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
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Parkhotel
Trendy stay within walking distance of the centre -
Parnassus
Eating a healthy lunch in a church -
Pinocchio
Pizza for the whole family -
Portus Ganda
Student quarter by day, idyllic by night -
Prinsenhof
Medieval gem in the city centre -
Restaurant Arbed
Lunch restaurant -
Soepbar Sordo
Order your soup in sign language -
Soepplus
Warm up with a bowl of soup -
Souplounge
Great location for a quick bite -
Soup’r
Enjoying fresh soup -
St Michael’s Bridge, romantic Ghent
Fairy-tale view: take your Ghent selfie! -
Tante Paula
Breakfast and lunch spot in a photo shop -
The Ghent Altarpiece immortalized in graffiti
A masterpiece reinvented -
The Southern Cemetery
Gravestones with a story -
The western cemetery
A hidden, green oasis of tranquility -
Think Twice
Clothing seeks… new owners -
Treck Hostel
Original indoor camping -
UGent Armand Pien Public Observatory
Spot stars and planets -
Walk along the water
Explore Ghent’s waterways -
Where are Fosfor the Dragon’s glasses?
Treasure hunt through the city -
Youth Hostel De Draecke
Hostel in the city centre
Event
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Polé Polé Ghent
Going wild on The Graslei -
Sorry, not sorry Festival
Street art festival -
The Ghent Festivities
Ghent Festivities: 10 days when the city goes wild -
The Patershol festivities
Neighbourhood street party in Patershol -
The square kilometre
Dampoort -
To preserve is to stay! Koru ve yaşat!
Overview of the Ghent-Turkish heritage collection