WALKING TOUR 🎧 FREE AUDIO TOUR

Exploring Medieval Splendor: A Journey Through Historic Gent

An audio guided tour by Ryan Multilingual, The Tourist

Welcome to Gent! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 19 stops on a route of 2.28km. This tour focusses mainly on general tourism.

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Tour Sights 📸

Pakhuis

Sight A former building in Ghent, the Pakhuis was built in 1719 and served as a grain warehouse, customs house, and residence of the Kamer van Koophandel among other functions.

Sint-Veerleplein

Sight A historic square in Gent, dominated by the Gravensteen castle, surrounded by buildings, the Lieve and Leie rivers, and the Patershol neighborhood, named after the saint Pharaïldis of Gent.

Oude vismijn

Sight A mixed-use building of historical significance, the Oude Vismijn is one of the oldest markets in Gent, featuring a characteristic Gothic-style gatehouse and traditional stalls, originally opened in 1689.

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.

Design Museum Gent

Museum A museum showcasing an international design collection with a focus on Belgian design, housed in an 18th-century mansion and a modern wing. The collection includes over 22,000 objects, spanning from 1450 to present, with a strong presence of Western European designs.

Brouwerij De Vijf Helmen

Brewery A historic brewery, dating back to 1756, featuring four floors under a sloping gabled roof. The building was protected in 1952 and restored to its original state in 1962.

House of Grain Measurers

House A 17th-century Renaissance-style house in Gand, classified as a monument historic, serving as the second house of the Grain Measurers' Corporation and featuring a facade with six travées, five levels of windows, and a blue stone entablement.

Tolhuisje

House A 17th-century house, known as Tolhuisje, is the smallest house in Gent, standing on the Graslei. It dates back to the Middle Ages, served as a customs house, and has been restored and repurposed as a small café.

Korenstapelhuis

Sight A medieval grain storehouse, also known as the Spijker or Maison de l'Étape du Blé, built in the 12th century and classified as a historical monument since 1943. It served as an entrepôt for cereals transported along the Lys river until 1734.

Graslei

Sight A historic quay in Ghent's city center, Graslei is a cultural and touristic hotspot with a high concentration of café patios, featuring a unique row of historical buildings, many dating back to the Middle Ages, and a protected cityscape.