Belgium
Things to do in Ghent
29 places12 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 29 places to explore in Ghent, and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Ghent's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Vrijdagmarkt
The Vrijdagmarkt is a city square in the historic centre of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. It is named after the weekly tradition to stage a market every Friday morning.
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Gravensteen
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
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Huis van Alijn
The Huis van Alijn is a museum located on the Kraanlei in Ghent, Belgium. The collection revolves around local culture and daily life in the 20th century.
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Patershol
Old quarter of about 4.5 hectares in the historic centre of Ghent that has kept its medieval street pattern.
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Saint Nicholas' Church
St. Nicholas Church is a Roman Catholic church, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in Ghent, Belgium.
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Belfry of Ghent
The Belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city centre of Ghent, Belgium; the other two belonging to Saint Bavo's Cathedral and Saint Nicholas' Church.
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Sint-Michielsbrug
Stone arch bridge over the Leie in central Ghent, at the southern end of the Graslei and Korenlei; built in 1905–1909.
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Korenlei
Korenlei is a quay in the historic city center of Ghent, Belgium, located on the left bank of the Leie river. The quay on the opposite bank of the Leie is Graslei.
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Graslei
Graslei is a quay in the historic city center of Ghent, Belgium, located on the right bank of the Leie river. The quay opposite of the Graslei is called Korenlei.
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Saint Michael's Church, Ghent
Saint Michael's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Ghent, Belgium, built in a late Gothic style. It is known for its rich interior decoration.
Discovery routes in Ghent
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Ghent: Gravensteen, Graslei and the three towers
From the Gravensteen to the House of Alijn and the Patershol, the Vrijdagmarkt and St. James' Church, then St. Bavo's Cathedral, the Belfry and St. Nicholas' Church, St. Michael's Bridge, the Graslei and Korenlei quays and St. Michael's Church.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Gravensteen
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
Patershol
Old quarter of about 4.5 hectares in the historic centre of Ghent that has kept its medieval street pattern.
Vrijdagmarkt
The Vrijdagmarkt is a city square in the historic centre of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. It is named after the weekly tradition to stage a market every Friday morning.
Belfry of Ghent
The Belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city centre of Ghent, Belgium; the other two belonging to Saint Bavo's Cathedral and Saint Nicholas' Church.
Sint-Michielsbrug
Stone arch bridge over the Leie in central Ghent, at the southern end of the Graslei and Korenlei; built in 1905–1909.
Graslei
Graslei is a quay in the historic city center of Ghent, Belgium, located on the right bank of the Leie river. The quay opposite of the Graslei is called Korenlei.
Korenlei
Korenlei is a quay in the historic city center of Ghent, Belgium, located on the left bank of the Leie river. The quay on the opposite bank of the Leie is Graslei.
St Bavo's Abbey, Ghent
Saint Bavo's Abbey is a former abbey in the currently Belgian city of Ghent. It was founded in the 7th century by Saint Amand, who also founded Saint Peter's Abbey, Ghent, near the confluence of the Leie and Scheldt rivers.
Bijloke
Historic complex in Ghent that grew from the 13th-century Bijloke hospital and the Cistercian nunnery active from 1234 to 1796.
Campo Santo
The Campo Santo of Ghent, Belgium, is a famous Roman Catholic public burial ground in Sint-Amandsberg. The Campo Santo has been declared a historical monument by the government. This cemetery is located in the district of Dampoort.
Museums
Huis van Alijn
The Huis van Alijn is a museum located on the Kraanlei in Ghent, Belgium. The collection revolves around local culture and daily life in the 20th century.
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
The Museum of Fine Arts an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark (near the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst).
Design Museum Gent
Design Museum Gent is a museum in Belgium with an international design collection. The museum complex is located in the tourist centre of Ghent and comprises an 18th-century mansion and a modern wing.
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
The Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (commonly abbreviated as S.M.A.K., translated as City Museum for Contemporary Art) is a relatively new museum located in Ghent, Belgium, and is renowned both for its permanent collection (Art & Language, Karel Appel, Francis Bacon,…
Museum of Industry
The Museum of Industry, Work and Textiles is a museum in Ghent in Belgium. Ghent was at the centre of the Flanders textile region. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
STAM Ghent City Museum
The Ghent City Museum (in Dutch "Stadsmuseum Gent", "STAM" in short) is a museum in the Belgian city of Ghent.
Places of worship
Sint-Jacobskerk
Catholic church in central Ghent dedicated to St. James the Great; one of the three churches with a Romanesque core in the city centre.
St Bavo's Cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. The 89-metre-tall (292 ft) Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent.
Saint Nicholas' Church
St. Nicholas Church is a Roman Catholic church, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in Ghent, Belgium.
Saint Michael's Church, Ghent
Saint Michael's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Ghent, Belgium, built in a late Gothic style. It is known for its rich interior decoration.
Saint Martin's Church
Church in the Ekkergem district of Ghent, one of the city's oldest parish churches, first mentioned in a charter of 966.
St. Stefanus, Ghent
The Church of St. Stefanus is a Catholic parish church in Ghent, Belgium, part of an Augustinian monastery. It is dedicated to Saint Stephen.
Sint-Annakerk
Church in Ghent designed in 1851 by Lodewijk Roelandt and protected as a monument since 1980.
Our-Lady Ter Hooyen
The small beguinage of Our-Lady Ter Hooyen is situated in southern area of Ghent, Belgium. This beguinage was built on the 'Groene Hooie', between the 'Hooipoort' and the 'Vijfwindgatenpoort'. That is how this little beguinage got its name.
Oostakker Basilica
The Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic church at Oostakker, near Ghent in Belgium. Built in neogothic style at the end of the XIXe century it is the most important centre of Marian pilgrimage in Flanders.
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.
Monuments
Execution Bridge
The Execution Bridge or Decapitation Bridge is a bridge and former public execution location in Ghent, Belgium.
Nature
Ghent University Botanical Garden
Botanical garden of Ghent University, next to the Ledeganck complex on the edge of the Citadelpark.
King Albert Park
The Koning Albertpark, also known as Zuidpark, is a city park in the Belgian city of Ghent.
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