Ghent, Belgium's coolest city (4K ultra HD) | "Manhattan of the Middle Ages"
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- Join me on a walking tour in Ghent (Belgium), one of Europe's most picturesque cities.
When you think of Belgium, two cities probably come to mind - Brussels and Bruges. However, IMHO, Belgium’s most interesting and beautiful city is actually neither one of these two. That honor goes to the lively university city of Ghent, which offers a perfect mix of cultural heritage, architectural beauty, and urban modernity.
Known for its open, rebellious, and innovative attitude, Ghent is one of the most beautifully preserved medieval towns in Europe and often dubbed the ‘Manhattan of the Middle Ages’ because of its abundance of gothic towers, The vibrant city boasts more than 1,000 years of history, the atmosphere of a student city, and an extravaganza of artistic masterpieces
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On the 16th of novemver 1949 138 students took over the Gravestone castle for days while throwing fruit and vegetables at the police, all because the price of beer had risen from 3 Frank to 4 Frank. True legends
I see there's still some values in this world.
There are things you just can't mess with!
Gravensteen is Castle of the Counts in English. The name has nothing to do with graves.
So the money they wasted on fruit and vegetables could have been used to buy beer instead, but that's a whole other story xD I guess they were considered pioneers haha
Not all heroes wear capes.
And the police stormed the castle using ladders from the firemen
Everything nice and clean until you see Overpoort in the morning ... xD
Yeah, that is the young people! More respect for the human that clean this shit!
😂😂😂 so true.
hahaha true
Jup 😂
Vlasmarkt*
I moved from London to Ghent 2 years ago and was the best choice of my life .
Belgium is the most underrated country in europe. It's my favourite one and I am french. And I've travelled a lot around europe.
We were in this city a few years ago. It was a rainy day. But so nice ... So many memories ..
Being born and raised in Ghent but now living in the nowhere in France since twenty odd years my heart is bleeding seeing my lovely city through your lens. There is truly no place on this earth to compare with all the beauty and unique splendour Ghent kept for thousand of years. Above all it's not just an open air museum but a living city where it is pleasant and peaceful to live. A modern city reborn in the 1990's with respect for a cultural deep rooted Flemish background, dynamic, friendly and greener by the day banning traffic out of the centre. It has become the n° 1 tourist city in Europe - you can see why ! Thanks for sharing this jewel.
Hi filip same situation born in gent but living in the south of rance for 22 years but visiting my city several times a year
@@Geeklifepaca We zoen beter Gents klappe hé ? Maar alle gekheid op een stokbroodje (franse invloed ) ik heb nooit wortels geschoten in dit derde wereldland. Ik erger mij bijna dagelijks aan de franse bekrompenheid en enge visie - zeker alhier. Mits enkele zéér rare uitzonderingen. Anderzijds zou ik niet meer kunnen leven in B. Zo'n gekke drukte en overweldigend materialisme. Als ik ga dan is het als toerist, maor mé een 'erte van koekebruud. Doe ze de groeten aldaar en all the best in the South ! Filip
I think the videos from Belgium are placed absolutely right here and a real asset to this channel.
Gorgeous. Here in Australia we dont have many (any) buildings older than 200 yo and to me the architecture shown in Ghent is just breath-taking. Thank you for your wonderful videos
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Hi from Belgium 🤗
There are other stories to tell about Gent ..... like realy shitty social houses , homeless people, corruption.....
yes, there is the beautiful preserved centre but also a lot of not so beautiful parts ..... just putting everything in perspective . Gent now is a city for tourist( rich tourists) but certainly no longer the city for the people who actually lived there ...
@@ilselauwers6009 i live in Belgium too and i understand you want to counter the idyllic image of Ghent but now you are tilting the swing to the other extreme. Ghent is touristic but not like Bruges which is a museum. Ghent stil is a lively vibrant city with students and working people and a rich cultural scène for everyone. You can visit Ghent cheaply if you want. Also outside the center there is a lot of attention for cyclists and everywhere there are green parks for families and children. And it’s true, there is still a lack for affordable housing but i think it’s much worse in most comparable cities.
@@ilselauwers6009 shitty social housing, homeless people and corruption... so basically just like any other city in the world
@@matthi_be yup if you travel outside the city center you will find that everywhere. Only in certain cities you have the problems even inside the city center. Saw videos about L.A. and San Francisco and even the iconic tourist places there have lots of homeless and addicts living on the streets. I'm glad I was there many years ago.
my dad died this year, he thought me to appreciate the beauty of this city because he wanted me to be proud of it and where I came from. I couldn't after his passing see the beauty anymore, you just gave that back to me. so thank you
I feel very sorry for your loss ...
This was a lovely video! Very well done. No annoying narration, no filming in selfie mode, and even included useful descriptions of what we were looking at. Thank you for the content!
Hello Traveler. I got up early for my 5 am flight to Ghent. What a stunningly beautiful city. I've never seen anything like this before. Amazing !! Hope you are well. Thanks for the tour.
How can you fly to Ghent it has no airport?
Gracias por este regalo... Esta sí es mi ciudad favorita de Bélgica... Simplemente la amo...
Un saludo afectuoso desde Caracas...
Having lived in Oudenaarde for a couple of years, Ghent became a regular haunt for me and I have to say you’ve captured the beauty of the city brilliantly. It’s a great place to explore and to do a night time walking tour is magical.
i hope when you are able to travel internationally again you include more walking tours. They are really lovely.
Always love to see videos of my hometown!! More people around the world should know about this beautiful city in Belgium
I live in Belgium! nice to see this video!🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪✌👍
What an architectures treasure this city is. I especially enjoyed the walk you took along the river, it’s great to see people out and about enjoying a beautiful sunny day in exquisite surroundings. Thank you 👏👏
I have no idea why I watched this because I was born in Ghent and have never lived anywhere else, but still to this day I love living here. Kinda felt like going on a stroll but corona friendly I guess haha.
Gent city is de beste 😍😍😍ben naar andere steden geweest pfff Gent staat bij mij op numero 1😜
@@elissainessa6792 en van waar zijde gij dan?
So beautiful city, under a magnificent blue sky! Lovely images!
Thanks for sharing, if not from your CZcams, I won’t know Belgium is such a beautiful country.
Belgium is good only when it's sunny ,when its rainy its not all that
@@laminebah9374 This is such a stupid comment lmao
I've luckily been there once. And let me tell you the scenery in the afternoon is breathtaking! Its like the orange sun only shining on Ghent! The vibe is very different from other country in EU, would likely to go back
Ik ben Antwerpenaar, en ik ben daar steeds erg trots op geweest, maar de laatste 10 a 20 jaar is Antwerpen sterk achteruit gegaan, er blijft nog weinig over van onze prachtige historische stad. 🥺 Gent en Brugge zijn de mooiste steden van België, steden om zeer trots op te zijn en hopelijk houden ze deze steden in ere. Het is zalig om er te vertoeven. Zo prachtig daar 🤩👍
Yay! Im learning dutch and I was able to understand 75% of what you wrote! lol
Hello Laura, thank you for your response, great that you understood almost everything, good luck with your “Dutch” lessons 😉👍 I will translate my text for you with a translation app 🇳🇱 🏴
I am an Antwerp resident, and I have always been very proud of that, but Antwerp has deteriorated sharply over the last 10 to 20 years, and little remains of our beautiful historic city. 🥺 Ghent and Bruges are the most beautiful cities in Belgium, cities to be very proud of and hopefully they will keep these cities alive. It is wonderful to stay there. So beautiful there.
Love these videos in Belgium. 👍👍👍
Can't wait for more videos!!!
Not only the center of Ghent is nice. The streets close to coupure are nice too. The Art Deco houses close by the station are magnificent. Ghent us do much more. You only know the city when you live there. But it’s not. I discover every month new things. The secrets of Ghent ❤️
I am a football fan and only known Ghent has a professional football team. (I live in Hong Kong, never travel to Belgium). Now my eye wide open and MUST subscribe your channel, thank you expert :)
Thx for your subscription
Love it , i was born 77 year ago on Ghent , and it is 25 years I didn’t go home ,so is nice to see the places again , thank you for up loding. This video
Can really feel how much love do people have to their town for the past millenia, very nice.
There are no words to describe the shear splendour of Ghent! I never went there, sadly, but your visit has made me want to return one day!
you should, outsiders are always welcome in Ghent ;]
Really really enjoying your latest videos. It is no longer just flights and accommodations!!! Like I said last week: KEEP UP THE GREAT CONTENT!!! This is why we travel!
The beauty of it all 😇🙏🙌😎✌️💛🎶🤲☮️✝️🌍🕊️. Blessings beautiful Belgium.
It's striking how all youtube videos about Ghent completely forget about the medieval city block 'Patershol'... you passed right by it. Very famous for the narrow cobble stone roads packed with some of the best restaurants in town. Within immediate proximity of your tour (minutes walking), you also forgot the other medieval castle 'Het Duivelsteen', and the medieval city entrance gate with double towers calles 'Het Rabot'. But, all in all, still a good video though.
The tour through Belgium has been wonderful so far, the videos are beautifully shot, and the score is inspiring, as always. Bruges has also been on the 'bucket list', but Ghent is now, too. Thank you.
Wow...another beautiful video. Thank you
Really appreciating these "local" videos, especially since I had to cancel my last trip to Europe. Thanks for posting!
Being an inhabitant of Ghent, I really enjoyed your video... Unfortunately we tried to keep the secret, but it is out now ;-)
It's a city that is small enough to be relaxed, but large enough to have everything (universities, musea, opera, entertainment, good food, a lot of cultural events)
Best time to visit is the second half of july, during the "Gentse Feesten" a 10 day city festival. (Unfortunately not this year, because of covid restrictions, but hopefully again in 2022)
for tourists I wouldn't recomend the Gentse Feesten at all. It'll mess with their ability to take pictures of all the nice buildings/sites. The views of the city are all messed up because of the party tents.
Greetings from Cape Town! Beautiful buildings and peaceful ambience with perfect sky as backdrop! Dankie dokter! Sterkte!
Thanks for this wonderful video.
So beautiful! So clean! I have Belgium on my bucket list!!!
It feels likes the middle east also
What a wonderful place to visit.
Absolument magnifique! Thank you for your beautiful videos, the pace, the music and brief descriptions are so enjoyable! The cathedrals and buildings' architecture, intricate details and the sculpture at 4:00 are stunning! I hope you're feeling better and have fully recovered from Covid🌻
Wonderful video of a fairy-tale gorgeous city. Thanks much for this!
I'm loving this new channel format, with more cultural content! Tks!!
Stunning! Thank you from the other side of the world. And again, the bucket list keeps growing, well, in my dreams anyway. At least I can go to these places through your videos.
Wow! What a beautiful city. Absolutely stunning. Gorgeous video, a job well done. Thank you for sharing! 😊
WOW! Great job capturing Ghent. It's amazing to see this architecture and such a clean city. Thank you.
A stunning city , peaceful , friendly and open minded.
my mom and I are fans of your channel! It was the way we found to travel during the pandemic. we are very grateful to you for providing us with such good content! we hope you are well.
where are you from Mari
@@bablikumari85 can,t you speak English indi girl I don't understand what do you say what are you talking about
Gorgeous place! Very nice work on this video as well! Thank you for sharing.
This architecture is ancient... Older than Belgium itself
This is the best 4K content I’ve ever seen. Thank you.
What a beautiful place, so clean and relaxed, no traffic noise or pollution and the cathedral is stunning, thankyou, hope you are ok.
I live here, only the historical city center is ”quiet” because cars are not allowed, a little further out of the center and you feel like you're in Detroit
@@MrRoadsOfficial Have you been to or lived in detroit?
@@johanwittens7712 yeah once, but I'm only talking about sound, and admittidly, greatly exaggerating XD just a lot of honking traffic and sirens from police and ambulances, i live right next to a busy road with a dangerous intersection :p
Ghent looks beautiful with such amazing architecture.
Thank you for sharing :)
Great to see so many people out enjoying the fresh air! Another amazing eye for detail in your videos. Magnificent!
...not really. The vast majority are masked...breathing back their own carbon monoxide. Fools.
I'm absolutely enjoying the walking tours of your home cities. Very impressed and in awe of all the diverse history and buildings dating back hundreds even centuries ago. Like whose mind thought of things like art and buildings that have stood the test of times. Where I'm from in the states, we have some cultural history of times past, but nothing like this. I see this as a bucket list item in my future.
Thank you once again Dr. for a wonderful video. It is amazing what very steady hands and a phone can produce!
Ah, memories. I was fortunate to live in Brussels for four years and visited Bruges and Ghent many times. You had some fantastic weather!
Gorgeous place! Your video quality and filming skill are outstanding! Thanks a lot.
i've been privileged to visit many times. i will live there someday.
Thank you for posting these while most of us remain unable to travel, yet we continue to connect with our beautiful world through you! Cheers!
I hope you and your family are safe and doing well.
I am glad to see that you are okay. You are blessed to be on the amends.
Thank you, once again for sharing and taking us along with you on your travels.
Another place to add to my future travels
Why am I watching this, I live there lol.
You are very lucky man
@@abulhasan9315 I’m not a man though
I am lucky. I live with my parents in Bruges and my student housing is in Ghent. To me the 2 most beautiful cities in Belgium.
@@nouki000001 sorry for that .nice to meet you we both are watching CZcams . M from india on the other part of globe .
Brings back so much memories during my visit last October 2019! Ahhh so beautiful - great video too!!
Ghent is in my top 10 place to see in Western europe. Lovely medieval town.
I lived long on the coast but that was so boring during the winter and now in Ghent, I feel fine. Compared to Antwerp and Brussels much can be done walking and it's safe. They preserve some dirt here and there to keep it authentic ;-) They renovate but with taste and intelligence.
Town is probably not the correct word. From the year 1000 to around 1550, Ghent was one of the most important cities in Europe. It was bigger than London and second only to Paris in size.
@@jean-pierredevent970 Antwerp can be done by foot or bike perfectly. Safe as well ;-) You can ride from the South to the North in about 15 min by bike.
It has more rough edges than Ghent, but that's what I like about it.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Ghent at night just hits different
Amazing video!!!!♥️Nice Architecture and Good music🎼🎶💖
Flemish cities are gorgeous. What a difference with French-speaking cities in Belgium. Totally different world.
Yes but the flemish littoral area is ugly...
I never ceases to amaze me how you make these beautiful places look even more amazing with your camera work. Thanks for showing me sides of Ghent I have never seen before!
Thank you for your kind compliment ☺️
Fun fact: when you stopped to look at the street artists with the hoops, I am literally looking at them from a window in the museum on the opposite side of the street.
That's beyond cool
So beautiful a city it is!
Dear Dr.! Your last two videos were superb. I love your luxury videos, but I hope you might continue doing these walking videos of different cities. From the responses below, it looks like many others enjoyed it as well. You can expand your experiences (and ours!). Many thanks.
I visited Ghent this wednesday on a sunny afternoon - it's really that beautiful! Would have missed it without your video, so thank you very much!
Thanks for sharing. 🙏
Hope you're back to normal!
Yes 👍💪
I'm a student in Ghent and it's truly one of the most beautiful and best places to live in. You can walk or bike everywhere and the city's center doesn't have any traffic besides public transport, just perfect.
not that great for many if not most small businesses though, contractors have started charging extra for having to go trough the hassle as well, granted tourists and students benefit from it, until it is time to empty their rooms
unless you need a firetruck or an ambulance. or anything that involves construction / city maintenance. xD . Enjoy Ghent as it is today bc many companies are flocking to Hasselt and Antwerp now
@@mplewp I have read a charming banner over a shop that states how the current administration has ruined what had been built up by 2015 and how small businesses can no longer hope to compete against big chains and online shopping and are pulling out, how the circulation plan made deliveries hell, how vanity projects ruined the authentic feeling of the town and so on
@@istoppedcaring6209 well Belgium has been ruined by its politicians for decades. and still no sign of that disaster improving. in fact you are close to beating Venezuela in terms of corruption xD
@@mplewp You do realise that most cities in europe have pedestrain only areas, and construction/city maintnance etc are just allowed, right? It's not like you cant go there by car no matter what. Pedestrain traffic is also much better for businesses which has been proven times and times again.
When i need to go go school i always see these pretty things
You’re lucky 😉
Have always preferred Ghent to Bruges also Aalst which is smaller but as interesting
Great restaurants in Ghent Het Pakhuis being one of my favourites in Europe low key great food service and amazing building ...found it by accident on a work trip down an alleyway
So much so that one year we turned up they were full and we had to plead to get a table having come from the UK
They could only offer us the romantic corner , Given it was two middle aged men we thought for a second and replied you don't tell anyone we won't.😁
Eventually took my wife to Ghent who was only disappointed because they were relaying the tram tracks so I have to take her back again
Net terug van een lang weekend Gent. Geweldige stad! Zoals de receptioniste van ons hotel het mooi omschreef: een wereldstad in een klein formaat. Groeten uit Groningen (wat ook een hele mooie stad is overigens ☺️)
That's nice ! Great video as usual. Stay safe guys
Thx
Stunning place, well done good video
Thanks for informing and sharing!
OMG! Beautiful. Well made!
Welcome back buddy, happy to c u on again
Beautiful, thank you.
Mind blowing
Beautiful video!! Thanks so much. I'm looking forward to going there in 2 weeks with my family 😍🥰❤🙏👏
Absolutely charming ❤️
Beautiful! I'll LOVE to visit one day!
Ghent is well known for its large public squares and marketplaces, chief among which is the Vrijdagmarkt (“Friday Market”), the centre of the life of the medieval city. Of Ghent's many famous medieval monasteries, the most notable are the ruined 7th-century abbey of St.
Hard to believe you're using your phone to capture these stunning videos. They are always clear, steady and extraordinarily captivating.
I love your icon! For professional reasons, I have a great appreciation for the Space Force. 😁
@@anonymous00117 I don’t use a gimbal 😉
What phone is this?
@@anonymous00117 he uses an iphone 11.
@@frosty2660 he answered iPhone 11 in another comment. 👍
Awe, I live in Gent! Exactly as you captured it!! Thank you!!
Super vedio sir very nice ❤️
Such a fabulous video. Great Camera work. Well done 👏🏻
Wonderful place. Definitely going to visit this amazing place
And these buildings are still standing. Beautiful architecture. Be safe and take care.
اجمل ذكرياتي في بلجيكا وخاصة مدينتي الثانية جانت .اه على الايام الجميلة
Thanks and Great video.
What a cosy place 🎒
You're welcome haha
Gent is a beautiful city. It has a great vibe with all the students. Together with Antwerpen my favorite Belgian city.
Not all that is looks as if it medieval is in fact so though. In the 19th century many European cities made some medieval enhancements, especially in Belgium. Real medieval architecture was much more austere.
So lovely Ghent! a great video, like always. it seems you filmed the video on saint friday or saturday. Thank you for sharing
Ghent is great! Thanks. Hope you're recovering well.