique silver & decorative arts.
4.40 (1.1K reviews)
(~7.43 km from centre)
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Sint-Pietersabdij
Abbey
Museum & exhibition center at a restored medieval abbey with a garden, vineyard & grand church.
4.40 (1.1K reviews)
(~5.32 km from centre)