Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

Ghent is a compact, authentic city where the past and present co-exist in perfect balance. Walking through the city is like travelling through time: you turn the corner and just like that, you go from the fourteenth century to the twenty-first. In Ghent pounds the young heart of a cultural city filled with music, theatre, film and visual arts. Because of its central location in Flanders, Ghent is an ideal operating base to visit the Flemish Art Cities. Ghent is ready to welcome you with open arms!

Population:

259.000 inhabitants

Currency:

Euro, €1 = 100 Cents

Emergency Numbers:

112 is the general number used in all countries of the European Union to contact the emergency services: police, fire brigade or medical assistance. The number operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


112
Ambulance/Fire Department/Police

+32 9 266 61 11
General telephone number Ghent Police

+32 2 475 44 99
Child Focus Belgium

+32 70 245 245
Poison Control Centre Belgium

+32 78 15 10 20
Drug hotline Belgium

+32 800 99 533
LGTBQ hotline Belgium

Opening Hours:

7/7 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Newspapers:

The City

Vibrant Ghent is well worth a weekend trip. It’s ideal for a last-minute city trip as well. Quirky Ghent offers a fascinating cultural cocktail brimming with trendy, modern urban life. Ghent is a city where people enjoy life: a chilled-out place where anything goes and a city that feels human. Its friendly, welcoming people love the good life.

Don’t miss the chance to admire the world-famous masterpiece—the Mystic Lamb by the Van Eyck brothers—during your weekend trip.

Top 10 tips

Ghent has to be not just seen but experienced. Take your time, get lost in the historic centre, explore the museums, enjoy our culinary talent and throw yourself into the bustling nightlife.

Below are 10 tips on what to see and do. But this is just the beginning, discovering Ghent means this and so much more!

See & Do

The vibrant city of Ghent is more than worth a weekend trip. Ghent offers you a quirky, fascinating cultural cocktail brimming with rich history, culture and a trendy city vibe. Ghent is a chilled-out city where anything goes: a city break on a human scale. Take a look at all the sights in the vibrant city of Ghent. There are so many must-see attractions to visit on your holiday.

You’ll be spoilt for choice in Ghent! Choose. Do.

Coffee & breakfast

The first meal of the day is the most important. And in the city of Charles V, you can find plenty of breakfast menus which are fit for an emperor. Fresh and healthy, savoury and hearty, fast or leisurely: there are too many options to list.