Ghent · BE
Walking loops in Centrum, Ghent
Three towers stand in a line here — the Belfort between Sint-Niklaaskerk and Sint-Baafskathedraal — and from the Belfort's top you can see why Ghent looked rich enough to make Charles V nervous. The Graslei and Korenlei lean toward each other across the Leie like two rows of merchants still bargaining, stone façades catching the late light. Cafés set out chairs the moment the sun shows. Walk slow; the Van Eyck altarpiece can wait an hour.
3 routes from 1.6 to 3.7 km · 7–13 sights per loop
Pre-built routes
20 min 1.6 km · 7 sights
30 min 2.2 km · 9 sights
45 min 3.7 km · 13 sights
Top sights
- Arnold Vander Haeghen — Wikipedia 18
- Belfort — Wikipedia 18
- Geeraard de Duivelsteen — Wikipedia 16
- Bisschoppelijk Paleis — Wikipedia 16
- Hotel d'Hane-Steenhuyse — Wikipedia 16
- Sint-Baafskathedraal — Wikipedia 14
- Sint-Michielskerk — Wikipedia 14
- Het Pand — Wikipedia 14
- Aula UGent — Wikipedia 14
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Schouwburg — Wikipedia 14