The area around the grand main station and the large, leafy Citadelpark, with the fine-arts and contemporary-art museums nearby. Green, convenient for arrivals and departures, and a short tram from the centre, if less atmospheric; the base for travellers who value easy transport connections, the big museums and parkland, with the historic core a quick ride away.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€120–200
typical per night in Belgium
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Ghent — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Sint-Pieters & the south and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Graffiti Street (Werregarenstraat)25 min walk2.1 km
- The Belfry26 min walk2.2 km
- The Graslei & Korenlei27 min walk2.3 km
- A canal boat tour27 min walk2.3 km
- Belgian beer29 min walk2.4 km
- Gravensteen Castle7 min taxi2.5 km
- Patershol quarter7 min taxi2.5 km
- Flemish food & waterzooi7 min taxi2.5 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 3.The Ghent Altarpiece — In St Bavo's Cathedral hangs one of the most important paintings in Western art — the Van Eyck brothers' dazzling 15th-century 'Adoration of the Mystic Lamb', a revolutionary, jewel-like masterpiece of early oil painting, now stunningly restored and shown with an augmented-reality experience. A genuine art-historical wonder and a bucket-list sight for any art lover; the cathedral itself is magnificent too. Unmissable, and worth the small entrance fee.
- 10.Fine Arts & SMAK museums — In the leafy Citadelpark stand two of Belgium's finest art museums, facing each other — the MSK Fine Arts Museum, with a superb collection from Flemish Primitives (Bosch, Bruegel) to Ensor and modern masters, and across the way the SMAK contemporary-art museum, one of the country's best. A rewarding cultural half-day for art lovers, in a pleasant park setting near the station; the MSK in particular is a gem, spanning centuries of great art.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Sint-Pieters & the south; flights via Google Flights.