Ghent vs Antwerp: Flanders Renaissance vs Maritime Fashion

Medieval canals and Gravensteen fortress versus diamond trading, Rubens art, and avant-garde fashion.

Written by ETH Editorial Team

Published: Aug 11, 2026 • Fact-checked by ETH Editorial Team

• Flanders’ Two Dynamic Cities

Flanders’ Two Dynamic Cities

Ghent: Intimate, medieval, romantic, with canalside quays and student bars. Features the 12th-century moated Gravensteen castle and Van Eyck’s Mystic Lamb.
Antwerp: World capital of diamonds, home of Peter Paul Rubens, and Belgium’s fashion design capital. Features the breathtaking Antwerpen-Centraal railway palace.

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Ghent vs Antwerp: Flanders Renaissance vs Maritime Fashion

Flanders’ Two Dynamic Cities

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