Called to visit Ghent with friends. Cathedral has warm peaceful feel to it with magnificent architecture. Some buliding restoration being done at time of visit but still a great place to see.

Nice architecture, many paintings, sculptures including from Brueghel. Big cript with many artifacts from 12th century and on.

A warning to tourists! Since Monday, May 6, 2013 there started restoration works on the outside of the church (scaffolds). The project will take four years. Also, the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by the Van Eyck brothers is missing. This is restored in the Fine Arts Museum in Citadelpark.It will be carried out over a five-year period. At the... More

There was a free concert on when we visited and the flowers for Easter were still decorating the church. The numerous altars were all very beautiful.

The curious fact is that the St-Baafs cathedral was actually erected as a "mere" parish church (for the parish of St-John within the city walls). But is was elevated to the rank of cathedral in 1539, about 150 years after its construction. Even if it was pilled under the French occupation (1796-1802), it has kept much of its beautiful baroque... More

We were totally surprised to see such altars and furniture in the church. The paper that we got with info about it didn't look like much, but it was a great help.

This tower is old and was built with a one person width spiral stair case going up on one side and down on the other. There are over 500 steps and you can pause and look out the small windows if you get winded until you reach the various floors where you can stop and look around. At the very... More

The cathedral is in a beautiful part of Ghent and the interior is well worth a visit. However, even the cathedral's architecture pales next to the Van Eyck that they have on display (in November 2012, it was in a separate, paying, exhibit). During my visit many people came in and then left after a short time, but if you... More

This is quite a cathedral, but was closed / inaccessible due to reconstruction which is underway. The plaza in front of the cathedral is quite busy, with a number of restaurants nearby.