You don’t have to be rich to enjoy Ghent. You can fully experience everything the city has to offer without spending much money. The advantageous CityCard certainly has something to do with that, but there are also a great many activities and catering establishments that are kind to your purse. Ghent lives up to its reputation of being a progressive city: everyone’s welcome, no matter how much money they have!
Point of Interest
-
Driebeek Camper Van Site
Comfortable parking with your mobile home -
Ecohostel Andromeda
Original eco-hostel in converted barge -
Eetcafé Toreke
Fresh daily specials at affordable prices -
ENTR
Book café & restaurant serving world cuisine -
Ette-Ibibio
African dishes at reasonable prices -
Explore Ghent’s old and new docks
Walk in the former dock area -
Flanders' Finest Fietsroutes
Discover Flanders’ greatest themed routes -
Flandria Hotel
Budget-friendly hotel in the city centre -
Free public toilets
Public lavatories in the city centre -
From electricity to street art
A walk along colourful outdoor electrical enclosures -
Ghent University Botanical Garden
Place for research, inspiration and rest -
Ghent: paradise for fans of second-hand and vintage items
A walk along shops full of preloved items -
Graffiti alley in Ghent
Canvas for street artists: anything goes in Ghent -
Gülhan
Turkish restaurant in a bubbly neighbourhood -
Het Restaurant Poorthuis
Charity lunches! -
Hostel Uppelink
Stay beneath the three towers -
Hotel Campanile
Budget-friendly hotel near the motorway -
Hotel Cathedral
Family hotel a stone’s throw from the city centre -
Hotel d'Hane Steenhuyse
18th-century hôtel de maître with a grand ballroom -
Hotel Den Briel
Carefree comfort, surrounded by greenery -
Ibis Budget Gent Centrum Dampoort
Budget-friendly hotel a stone’s throw from the city centre -
KaBa Hostel
Arty hotel in the centre of Ghent -
KAROOT
Restaurant in working-class area -
Ketchup
Small fast-food bar in the shopping area -
knol&kool
Fresh market and eatery - 100% organic -
Krookcafé
Not just a reading café -
Legends Tours
Free discovery tour of Ghent -
Lokaal
Vegetarian restaurant and tea room -
Magical Ghent in the evening
Explore Ghent with the light plan -
Old St Elizabeth Beguinage
Beguine city in Ghent: a tolerant ‘holy corner’ -
On the trail of industrial Ghent
A walk along industrial heritage in the city centre of Ghent -
Our Lady of St Peter's Church
Monumental church at Sint-Pietersplein -
Oxfam Shop
Shopping for a good cause -
Pacha Mama
Popular lunch hotspot for students -
Parkbos
Enjoy nature just outside the city