Ghent, Belgium, is seen from the city’s belfry tower on May 8, 2017. The large church in the foreground is St. Nicholas’ Church, which began construction in the 13th century.

Ghent is the second stop on our three-city tour, sandwiched by Brussels and Bruges. Journeys between each city take no more than an hour, so it’s easy to pack in all three in less than a week ...

Ghent’s heritage is reason enough to travel here. There’s the formidable Castle of the Counts, the 15th-century Great Butchers’ Hall, the UNESCO-listed belfry lording over it all.

Gent is the Dutch spelling of Ghent, since the majority of the city's residents speak Flemish (Belgian Dutch). Brussels is the capital of Belgium, and all 9 of its provinces are easily accessible by ...

Over the years, I keep returning to Belgium's second city. Once I made a pilgrimage to see a world-famous masterpiece, Van Eyck's "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," also called the Ghent Altarpiece.

Ghent is a fairly big city, with about a quarter of a million inhabitants, but the historic center of the town has the perfect size and flow for walking, with one or more sights everywhere you look.

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As my train draws into Ghent station, the first thing I notice is the bicycles. I’ve heard of the Low Countries’ passion for two wheels, but quite how a city of 250,000 inhabitants can collect ...

With her clear blue eyes and slightly nervous gaze, the reconstructed bust of Mos'anne—a woman who lived around 10,500 years ...