Guidebook for Ghent

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Guidebook for Ghent

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Our local supermarket at 5 minutes walking distance.
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Our local supermarket at 5 minutes walking distance.
Best fries in town. (also a selection of vegetarian homemede snacks)
33 locals raden deze aan
De Frietketel
89 Papegaaistraat
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Best fries in town. (also a selection of vegetarian homemede snacks)
for medication
Apotheek Gent Bloemekenswijk - COOP - Karoline Gillis
186 Francisco Ferrerlaan
for medication

Drinks & Nightlife

Good coctails in the upstairs bar.
44 locals raden deze aan
Restaurant Volta
2B Nieuwewandeling
44 locals raden deze aan
Good coctails in the upstairs bar.

Food Scene

Nice restaurant with a wonderful terrace. Views over the old city centre.
15 locals raden deze aan
Bodo
2 Burgstraat
15 locals raden deze aan
Nice restaurant with a wonderful terrace. Views over the old city centre.
Good restaurant. (reservation is needed)
38 locals raden deze aan
Oak Restaurant
16 Hoogstraat
38 locals raden deze aan
Good restaurant. (reservation is needed)
pancakes galore!!
9 locals raden deze aan
Gwenola
66 Voldersstraat
9 locals raden deze aan
pancakes galore!!
For breakfast and coffee
55 locals raden deze aan
Café Labath
1 Oude Houtlei
55 locals raden deze aan
For breakfast and coffee
It's like drinking coffee in your grandmothers living room.
13 locals raden deze aan
HUSET
49 Hoogstraat
13 locals raden deze aan
It's like drinking coffee in your grandmothers living room.

Shopping

Our favorite grocery store in town.
21 locals raden deze aan
Aula
24 Voldersstraat
21 locals raden deze aan
Our favorite grocery store in town.

Bezienswaardigheden

114 locals raden deze aan
Graslei and Korenlei
Graslei
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Stadsadvies

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The Ghent Altar piece by Van Eyck

The Ghent Altarpiece, or ‘The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb’ by the Van Eyck brothers, completed in 1432, is recognised worldwide as a great work of art, and one of the most influential paintings ever made. It is an absolute must-see on your weekend break to Ghent. A total of 18 panels form a magical evocation of scenes from the Bible, as well as a portrait of the church warden, Joos Vijd, who commissioned the altarpiece, and his wife Elisabeth Borluut. Book your tickets here: https://visit.gent.be/en/see-do/ghent-altarpiece-supreme-divine-art
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The Boekentoren (Dutch for Book Tower)

The Boekentoren (Dutch for Book Tower) is a famous building located in Ghent, Belgium, designed by the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde. It is part of the Ghent University Library and currently houses 3 million books. The Boekentoren is directly adjacent to the Blandijn, the buildings of the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. In 1933 the famous Flemish architect Henry van de Velde (1863–1957) was commissioned to design a building for the Library and the Institutes of Art History, Veterinarian Studies and Pharmaceutical sciences of the Ghent University (Universiteit Gent)
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Gravensteen Castle

The Gravensteen (Dutch; literally "Castle of the Counts") is a medieval castle at Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. It was subsequently re-purposed as a court, prison, mint, and even as a cotton factory. It was restored over 1893–1903 and is now a museum and a major landmark in the city. https://historischehuizen.stad.gent/nl/gravensteen