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'''Gent''' is a city in [[Belgium]]. It's one the capital of the biggest cities region Oost-Vlaanderen, and is known throughout the country for being so rich in Belgiumculture. It has numerous squares, however it's fairly small compared towers and churches that are extremely beautifull at night. Intresting places to metropolitans like London visit are the Korenmarkt, Vrijdagsmarkt, Belfort, Sint Baafs and Parismany more. Just swing by in the tourist centry. Another very important thing to know is that Ghent has a very big is one of the biggest university, so you can expect to see very much studentscities in Belgium. The student main area for students is mainly focused around the Sint Pietersplein, however university buildings but schools and student dorms are scattered all over the city.Ghent (like the rest Students are very friendly and are very proud of Belgium)their city, is relatively cheap. Expect to see a lot of cafeso if you's, restaurants and snack bars where you can get a drink or food at reasonable prices.Intresting places to visit are the students quarter, the Veldstraat (shopping street)re looking for help, don't Gravensteen (a big castle), numerous squares (Vrijdagsmarkt, Kouter, ...), etc.It's located not far off from Bruges and Brussels, which are excellent towns hesitate to visit aswellask them.
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You can get free internet acces at the university library "de boekentoren" or in english the book tower. It's a big tower located at Blandijnberg, Near Sint Pieters plein (is NOT same as sint pieters station)
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When looking for cheap food and drinks, you can easily try these student areas, as there are many cheap bars (drinks €1-€2) and restaurants/snack bars. Scattered through the city are also a lot of so called frietkoten. These are small restaurants or even shacks, where you can buy fries and snacks against extremely low prices. It's real Belgian culture, and you should really try it out if you ever visit Belgium.
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[[Category:Oost-Vlaanderen]]
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