Ghent:
Ghent is an ancient city. It dates back to 629 A.D. Today, Ghent is a healthy city that honors the past without succumbing to the theme-park mentality that afflicts so many picturesque towns.
On the one hand, it has a plethora of historic buildings and museums that serve an estimated 1,300,000 visitors each year. At the same time, it earns its daily bread with a major university, flower growing, textile mills, shipbuilding, a cargo port, and other 20th-Century economic activities.
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