This year’s social programme embraces our beautiful city by highlighting the best Ghent has to offer.

We start by having a historical excursion by boat with English guide through the medieval centre of Ghent.
It is an enthralling historical passage through medieval Ghent admiring its wide range of monuments: old guildhalls built by bargees, bricklayers, fishmongers and marksem of the hagbut association; impressive castles such as the “Counts Castle” and the “Princes Court”, birthplace of Charles V; the old fishmarket facing the even older Meat Hall; the more than solid 13th century Monasteries previously inhabited by Augustinians and Dominicans; the Ancient Port of Ghent along with its mercantile houses; ....

Finally, we have a gastronomical menu in “Het Pand”, the Cultural Centre of Ghent University (if you are a vegetarian, there is the possibility to order a vegetarian menu). “Het Pand”, a former Dominican monastery, is located in the historical centre of the city, on the banks of the river “Leie”. Since its rehabilitation and restoration, finished in 1991, “Het Pand” has been offering a wide range of possibilities for the organisation of scientific congresses and cultural events. “Het Pand” houses some valuable collections, such as the rich ethnographical and archaeological collections of the university, the Museum for the History of Medicine, full-size photographs of paintings of Brueghel and Early Flemish Masters, and an interesting collection of stained glass.

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