Several companies offer sightseeing trips (both public and private options) upon Ghent’s waterways, which wind through the city’s medieval old town district, passing by the famed guildhall facades that line the canals, its medieval harbor, and some of Ghent’s monasteries and churches.
Most canal cruise options are either 40 minutes or one hour. Departures are regular throughout the day, from approximately March through November, with fewer departures during winter.
As well as the sightseeing cruises, a couple of companies offer kayak rental, so you can explore the canals at your own speed.
Yes, history fans, it is that Waterloo; the place where Napoleon was defeated in the famous battle.
Today, the countryside where the battle once roared is a bucolic landscape of agricultural fields, but an artificial hill rises up from the surrounding flatlands with a memorial lion sculpture atop the summit to commemorate the day when Napoleon’s army was finally stopped.
One of Ghent’s most stunning monuments is the Belfry, also called the Belfort van Gent.
Additionally, it is the tallest Belfry in all of Belgium at 91 meters tall!
The Belfry of Ghent was first built in the Middle Ages in 1313, and it has a long history. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is obvious why!