Eurostar Ghent Breaks
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Welcome to the majestic city of Ghent, a perfect Eurostar short break destination.
A short break to Ghent is an opportunity to savour the opulence of the one time second largest Medieval city in Europe. You will fall in love with the quaint cobbled streets and the beautiful canal ways. Despite the age of the city the medieval architecture is is excellent condition with nearly 1000 buildings listed and protected because of their historical significance.
The opulence of Ghents past becomes apparent as you walk around, please take a careful note the stunning buildings around the Centre of Ghent from the Old post office and Saint Bevo Cathedral. When the buildings are lit up a night the city takes on a magical appearance and offers the perfect setting for a romantic meal.
The opulence of Ghents past becomes apparent as you walk around, please take a careful note the stunning buildings around the Centre of Ghent from the Old post office and Saint Bevo Cathedral. When the buildings are lit up a night the city takes on a magical appearance and offers the perfect setting for a romantic meal.
Handy tour operator links to Ghent
We recommend some tour operators specialising in package breaks to Ghent.
Here are a selection of Tour operators and travel provider websites offering great value package breaks to Ghent. The tour operators and website presented are affiliated with the writer of this page. All links offer a wide selection of hotel breaks and Ghent breaks with eurostar and other popular carrier services primarily serving holiday makers, businessmen and tourists from the UK.
- Ghent Eurostar Breaks
- Eurostar + Eurotunnel breaks in hotels in Lille,Paris, Ghent.... We have a wide selection of romantic, mid week, week end and short break offers in leading hotels with travel by Eurostar and Eurotunnel. Our hotels have been selected carefully and range from value 3 star, to luxury 4 and 5 star hotel
- Eurotunnel breaks to Ghent hotels
- Ghent breaks with Eurotunnel and Eurostar offered by take the tunnel. Hotels range from 3 to 5 star and romantic and luxury breaks are also catered for.
- Short breaks in Ghent Hotels
- The Short Break Market offer a wide rnage of hotel package breaks to Ghent with a number of leading carriers and due to their purchasing power negotiate great value breaks in Ghent hotels.
Festivals in Ghent
Ghent is host to many different popular festivals throughout the year.
There is the famous summertime 10 day Ghent Festival the "Gentse Festen" with a projected 2 million visitors. The festival has been running for over 150 years and you can expect to see over the 10 day period Jazz, Street theatre and puppeteers and musical acts.
Ghent is also host of the Flanders International film festival and the not to be missed, once every five years festival of flowers, the Gentse Floralien. Music lovers are also catered for during the "10 days off" music festival in July containing a selection of Dance House and Minimal techno styles.
Ghent is also host of the Flanders International film festival and the not to be missed, once every five years festival of flowers, the Gentse Floralien. Music lovers are also catered for during the "10 days off" music festival in July containing a selection of Dance House and Minimal techno styles.
Dining out in Ghent
There is a large selection of gourmet restaurants in and around Ghent.
Ghent is a gourmet paradise with one of the widest selections of cusine styles we have ever seen. If you want to dine somewhere special you should visit the Patershol area and you are guaranteed to find a restaurant to suit both your mood and your palette.
Ghent promotes a meat free day on Thursdays where vegetarian food is served and heavily promoted. Ghent is probably one of the most vegetarian friendly places to eat in Europe as a result of this day.
The food served is of the highest quality and we recommend that you sample the local Stoverij and Waterzooi, which are very tasty stews, made from beef and fish respectively.
Ghent promotes a meat free day on Thursdays where vegetarian food is served and heavily promoted. Ghent is probably one of the most vegetarian friendly places to eat in Europe as a result of this day.
The food served is of the highest quality and we recommend that you sample the local Stoverij and Waterzooi, which are very tasty stews, made from beef and fish respectively.
Things to do in Ghent
Find out what there is to see and do in Ghent
For lovers of art there are plenty of museums and galleries to choose from offering exhibitions of old masters, 20th Century masterpieces and contemporary modern art. We strongly recommend that you visit the Design museum with exhibits dating form the last 3 centuries.
The main shopping area in Ghent is the Veldstraat area and is a must visit when you come to Ghent. Throughout this city you will find interesting boutiques selling everything from luxury chocolates to everyday necessities. Ghent is also peppered with some unusual speciality shops and we have to recommend a visit to the Mustard shop, which is one of the prime examples of this.
The main shopping area in Ghent is the Veldstraat area and is a must visit when you come to Ghent. Throughout this city you will find interesting boutiques selling everything from luxury chocolates to everyday necessities. Ghent is also peppered with some unusual speciality shops and we have to recommend a visit to the Mustard shop, which is one of the prime examples of this.
Travelling
Find out about travelling to and getting around Ghent
Getting around Ghent is easy with its fantastic road network, the Ghent tram system cris crosses the city and there are a number of regular bus routes. Cars are not permitted in the city centre and parking elsewhere is restricted so Ghent is an ideal city to visit via Eurostar. There are a number of free bus services operating at night during the weekends.
Leaving London you can be in Ghent in less than 3 hours using the Eurostar. The Eurostar will terminate at Brussels and you switch to a local train connection.
Leaving London you can be in Ghent in less than 3 hours using the Eurostar. The Eurostar will terminate at Brussels and you switch to a local train connection.
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