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Ghent, Belgium Tourism

Ghent Tourism

Belgium's fourth-largest - and most beautiful - city is home to a quarter of a million people and a flourishing flower export trade. An important port, Ghent's city center is a pedestrian area that is like a museum to early Flemish architecture and a testament to the city's medieval might. Impressive Gothic sites, such as... more
Belgium's fourth-largest - and most beautiful - city is home to a quarter of a million people and a flourishing flower export trade. An important port, Ghent's city center is a pedestrian area that is like a museum to early Flemish architecture and a testament to the city's medieval might. Impressive Gothic sites, such as dramatic St. Bavo's Cathedral and the Castle of the Counts, inspire awe. The works of Flemish masters are housed in the distinguished Museum voor Schone Kunst.
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49°F 9°C
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53°F 11°C
Jul
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“Ghent, East Flanders” PlanetWare.com
“Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent” Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides
“Medieval mash-up” guardianunlimited.co.uk / The Guardian
“A Lost World Made by Women” New York Times (free registration required)
“Ghent (Gent), Belgium” Europe for Visitors
“Fun Things to do with your Kids in Belgium” Travel for Kids
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“Belfort” VirtualTourist.com
“A weekend in Gent - August 2001: Part One” cmg.net
“ghent” kahunna.net
“Church of St. Nicholas” VirtualTourist.com
“Gent report part two: bars, restaurants and hotel” cmg.net
“The Cathedral of St. Baaf” VirtualTourist.com
“Het Gravensteen” VirtualTourist.com
“Historical Ghent” VirtualTourist.com
“Baroque fassades on Kornlei” VirtualTourist.com
“Het Gravensteen” VirtualTourist.com

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