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Gent / Gand: is it crowded? When to visit

Gent / Gand (Belgium) is busiest in April, May, June, July, August, September and October and calmest in January, February, November and December. At its busiest, around the week of 12 Jul 2027, about 6,504 tourists stay there each night.

Even then it stays quiet for its size: a good choice to avoid the crowds. 3/9 · Quiet

Tourists week by week, for the year ahead

Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Gent / Gand on the map, week by week →

What to see in Gent / Gand

• Saint Nicholas' Church
• Caermers monastry

182 listed monuments and 198 more things to see and do.

Quieter places near Gent / Gand

Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:

• Antwerpen / Anvers · 55 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Museum Plantin-Moretus, Confiserie Roodthooft
• Ieper / Ypres · 1 h 12 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Menin Gate, Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery
• Mechelen / Malines · 57 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Béguinages in Flanders, Fonteinbrug
• Vorst (Brussel-Hoofdstad) / Forest (Bruxelles-Capitale) · 57 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta, Maison Dubois
• Liège / Luik · 2 h 35 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Military plots of Robermont Cemetery, Collège en Isle

Drive times are estimates from distance.

Where to stay and what to do

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