Ghents Medieval Canvas Art Power and Rebellion

1 h 45 min Free cancellation Private tour

Ghents Medieval Canvas Art Power and Rebellion, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Explore Ghent at your own pace with a self-guided walking tour on your phone. You get a clear map of all 8 stops, simple directions through Google Maps, and short audio stories you can play when you reach each location.

The route covers Ghent's historic center, from Saint Bavo's Cathedral to the Vrijdagmarkt, passing sites like the Belfry and Cloth Hall, the Ghent Town Hall, and Gravensteen Castle.

Start anytime, pause whenever you like, and explore freely. No groups, no schedules. Audio and text available in 7 languages.

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 45 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: German, Portuguese, English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish
Written guide: German, Portuguese, English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by: Ciceru

Ages: Adults (1–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Audioguide about each point of interest along the tour
Included: Self-guided tour on your smartphone, APP not needed!
Included: Available in: English, Deutsch, Italiano, Français, Español, Português, 中文

Not included

Not included: A physical guide (the tour is accessible on your smartphone)
Not included: Access offline. Internet needed on your phone

Itinerary

St. Bavo's Cathedral

Passing by

Start your walk at the St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent. Just open the app nearby to begin exploring this 89-meter Gothic mountain that has survived iconoclastic mobs, the baptism of emperors, and the world’s most stubbornly unsolved art heist.
Het Belfort van Gent

Passing by

Look up at the Ghent Belfry, a 91-meter medieval middle finger to feudal lords topped with a gilded dragon that has spent seven centuries watching the city’s economic engine stall and restart.
Ghent Town Hall (Stadhuis)

Passing by

Behold the Ghent Town Hall, a masterpiece of architectural schizophrenia where flamboyant Gothic lace crashes head-first into the sober, mathematical ego of the Italian Renaissance.
Stop 4

Passing by

Admire St. Nicholas Church, the blue-collar cathedral of the skyline that doubled as a city watchtower so the local merchants could keep one eye on God and the other on their grain shipments.
St Michael's Bridge

Passing by

Stand atop St. Michael's Bridge, the city’s definitive grandstand where you can see the "holy trinity" of towers in one frame while a bronze Archangel Michael finishes off a dragon at your feet.
Gravensteen

Passing by

Stare down the Gravensteen Castle, a Crusader-inspired clenched fist of stone that has functioned as a count’s residence, a grim prison, and the site of a 1949 student uprising over the price of beer.
Dulle Griet

Passing by

Meet the Dulle Griet Cannon, a 12,000-kilogram Mad Meg that was painted terrifying crimson to scare off enemies but ended up spending most of its life as a very expensive neighborhood trash bin.
Vrijdagmarkt

Passing by

Survey the Vrijdagmarkt, a massive square where eight centuries of commerce and bloody riots played out under the watchful eye of a weather-vane mermaid and a statue of a man pointing vaguely toward England.
Stop 9

Passing by

Wrap up your tour at the Graffiti street in Werregarenstraat. Take a moment to enjoy the view of this ever-shifting "tolerance zone" where the city's history is rewritten in spray paint every few hours before ending your tour.