cathedral
Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Destelbergen is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Heusden, 6km from Gravensteen.
Destelbergen is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 16,853, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Destelbergen sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Destelbergen to your route.
Destelbergen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌdɛstəlˈbɛrɣə(n)] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Destelbergen proper and Heusden and was created on 1 January 1977, by the fusion of these two municipalities. Its western border touches the municipalityRead more
of Ghent and Melle and is formed by an ancient silted up branch of the river Scheldt.
In 2021, Destelbergen had a total population of 18,683. The total area is 26.71 km2 (10 sq mi).
Attractions are the many residential castles, a Gaulish farmhouse, and the Damvallei nature reserve.
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Destelbergen is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0595 latitude, 3.7990 longitude.
Destelbergen has a population of approximately 16,853 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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cathedral
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
6 km · about 10 min drive
castle
A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
6 km · about 10 min drive
tunnel
At 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
37 km · about 40 min drive
tunnel
Tolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cafe
Bruges tavern serving continuously since 1515: likely Belgium's oldest café, with a Flemish Renaissance interior, a stove-warmed main room and a boules garden out back; Van Dyck is said to have paid in paintings.
43 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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