Die belgische Hafenstadt Gent ist schon allein wegen ihres einzigartig schönen Stadtbildes mit den zahlreichen Gebäuden aus dem Mittelalter einen Besuch wert. Reich verzierte Häuserfronten laden zum Flanieren an den Straßen Graslei und Korenlei ein und bieten auch die Möglichkeit lokale Spezialitäten vor einer wunderschönen Kulisse zu genießen. Für einen ersten reizvollen Überblick über die Innenstadt aus eier besonderen Perspektive bietet sich eine Bootsfahrt durch die zahlreichen Kanäle an. Die Stadt beherbergt gleich zwei Bauten des UNESCO-Weltkulturerbes: Den berühmten Genter Belfried, ein reich geschmückter Glockenturm, sowie zwei der Beginenhöfe der Stadt. Die St.-Bavo-Kathedrale beherbergt zahlreiche sehenswerte Kunstwerke wie etwa den Genter Altar. Die Grafenburg ist eine der am besten erhaltenen Wasserburgen in ganz Europa und kann ganzjährig besichtigt werden.
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Ghent is situated at the confluence of the Scheldt and Leie not far from Brussels and Antwerp. The Belgian city with about 248,000 inhabitants is world-famous for its medieval old town and offers numerous achritectonic and cultural highlights such as the Count's Castle, the Ghent Belfry, the St. Bavo Cathedral or the Blandinberg Book Tower. The city developed through the cloth trade to one of the most important and largest cities in Europe...
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