City Info

Nearly 60km (37mi) southwest of Antwerp is the city of Ghent (Gent in Flemish and Gand in French), once a medieval-era powerhouse due to its 14th-century status as the largest cloth producer in Europe. It is now the capital of the Flanders province of Oost-Vlaanderen and home to a significant university student population. A beautiful well-kept secret: the cultural city of Ghent, in the heart of Flanders.