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Ghent


Within a classic step-gabled canal-side house, the showstopping attraction at this super-central hostel is the unbeatable view of Ghent’s main towers as seen from the breakfast room (breakfast €5). It also has the biggest, cheapest dorms. Smaller rooms have little view, if any.

Note that there's limited vehicular access to this part of town, the cobblestones are a nightmare for wheelies and there's no elevator.


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1. Korenlei

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The Korenlei area is on the west bank of the River Leie; Graslei is on the east bank.

2. Korenmarkt

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Ghent's best-loved waterfront square, the 'Wheat Market' is where you'll find some of the city's best architecture, including the former post office (now…

3. Graslei

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Ships have been docking on either side of the River Leie since the 11th century. The area on the east bank is known as Graslei; Korenlei is on the west…

4. Grasbrug

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To admire Ghent’s towers and gables at their most photogenic, stand just west of the little Grasbrug bridge over the Leie at dusk. It’s a truly gorgeous…

5. Design Museum

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A vast toilet-roll sculpture humorously marks the back side of this museum, which has a collection specialising in furnishings including baroque, art…

6. Belfort

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Ghent’s Unesco-listed 14th-century belfry (91m) is topped by a large dragon weathervane: he's become something of a city mascot. You’ll meet two previous…

7. Gravensteen

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Flanders’ quintessential 12th-century stone castle comes complete with moat, turrets and arrow slits. It’s all the more remarkable considering that during…

8. Werregarenstraat

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Ghent's attachment to graffiti as an art form began in this central alley, known locally as Graffitistraatje. The website has a live map showing the…