The exuberant city of Ghent.....
The best kept secret in Europe ! The town of Ghent has the charm of nearby Brugge without its "touristy" feel. Try to name one city that has so many different faces. Where in the world can you find many different landscapes, people, historical events, and art treasures all in such a small area? Ghent, situated between the hub cities of Amsterdam and Paris, offers the ideal mix to discover Europe.What to do?
Everybody who loves to travel, enjoys sightseeing, history, and a good restaurant, can go from the exuberant city of Ghent www.gent.be to the rural area of the Flemish Ardennes www.vlaamse-ardennen.be. During your trip, you can go on a boat trip in Bruges www.brugge.be or visit the heart rendering battle sites and the war museum in Ieper www.inflandersfields.be.
Have to do in Ghent:
Kraanlei : Historic walking area Museum of Decorative Arts and Design : Art museum Museum of Folklore : Specialty museum Bijlokemuseum, Ghent : History museum Alijn House : History museum Patershol, Ghent : Neighborhood St. Michael's Bridge : Historic walking area Saint Nicholas Church : Religious historic site Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art : Art museum Ghent Town Hall : Architectural Government building Ghent Friday Market : Flea/street market
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| EVENTS AND FESTIVALS | |
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| 04 Apr 11 | Tour of flanders |
| 27 May 11 | Jeneverfeesten-Zele |
| 25 Aug 11 | Feest in het park-Oudenaarde |
| 22 Sep 11 | Profwellness |
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The Flemish Ardennes......
Is especially known by cyclists who watch out for an annually recurring weekend in the spring: the bicycle competition "The Rounds of Flanders" www.rvv.be.
Those who seek solitude and relaxation as well as those that are active athletes will feel right at home at the Flemish Ardennes. www.vlaamse-ardennen.be
What to do?
From here, you can go on day trips to artistic cities such as Oudenaarde www.oudenaarde.be,Bruges www.brugge.be or Brussels www.brussels.be.The coast also has wonderful places to go to on a day trip: www.knokke.be or www.dehaan.be We suggest a few interesting links of nice places to visit in the neighborhood in case it might rain in the Flemish Ardennes: Visit our bicycle museum www.crvv.org. When the weather is good, the following links are useful:www.kluisbos.be and www.degavers.be
Have to do in the Flemish Ardennes:
| EVENTS AND FESTIVALS | |
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| 31 Dec 69 | technopolis-expo gent |
| 16 Apr 11 | next floralies-botanical exhibition |
| 14 Jul 11 | Gentse Feesten - Popular streetfestival |
| 15 Sep 11 | Festival of Flanders-clasical music |
| 01 Nov 11 | countryside-expo gent |
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