Ghents Medieval Canvas Art Power and Rebellion

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|Ghent, Belgium|Activity provider:Ciceru

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1 hour 45 minutes (approx.)

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What's Included

Self-guided tour on your smartphone (no app required)
Map and Google Maps directions to each of the eight stops
Audio guide and accompanying text for each point of interest
Audio and text available in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese
No physical guide provided
Offline access not included — internet required on your phone

Overview

Explore Ghent at your own pace with a self-guided walking tour on your phone. The route covers Ghent's historic center with eight stops from Saint Bavo's Cathedral to the Vrijdagmarkt, including the Belfry, Town Hall and Gravensteen Castle.

Itinerary

Main stop

1 pickup location option:

Vrijdagmarkt 50, , 9000 Ghent

Sint-Baafsplein, 9000 Ghent

Start your walk at the St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent. Just open the app nearby to begin exploring this 89-meter Gothic mountain that has survived iconoclastic mobs, the baptism of emperors, and the world’s most stubbornly unsolved art heist.

Sint-Baafsplein, 9000 Ghent

Look up at the Ghent Belfry, a 91-meter medieval middle finger to feudal lords topped with a gilded dragon that has spent seven centuries watching the city’s economic engine stall and restart.

Botermarkt, , 9000 Ghent

Behold the Ghent Town Hall, a masterpiece of architectural schizophrenia where flamboyant Gothic lace crashes head-first into the sober, mathematical ego of the Italian Renaissance.

Cataloniëstraat, 9000 OV

Admire St. Nicholas Church, the blue-collar cathedral of the skyline that doubled as a city watchtower so the local merchants could keep one eye on God and the other on their grain shipments.

Sint-Michielsplein, 9000 Ghent

Stand atop St. Michael's Bridge, the city’s definitive grandstand where you can see the "holy trinity" of towers in one frame while a bronze Archangel Michael finishes off a dragon at your feet.

Sint-Pietersplein 9, 9000 Ghent

Stare down the Gravensteen Castle, a Crusader-inspired clenched fist of stone that has functioned as a count’s residence, a grim prison, and the site of a 1949 student uprising over the price of beer.

Vrijdagmarkt, 9000 Ghent

Survey the Vrijdagmarkt, a massive square where eight centuries of commerce and bloody riots played out under the watchful eye of a weather-vane mermaid and a statue of a man pointing vaguely toward England.

Werregarenstraat, 9000 OV

Wrap up your tour at the Graffiti street in Werregarenstraat. Take a moment to enjoy the view of this ever-shifting "tolerance zone" where the city's history is rewritten in spray paint every few hours before ending your tour.

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Main stop

Highlights

Self-guided smartphone tour of Ghent’s historic centre
Eight curated stops along the route
Visit landmarks including Saint Bavo's Cathedral, the Belfry, Town Hall and Gravensteen Castle
Explore at your own pace

Full description

Self-guided walking tour on your phone through Ghent's historic centre. The route covers eight stops from Saint Bavo's Cathedral to the Vrijdagmarkt, passing landmarks such as the Belfry, Town Hall and Gravensteen Castle. Start anytime and explore at your own pace.

Not Suitable For

Not wheelchair accessible
Not stroller accessible
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
Not recommended for people with back problems
Not recommended for people with heart conditions

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Transportation

Public transportation is available nearby

Pet policy

Pets are allowed

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