News
Festive inauguration
02/02/2012 - On 2 March 2012 the new Ghent Tourist Office is officially opening its doors at the renovated Old Fish Market with a festive inauguration ceremony. However, a month earlier, on 1 February, the staff will move in to familiarise with their new working environment. From then onwards you can pop in day and night to obtain information on Ghent and its events.
100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in Literature
02/02/2012 - On 9 November 1911 the Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to the Ghent-born author Maurice Maeterlinck. To date he remains the only Belgian writer to have been honoured with this award.
Light Festival 2012
09/11/2011 - The first edition of the Light Festival Ghent earlier this year was a great success. Next year the festival will take place in Ghent once again and it'll last four nights this time - we're adding Sunday night too! Great news for our professional partners! From 26 to 29 January 2012, from 6 p.m. till midnight, Ghent will be bathed in light again. There will be both intimate and impressive lighting artworks along a wintry route through the city centre.
End-of-year activities 2011
09/11/2011 - We’re eagerly awaiting the festivities, and they’ll be here before we know it! Let’s have a closer look at the main activities for the festive season.
TRACK
09/11/2011 - Van 12 mei tot 16 september 2012 laten niet minder dan dertig gereputeerde internationale kunstenaars in Gent een verrassend spoor van kunst en creativiteit na. Ze laten zich daarvoor inspireren door de stad zelf.
The STAM is going Spanish!
07/09/2011 - STAM – the Ghent City Museum – opened its doors in October last year and was an instant hit with the many visitors to the city. And now the red carpet has been rolled out for Spanish-speaking visitors too.
More beds in Ghent
07/09/2011 - In our last newsletter we informed you of the opening of the four-star Sandton Grand Hotel Reylof in July . But there is more.
The Old Docks get a new look
07/09/2011 - In the next ten to fifteen years the Ghent City Council wants to redevelop the area round the Dampoort Station, constructing a completely new district by the waterfront.
Guides’ Association is now Ghent Guides
07/09/2011 - The Royal Guides' Association of Ghent and East Flanders is now called Ghent Guides
KOBRA news - a facelift for the historical city centre
07/09/2011 - Two of the largest squares – the Korenmarkt and the Emile Braunplein – are being given a thorough overhaul.
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