The best things to do in Ghent Belgium
Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the east Flanders province and is also the third largest in the country of Belgium. Originally the city started as a settlement at the confluence of the rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the late Middle Ages became one of the largest cities of northern Europe. It is also a port and a university city. One of the most famous things in the city of Ghent is the ten-day-long Ghent Festival which is known as Gentse Feesten in Dutch and is held every year and attended by about one million visitors. Most of the historians believe that the older name for Ghent, ‘Ganda’ is derived from the Celtic word ganda which means confluence. Ghent is famous for a lot many things like Tourism, Architecture, Museums, Restaurants and Culinary traditions, festivities and nature. What are the top 5 attractions in Ghent, Belgium? Read full blog!