Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent

Absolutely stunning! Do not miss it on your visit to Ghent. To see the Adoration of The Mystic Lamb you'll have to pay 4 euro (audio guide included). Please do note that the tower is open only during the Ghent festival in July! If you want to see the city from above during the rest of the year, you can climb the belfry tower (8 euro).

(Detailed review below) Ambience - 5/5 Accessibility - 3/5 Cost - 4/5 Service - 4/5 Ambience - This church is really grand with beautiful carvings, statues, sculptures, stained glass. There’s a certain majestic feel with this as you enter through the huge doors. And of course, it houses the Gent Altarpiece which has such an interesting story behind it. The ticket to enter the viewing gallery also covers the rental of the audio guide which is really useful in understanding the symbolism of the paintings. If you like art and history, don’t give this a miss. Accessibility - For the most part, the cathedral is accessible with a wheelchair but towards the back, there are steps to raised floors leading towards the crypts. Cost - Entry to the view the Altarpiece is ticketed but the cost goes towards an audio guide too so it’s not too bad. The viewing gallery is literally a small room in the corner that houses the Altarpiece and not much else. The rest of the church is free to explore. Tip - There are multiple signs prohibiting the taking of photos/videos in the church but strangely enough, none of the staff was enforcing that rule and all the tourists were busy snapping away. Obviously, please refrain from using flash. Service - No issues with staff but it wasn’t entirely clear at the beginning that the ticket entry included the audioguide. The ticket seller could have been a bit friendlier and pointed that out or welcoming visitors.