Ghent Guides
Discover the best of Ghent with 2 comprehensive travel guides.
Culture & History
Ghent: Belgium's Living Medieval City — The Altarpiece, the Canals, and Why Locals Still Outnumber Tourists
Ghent is not Bruges. It's Belgium's most stubbornly alive medieval city, where Van Eyck's altarpiece hangs in a working cathedral, 700-year-old guildhalls house student bars, and Thursday is still meatless. Here's where to eat, what to see, and why locals still outnumber tourists.
ItineraryHow I Lost Three Days to Ghent: Drinking Jenever at Midnight, Hunting Street Art in the Dampoort, and Learning Why This City Refuses to Be Bruges
A comprehensive guide to Ghent, Belgium, covering medieval masterpieces, street art, jenever bars, waterzooi, and the neighborhoods that make this city refuse to perform for tourists.