Ghent, Belgium

A medium-sized city but very active, not so far away from Brussels. But then again: nothing's far in Belgium. Ghent is the homebase of Beyondjazz so if you're coming down let us know. There's a really good tourist office for youngsters called Use-it. A must-see is the 'Gentse Feesten' in July, probably the biggest city festival in Europe, attracting 1.5 million people in 10 days. And Ghent won the contest of the most pleasant city in Flanders in 2005.

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