Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Ghent, Belgium
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5.2 km
43 m
Experience Ghent in Belgium in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in GhentIndividual Sights in GhentSight 1: Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen
![Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen](/static/images/wikipedia/Belgium_Ghent_Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen.jpg)
Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen is a nature reserve on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Ghent. It lies mainly in the district of Mariakerke and covers 230 hectares. It mostly consists of wet, often flooded, meadows interspersed with ditches and canals, and is an important wintering area for water birds. It acts as a buffer zone between the city and the R4 ring road's noise-reducing barriers have been erected to lessen the road's impact on the wildlife.
Sight 2: Hoosmolen
De Hoosmolen is a polder mill or a dewatering mill on the edge of the Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen nature reserve in Drongen, a borough of the Belgian city of Ghent.
Sight 3: Sint-Jan-Baptistkerk
The Church of St John the Baptist was a Gothic Revival parish church and seat of a deanery in the Brugse Poort neighbourhood of Ghent, Belgium, an industrial area that arose as part of the city's 19th-century expansion.
Wikipedia: St John the Baptist's church, Ghent (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 4: Rabot
The Rabot is a monument in Ghent and also the name of the district where this monument is located. There used to be a rabot on the site of the building, but the name Rabot has been transferred over the years to the towers in defense of this hydraulic construction.
Sight 5: Sint-Jozefskerk
St. Joseph's Church is a neo-Gothic parish church in Ghent, Belgium. The church is located on the Wondelgemstraat in the Rabot district. The church was protected as a monument in 2003.
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