With just 250,000 inhabitants, Ghent is not necessarily huge. But when it comes to cultural heritage, gastronomy and cycling, she plays in the first division. This is the home of the Ghent Six Day Race or starting point of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. And here is born a living legend of cycling: Sir Bradley Wiggins!

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

April 2, 2022

Vrijdagmarkt, place where vibrant and commercial life comes together at the feet of Jacob van Artevelde.
Friday is the perfect day to discover the city of the Noose Bearers.
The working week is almost over and the weekend is just around the corner.
Noose carriers (nickname of Ghent residents) are about to go into weekend mode.
Here we are, neatly dressed in a suit and with a perfectly knotted tie around our neck.
We start our historic 'Fantasiereycke' walk at the feet of Jacob van Artevelde on the Vrijdagmarkt. Greet the 'Wise Man' on his pedestal and humbly look for the Lower Scheldt. Centuries-old facades, shrouded in the shade of the spring sun, still exude history today. On the shore, King Willem I (King of the United Netherlands 1815 – 1830) stares at his reflection in the Lower Scheldt. His faded glory days are visible like a ripple in the murky water. Time does not stand still. Everything comes and passes...
Young canoeists float carelessly o

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Glen Sobel

August 22, 2024

I recommend leaving your bike safely behind and exploring the beautiful old town on foot.

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Location: Ghent, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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