Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Ghent, Belgium
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6.8 km
114 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: Sint-Pauluskerk
St. Paul's Church is a church in Ghent, Belgium. The church is located in the south of the city center, near St. Peter's Station. It is a neo-Romanesque cruciform church, built in sandstone.
Sight 2: Citadelpark
The Citadelpark is a park in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is located in the city center on a ridge between the Scheldt and Leie.
Sight 3: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Sint-Pieterskerk
The Church of Our Lady was a church near St. Peter's Abbey in Ghent, Belgium. It was demolished in 1799 during the French occupation and not rebuilt, just like the cathedrals of Bruges and Liège and St. Michael's Abbey in Antwerp.
Wikipedia: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Gent) (NL), Heritage Website
Sight 4: Koning Albertpark
The Koning Albertpark, also known as Zuidpark, is a city park in the Belgian city of Ghent. The park is located in the southeast of the city center, between Woodrow Wilson Square and the B401 motorway exits that terminate at Zuidpark in the city. It is a neo-baroque park, where the other parks in the city are mostly laid out in English landscape style.
Sight 5: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Hoyekerk
The Church of Our Lady of the Hoye, also known as the Church of Our Lady of the Presentation, is a church building in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is part of the Small Beguinage of Ghent. The beguinage and the church get their name from a meadow that was called the "Green Hoye" in the early Middle Ages.
Wikipedia: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Hoyekerk (NL), Heritage Website
Sight 6: Begijnhof Ter Hoye
The small beguinage O.L.V. Ter Hooyen is situated in southern area of Ghent. This beguinage was built on the ‘Groene Hooie’, between the ‘Hooipoort’ and the ‘Vijfwindgatenpoort’. That is how this little beguinage got its name.
Sight 7: Rijschool voor de ruiterij van de Krijgsbezetting
The Arena Van Vletingen is a building in Ghent, Belgium, built between 1851 and 1853. The former arena now serves as a hall for rhythmic gymnastics. It was designed by architect Lodewijk Roelandt.
Sight 8: Sint-Annakerk
St. Anne's Church is a church in Ghent, Belgium. The church was protected as a monument in 1980 and the entire area as a cityscape.
Sight 9: Capitole
Capitole may refer to:Capitole (theatre), in Ghent Capitole (waste) Le Capitole, train in France
Sight 10: VIERNULVIER
Vooruit is a historic complex in Ghent, Belgium. Vooruit was originally the festival and art centre of the Ghent-based labour movement, with a ballroom, cinema, theatre, etc. It is now mainly used for concerts and other cultural events.
Sight 11: Minardschouwburg
The Minard Theatre, commonly referred to simply as "De Minard", is a theatre in the Belgian city of Ghent. The Minard Theatre is located on the Walpoortstraat in the Waalse Krook. It was built in 1847 by the Belgian architect Louis Minard, as a reaction to the French-speaking theatre and opera in Ghent.
Sight 12: Sint-Barbaracollege
Sint-Barbaracollege in Ghent, Belgium, is a public Jesuit school, founded in 1833. It currently includes primary and secondary education.
Sight 13: Universiteitsbibliotheek;Universiteitsbibliotheek en Hoger Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis en Oudhe
Ghent University Library is a university library located in the city of Ghent, Belgium. It serves the Ghent University community of students and scholarly researchers.
Wikipedia: Ghent University Library (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 14: Rommelaere Instituut
The Rommelaere Institute is a neo-Gothic building of Ghent University and housed the Institute for Hygiene, Bacteriology and Forensic Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine. The Medical Biotechnology Center of the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology VIB had also taken up residence on the site, until it moved to Zwijnaarde.
Sight 15: Stadsmuseum Gent
The Ghent City Museum is a museum in the Belgian city of Ghent. The museum exposes the city history and opened its doors on 9 October 2010. With respect to the collection that is shown, the history of this museum goes back to 1833, the year in which the Oudheidkundig Museum van de Bijloke in Ghent was founded. In 1928 the museum was situated in the Bijloke abbey - this led to the name Bijlokemuseum.
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