I was first through the door at 10 in the morning, and because I was the only one there, I got to have some lovely conversations with the staff there which developed into an inpromptu private guided tour. Included were the latest updates on maintenance of the Belfort and the planned time frame - all extremely interesting because I work as a guide in a stately home back in my home country, and often see my own colleagues hard at work on exactly that kind of stuff! A very special thanks to Rannie, Lean, and the whole team for having me at the Belfort, you guys are so wonderful and made me feel so welcome (I hope I spelt names correctly: Lean or Lian? Sorry if not!).

A really interesting place, lots to read and see. The bell chamber is huge and very impressive. The views from the top are amazing. Access is via a spiral staircase and is very steep and narrow - had my heart thumping on the decent!

You are currently unable to go ALL the way to the top but the view from the area that is accessible is worth the visit, although $10/each is a little steep for the amount of time you actually will spend visiting. There is a short set of very steep spirals stairs that you must climb to get to the “secret room” and then you can take an elevator to the upper level. Then you are suppose to climb down the 254 spiral steps to get back to the bottom which are very steep and very narrow. If you are not comfortable with climbing down narrow stairs, it would not be something I would recommend.

I went up the tower with my girlfriend because we were looking for a nice view of Ghent - which we got! The top has some of the best views over the inner city that we could find, and if you have the time definitely do visit. However, two main drawbacks of our experiencf - you cannot take the elevator down, only up, and the stairs were quite small. If you make sure to eatch your step it should not be an issue though. What bothered me a bit was that the corridors on the top of the towers were quite narrow, they could barely fit 2 people next to each other at the same time. If you do not mind that, this will be a very memorable view and provide some nice pictures as well.

One of the most splendid old buildings in town. It's the big bell tower or belfry that one can see from all directions. It does tower over the older part of town and can best be seen from the big open square in front.

This place is a must visit when in Ghent! The Belfry of Ghent is the tallest Belfry in Belgium! And you certainly know it once at the top! I’ve climbed many a spiral staircase, or viewed a city from various heights and indoors or outdoors, this one definitely tests your nerves, but in a good way. You get the lift up for some of the way and different rooms tell you all about the fascinating history of the Belfry and it’s bells. You’ll walk up (and down) some tight staircases, but if you’ve visited a Belfry or tall medieval building before then nothing you won’t be used to. The view once outside felt slightly unique to anything I’d done before, the viewing platform is very thin, but again exciting rather than terrifying. It’s a great way to view the whole city and beyond. I highly recommend a visit.