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19/11/2013 > 24/11/2013
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Ghent all-in at a discount price!City pavilion
Ghent Festival of Flanders
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
The World’s Most Coveted MasterpieceOmloop Het Nieuwsblad
Restoration of the Mystic Lamb
Come and see!Ghent by light
In the spotlight!Flemish Food Fest
in DOK on 30 JuneWhat's on?
Events, Exhibitions
14/09/2012 > 2017
Festivals
09/08 > 11/08/2013
Concerts, Events, Festivals
14/09/2013
Events
10/09/2013
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Donderdag Veggiedag
Moby Stad Gent donderdag veggiedag
Mayor, alderman and Bishop Ghent rapping it against racism
The Ghent hip hop group Rauw & Onbesproken convinced even the mayor, one of the aldermen and the Bishop of Ghent to participate in a rap clip against racism. Speaking of high-level support!
Essential Ghent
Kick off your visit to the city by purchasing the CityCard Gent.
No visit to Ghent is complete unless you have tried and tested our specialities and bought some to share with the home front.
What are the must-sees during your stay in Ghent?
Ghent, for you
Ghent is a paradise for veggie lovers. Since, proportionally, our city has more vegetarian restaurants than say Paris or London, we can call ourselves the veggie capital of Europe. A title we should be proud of! Discover our veggie restaurants and our sustainable food, drinks and accommodation offering.
Have a taste of our city – literally! Ghent has some top-notch cuisine on offer. More and more promising chefs(-to-be) are following in the footsteps of the Flemish Foodies – three creative junior top chefs – by making Ghent their home base. Revel in the mouth-watering masterpieces created by Olly Ceulenaere (Volta), Jason Blanckaert (J.E.F.) and Kobe Desramaults (De Vitrine). Also Ghent revealed itself as THE veggie capital of Europe. Have a look at the veggie map and the cafés and restaurants map to help you decide where to eat.
And don’t forget about the Ghent specialities. Here’s just a few of them: chicken or fish waterzooi, stoverij (stew), Ganda ham, Tierenteyn mustard, neuzekes and mastellen.
Is this your first visit to the city with children? Then let a guide show you the ropes. On foot, by boat or in a carriage. Rather go it alone? Why not? Go by bicycle or even by boat. There are some crazy things to do with children in Ghent.
Have you caught the music bug? Then Ghent is definitely the place to be! It comes as no surprise that UNESCO named Ghent one of the Creative Cities of Music: Ghent breathes music in all its forms, genres and proportions. Classical music, rock, pop, alternative beats, experimental music and jazz… Ghent has it all, on stages that are just a stone’s throw from one another.
About Ghent
Ghent is a historic city, yet at the same time a contemporary one. The modern daily life of the city’s active inhabitants plays itself out against a gorgeous historical backdrop. In Ghent, they live, work and enjoy life over and over again each day.
A couple enjoys the peace of an authentic beguinage. Parents and children stroll through the traffic-free streets of the city centre. A tourist snaps a photo of the three towers, as so many have before, but just a little differently. A businessman with an iPhone walks along the distinctive Graslei, crosses the Lys and enters his stylish four-star hotel hiding behind a medieval facade. Dozens of pavement cafes invite you to discover Ghent’s specialities. The sun is reflected in the many waterways.
The city is alive and bids you welcome.
News
Are you a veggie lover? Then head to the brand-new Veggiehuis (Veggie House) in Ghent, the first of its kind in Belgium.
The Ghent Floralies are getting a makeover, which is why you’ll have to wait an extra year for the next edition, that will take place in the spring of 2016 instead of 2015.
The Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textiles (MIAT) in Ghent has won Flanders a museum award
