WALKING TOUR ⭐️ PREMIUM AUDIO TOUR

Gentse Glorie: Een Wandeling Door Heden en Verleden

An audio guided tour by Hans De Hengel, The History Buff

Welcome to Gent! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 20 stops on a route of 5.40km. This tour focusses mainly on history.

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Tour Sights 📸

Boekentoren

Library A historic library building designed by Henry van de Velde, housing over 3 million books, with its distinctive Greek cross shape and 64-meter height. Constructed in concrete, it was the fourth tower in Ghent, marking the city's skyline.

UFO

School A building at the University of Gent, housing the largest auditorium of the university, with 1000 seats that can be divided into two by a mobile wall.

De Vooruit

Sight A people's house, designed by Ferdinand Dierkens between 1911 and 1914, this historic complex was a symbol of the socialist movement in the interwar period and is now a cultural center hosting concerts, parties, and cultural events.

Urbis Complex

Sight A multifunctional complex housing a shopping center, offices, apartments, and the provincial administrative center. It features underground parking and spans the entire block between Woodrow Wilsonplein, Kuiperskaai, and Oudescheldestraat.

Our-Lady Ter Hooyen

Sight A béguinage is a former residence of beguines, female religious communities, established in Ghent in 1234. Our-Lady Ter Hooyen is a small beguinage founded by countesses Johanna and Margaretha of Flanders, featuring a neoclassical gate, church, and surrounding buildings with white walls and green gates.

Geeraard de Duivelsteen

Château A 13th-century gothic architecture building, previously a château, ballroom, armory, monastery, and prison, it has served various purposes over the centuries.

Bisschoppelijk Paleis Gent

Sight A palace built in the neogotique style, serving as the administrative seat of the Diocese of Ghent and the residence of the bishop. It has been a protected monument since its construction in 1845.

Achtersikkel

Sight Achtersikkel is a historic square with 14th-century stone buildings, including a corner tower and a round tower with an octagonal belvedere, from a former residence of the Van der Sickele family, a prominent patrician family in Ghent.

Sint-Jorishof

Sight A historic building in Ghent, originally the court of the Crossbow Society, now functioning as a restaurant, brasserie, and event space after renovations.

De Gekroonde Hoofden

House A historic house, dating back to around 1560, previously known as "De Draecke", featuring 14 busts of Flemish counts on its façade. Today, it is a restaurant and a protected monument since 1993, part of the preserved cityscape around the Sint-Veerleplein.