Ghent City Center, Flanders, Belgium

5BlarghBlargh 5:00 PM Jun 12, 2022

Beautiful historic centre
We usually always go to attractions when visiting a new place but, although I'm sure there is lots to do, simply just wandering about the centre and soaking in all the historic buildings is more than enough, even if you're there for a few hours. Every new street we turned on seemed to have more fabulous architecture, it's probably one of the most lovely city centres I've been in. I'd love to come back one day to explore further but if you only have a few hours, don't worry about doing anything in particular as it is just a cute place to stroll around with great bars and food options too.

5Monu D 5:00 PM Mar 6, 2020

A picturesque old town
Our visit to Ghent was a day trip from Brussels. The train took 30 minutes and then we took the tram to the city centre. After checking the prices of different types of fares for the tram we bought the 10 journey tickets as it was cheaper than buying 2 single journey tickets. We got off the tram at Gravensteen and walked through the old town ending at Korenlei and Graslei. This entire stretch is so beautiful with lovely architecture, bridges, canals, churches and is also full of cafes, restaurants and various shops. Some of old buildings have the date of construction engraved on the facade. Most of the tourist attractions of Ghent are all in the city centre. We also discovered in the Koren Market area lots of metal discs embedded on the street which were depicting the lifestyle and culture of the locals of yesteryears. Unfortunately we had to leave Ghent before it got dark and we could not get to see the lit up town, specially Graslei & Korenlei, which I believe looks stunning at night.