The medieval vineyard
Real vines in a walled garden in the city.
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For the lover of religious history, or if a major temporary exhibition is on (check โ its shows are among Ghent's most important): yes. The garden with its vines is a lovely free break. Combine it with the student Sint-Pietersplein for lunch and the nearby STAM. For a short visit: the centre comes first.
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St Peter's Abbey is among the oldest abbeys of Flanders โ founded by St Amand in the seventh century on the Blandijnberg hill south of Ghent โ and in the Middle Ages the region's richest and most powerful. What you see today is seventeenth-century baroque: a church with a huge Roman-style dome, the abbey's broad buildings around a courtyard, and a walled garden with a real vineyard โ among the few survivors of Ghent's medieval vines. The visit combines the abbey (with the artistic "time machine" show on its history and an inventive audio guide led by a fictional "monk"), the quiet garden with its vines and fruit trees, and major temporary exhibitions held in its halls (historical and artistic, among Ghent's most important). The church itself (Sint-Pieterskerk) is free with its stunning dome. In the lively student quarter south of the centre (Sint-Pietersplein with its bars) โ for the lover of religious history and exhibitions.
Real vines in a walled garden in the city.
A Roman-style church with a huge dome โ free.
An inventive audio guide led by a fictional monk.
Sint-Pietersplein 9, 9000 Ghent