Historical Walking Tour: Legends of Gent
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
Join our daily Free Historical Tour of Ghent and discover the highlights of our gorgeous city in the company of a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide. We take you on a journey through the legendary past of Ghent and give you lots of tips on where to go and what to do in the city today.
History and funny stories, legends and interesting facts, highlights and hidden gems — this tour has got everything to make your experience of Ghent authentic and exciting!
If you cannot make it to the tour for whatever reason, please notify us, so we can open your slot to other visitors. Thank you and enjoy the tour!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Our guides are volunteers who offer tours for tips, so please bring cash to reward the guide. The charged fee only covers the cost of booking via this platform.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
St Michael's Bridge
We start here with an introduction to the history of Ghent and the role the city played as a trading hub in medieval times. We also introduce you to the 3 towers of the Ghent skyline, which are best visible from this spot.
Graslei and Korenlei
At the Graslei, the beating heart of the historical city centre, we show you which buildings were involved in the trading activities when this area functioned as the city’s port.
Options
Spanish Tour
Tour in English
What‘s Included
All Fees and Taxes
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
1,955 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great introduction to Ghent
E7395LAcolins,Jun 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kasia was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable. We saw lots of Ghent we would have missed without her. It helped orientate us in Ghent. She is very friendly and chatty.
Kasia rocks!
860marijnk,Jun 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kasia was both knowledgable and entertaining, wonderful tour!
Highly recommend
stephenking2019,Jun 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nice tour and Kasia was knowledgeable.
Really cool
danielmE5023UI,Jun 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kasia gás very interesting and fun stories to tell us! Nice tour
Do not miss the start of the tour and the graffiti map
Q1135EKcarlam,Jun 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour with our guide Hans! His knowledge about the city and history is impressive! The graffiti map used to explain the history of the city at the beginning of the tour is super!
so informative. What is Ghent even about?
Elaine N,Jun 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What is Ghent even about? This guy tells us
Great walking tour with Kasia
williamhU4732MM,Jun 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great walking tour with Kasia. She was very engaging and made it personable and tried to remember names. She gave good recommendations for food, chocolate, beers to check out after the tour. Happy 4th tour guide anniversary Kasia!
Very informative tour
J6879DSalc,Jun 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Informative, helpful, and a pleasant 90 minutes which really made choosing where to go after easy! I forget the girl’s name who hosted but she was great! It was a Monday morning at 10:30 …
Not much history in a history tour
Culture35407492957,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00I was rather disappointed with this tour. It is marketed as a historical tour but there was not that much history in it. We were 30 people in the group and a lot of time was spent by Kasia asking where we are from and commenting on our country of original. There were no ear pieces provided so we could only listen to her when we would stop, so time (with no history related info) was spent walking. Finally in a 2 hour tour, Kasia after about 90 min told us that she wanted to end the tour there. Overall quite disappointing experience. On a positive note, Kasia is a very nice and very friendly person.
Fantastic walking tour
Europe2010 10,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tatiana was an excellent and engaging guide. She gave life and context to this beautiful city. The walking tour was really valuable in gaining historical and geographic orientation. The next morning early before the crowds we retraced the route and ventured a little further into the city. What a gem! Don’t miss this tour and take a look inside the hostel at the meeting point, there is a lovely view from the dining area.
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