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Echoes of Ages: A Historical Journey Through Gent

An audio guided tour by Jenny Multilingual, The History Buff

Welcome to Gent! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 16 stops on a route of 3.83km. This tour focusses mainly on history.

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Tour Sights 📸

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.

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.

Sint-Amanduskapel

Chapel A historic chapel in Gent. The original chapel dates back to around 1480 and has undergone several renovations and transformations throughout its rich history.

Kloosterkerk der franciscanen

Church The Kloosterkerk der franciscanen is a historic church building in Gent, Belgium, built around 1226. The church features a 17th-19th-century monastery and a three-aisle structure with a rectangular courtyard and a neobaroque façade. Today, it serves as a cultural and meeting space.

Bijloke

Sight A museum complex in Ghent, Belgium, the Bijloke is a former hospital and abbey complex that dates back to the 13th century. The site now houses the Stadsmuseum Gent, Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent, and other cultural institutions.

Oudheidkundig Museum

Museum

STAM Ghent City Museum

Museum A museum showcasing the history of Ghent, featuring a mix of heritage and modern elements, with a main circuit offering a multimedia introduction to the city's past, present, and future.

Water tower Kattenberg, Ghent

Water tower A Water Tower, built in 1881, features two brick structures with a capacity of 1000 cubic meters each, one with an original wooden tank and the other with a steel replacement from 1973.

Sint-Kwintenskapel

Chapel A neo-Gothic chapel dedicated to Saint Quintinus (also known as Kwinten). Built in 1857, it was once a holy site and later used as a school before being restored as a theater.

Sint-Barbarakerk

Church A neobaroque Catholic church, the Sint-Barbarakerk, is a characteristic feature of Gent's cityscape. Built in 1854-1858, this church building is a grand example of neobaroque architecture, designed by pater Prosper Coppens and built by Frans Steyaert.