Visitor's guide - Visit Gent

P. 10“ESCAPE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OFTHE CITY AT THE PRINSENHOF, WHERECHARLES V WAS BORN IN 1500.STROLL THROUGH THE MACHARIUSNEIGHBOURHOOD AT PORTUS GANDA,DISCOVER THE RUINS OF ST BAVO’SABBEY AND THE ‘GROENE KERK’(‘GREEN CHURCH’)… AND DON’T BEAFRAID TO GET LOST.”NeighbourhoodsGhent is a compact city. All attractions are withinwalking distance from one another. The two touristquarters seamlessly blend together. The HistoricalCentre boasts the highest concentration of historicalbuildings and monuments, while the Arts Quarter ishome to the main museums.There are no physical boundaries. You can easily walkfrom one neighbourhood to another, and pop into oneof the many inviting cafes and restaurants along theway.Torens Graslei Gravensteen Vrijdagmarkt Portus Ganda Kouter Zuid Sint-Pietersplein Citadelpark Bijloke