Signature experience — Ghent
Flemish art triangle
Duration
Full day
Price
From €790
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Leaving Lille, the Flemish plain flattens out along the Lys: it’s a neat 75 km via the A22/E17 to Ghent, another 50 km on the N9 to Bruges, then roughly 100 km back through the E40 toward Brussels and home. Three medieval cores, three moods: Ghent’s trio of towers and the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (1432) at St. Bavo’s, Bruges’ quiet Reie quays, and Brussels’ Brabantine Gothic City Hall on the Grand-Place. You’ll hear carillons, read brickwork like a timeline, and trace Flemish paint from Van Eyck to Memling.
The day is structured yet flexible: hotel pickup at 8 am, Mercedes on standby, and while your driver handles traffic and parking, you taste, visit, compare. In Ghent, drop-off by the Graslei for a short walk to St. Bavo’s; in Bruges, wait time by Burg Square while you climb the Belfry’s 366 steps; in Brussels, a held table at Noordzee – Mer du Nord or Aux Armes de Bruxelles, depending on appetite and clock. Distances are short, pacing adjusts, and the circuit breathes.
Your itinerary
- I
08:00 — Hotel pickup in Lille; drive A22/E17 to Ghent (about 1 hour).
- II
09:15 — Ghent: drop at Graslei, visit St. Bavo’s and the Altarpiece (1h15).
- III
11:30 — Bruges via N9; climb the Belfry or Groeningemuseum, lunch held for 13:00 (2h30 on site).
- IV
15:30 — Brussels: stop at Grand-Place and Galeries Royales (1h), then return to Lille by 18:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French-speaking driver
- ✓ Mercedes E or V-Class
- ✓ Hotel pickup included
- ✓ Vehicle on standby all day
Your chauffeur’s tip
To view the Mystic Lamb without crowds, aim for St. Bavo’s opening at 10:00 and prebook the Polyptych tickets; then head to Bruges before the coaches, ideally arriving around 11:30.
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