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Saint Bavo's Cathedral Ghent
This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Kalken is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wetteren, 14km from Gravensteen.
Kalken is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 5,782, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kalken 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 Kalken to your route.
Donkmeer (meer is 'lake' in Dutch) is a lake in Belgium. It is situated in East Flanders in the municipality of Berlare. There are boats and waterbikes for hire. At the north end a fountain is in the lake.
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Kalken is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0384 latitude, 3.9186 longitude.
Kalken has a population of approximately 5,782 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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This Gothic cathedral guards the Van Eyck brothers' luminous Ghent Altarpiece, a landmark of European painting.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Vibrant medieval Flemish city with stunning canal-side architecture, the Gravensteen castle, and the famous Ghent Altarpiece.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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A grim moated stone castle of the Counts of Flanders rising straight from the canals in the centre of Ghent.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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