Ghent · Things to do
THINGS TO DO
The things worth doing in Ghent, from the obvious landmarks to the ones locals actually rate.
STAM city museum
Ghent's story inside a former abbey, anchored by a giant walk-on aerial photograph of the city on the floor.
📍 Map & photos · €€
Belfry of Ghent
A UNESCO-listed belfry with a lift most of the way up, a gilded dragon on top and views to the cathedral.
📍 Map & photos · €€
Vrijdagmarkt square
The civic heart since the Middle Ages, with a Friday and Saturday market and cafe terraces on every side.
Museum Dr Guislain
A former asylum turned museum of psychiatry and outsider art: thoughtful, odd and well off the group route.
📍 Map & photos · €€
Boat trip on the Leie
Open-boat tours leave from Graslei year-round, giving you the guild-house gable fronts from the water.
📍 Map & photos · €€