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Day Trips · 4 min · April 4, 2026

# Ghent: Bruges' Cooler, Edgier Neighbour

Just 25 minutes by train, Ghent has a completely different energy.

Image: Ghent: Bruges' Cooler, Edgier Neighbour (https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1636406549515-3108c7dc8ebc?w=800&q=80)

Ghent is 25 minutes from Bruges by train. Where Bruges is polished and preserved, Ghent is rougher, livelier, more student-driven.

The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck is in St Bavo's Cathedral — one of the most important paintings in Western art. The Gravensteen castle lets you walk the ramparts.

For food, Ghent is ahead of Bruges. Try Balls & Glory or Holy Food Market in a converted chapel. Trains run every 15 minutes. Return tickets are about €12.

## Where to stay

Dark Chocolate Room: https://www.chocolatesuites.be/en/rooms/chocolate-suite-1
Candy Family Suite: https://www.chocolatesuites.be/en/rooms/chocolate-suite-2
Sweet Chocolate Room: https://www.chocolatesuites.be/en/rooms/chocolate-suite-4
Giant Donut Family Room: https://www.chocolatesuites.be/en/rooms/chocolate-suite-9

See the 10 suites (https://www.chocolatesuites.be/en/rooms)

## More from the Journal

- What to Do in Bruges When It Rains (And It Will Rain) (https://www.chocolatesuites.be/en/journal/bruges-rain-plan) 4 min
- Michelangelo's Madonna: The Sculpture That Wasn't Supposed to Be Here (https://www.chocolatesuites.be/en/journal/church-of-our-lady) 4 min
- Minnewater: The So-Called 'Lake of Love' (https://www.chocolatesuites.be/en/journal/minnewater-lake) 4 min

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