Meet your private guide and start your walking tour of the historical city center of Ghent. Together with your expert guide, you will visit the highlights of the city. Famous to host one of the most prestigious research universities in Belgium and Europe the town of Ghent is also known as “Belgium’s best-kept secret”. From the characteristic narrow streets and beautiful squares of the historic center rise beautiful monuments such as the three towers where Emperor Charles V was born in 1500 and the famous Saint-Michael’s bridge. During the tour, you will discover the "medieval" heart of the city with its old port along the Leie, the guild houses, the Gravensteen, the meat hall with its impressive wooden trusses, the beautiful churches, the belfry with its dragon on top and of course the impressive Saint Baafs Cathedral. Your visit of Ghent includes also the "sheep stable" on the Emile Braunplein, Klokke Roeland and Vrijdagmarkt.