![]() With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. Check the range of accommodation and book Ghent hotels Here.Ghent ( Dutch: Gent ( listen) French: Gand ( listen) Medieval English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. There’s a good range of accommodation in Ghent, from the basic room to the more elegant establishments like the Ghent Marriott Hotel in the historic centre. Accommodation is typically fairly easy to secure, except for the month of July when the town hosts Gentse Feesten. There is a lot to see and do in Ghent and it is certainly worth staying a couple of nights here. Like Brussels it’s easy to navigate through Ghent, thanks to a comprehensive and well run public transport system. It’s not surprising then that Ghent has the world’s largest number of vegetarian restaurants per capita. On this day all government canteens and city funded schools promote vegetarian meals. To play its part in reducing the detrimental environmental effects from meat production, this progressive city has a meat-free day on Thursdays which is called Donderdag Veggiedag. Vegetarians will be pleased to know that Ghent is a vegetarian-friendly city. There’s a reasonably wide selection of choices throughout the city – from traditional Belgian fare to Thai, Italian and Asian. The south of the city is known for its student population so you’re more likely to find a youthful crowd here and more budget eateries. Ghent has a large selection of restaurants, cafes and bars, ranging from pokey student type affairs to more elegant and expensive offerings for foodies in search of gourmet foods. ![]() Stroll along the River Leie for one of the most pleasant walks available anywhere in Belgium. Ghent has some stunning listed buildings (many of which are a thousand years old) and you can see many of them in and around the area that runs from St Michielsbrug to St Baafskathedral. ![]() ![]() There are alternative museums to visit – the Museum voor Schone Kunsten has a large display of art dating back to the 14th century while the Bijlolemuseum is located in a building that was first constructed in the 13th century. Museums – Close by are the Design Museum Gent, the Museum voor Sierkunst en Vormgeving (with various displays depicting Ghent life over the past couple of centuries). Groentenmarkt was an execution yard during medieval times, but you need not worry as there’s nothing left of its gory past today. This is where you can pick up tasty Belgian products and where I found my cuberdons. Cuberdon street cartA little south of Vrijdagmarkt is Groentenmarkt where a market is held every Friday. ![]()
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