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Glass Alley

Pieter Vanderdoncktdoorgang, Ghent, Belgium
Ranked #38 of 96 attractions in Ghent
3.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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Brussels, Belgium
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2012

The Ghent Red Light District is rather small but 2 of it's streets are really charming, and worth a detour. They must be one of the oldest covered shopping galleries of the world as the first part dates already from 1846-1852. Some decades later, a second and similar part was added. With the former main station of Ghent nearby, the... More

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Ghent
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44 reviews 44 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

What "de Walletjes" are for Amsterdamis this "Glazen Straatje" for Ghent. More

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Belgium
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230 reviews 230 reviews
Reviews in 58 cities Reviews in 58 cities
131 helpful votes 131 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2011

Although there still are quite some houses of illrepute the malce has been upgraded with nice dynamic restaurants and fashionable shops. More

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Barcelona, Spain
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71 reviews 71 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2011

Some say this is the oldest covered shopping mall of Belgium. 160 years old. But most visitors (lots of sailors) come for checking the local meat market. As a local, it's even impossible to wander at night along the historical facades in the center, without a stranger approaching you and asking with a funny accent for the 'Glazen Straatje'. The... More

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Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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129 reviews 129 reviews
Reviews in 40 cities Reviews in 40 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012
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