Monolingual histories – Multilingual practices
Issues in historical language contact
Taal & Tongval 2017 Colloquium
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, Gent
1 December 2017
How to get to Ghent?
Nearest airports
Brussels Airport (Zaventem)
train connection to Gent Sint Pieters Station
one train per hour, ± 55 minute journey
Brussels South Charleroi
Brussels City Shuttle coach service to Brussel Zuid / Bruxelles Midi Station
followed by train onwards to Ghent (frequent trains, ± 30 minutes)
Getting around in Ghent
From Gent Sint Pieters Station to the city center and conference venue:
a half-hour walk (directions)
or take tram 1 towards the center
and get off at Gent Korenmarkt (6 stops)
(Bus and Trams - De Lijn - routes via Google Maps)
Taxi
Information on and list of taxis in Ghent
Bicycle rental
Ghent is a great city for bikes, and offers plenty of bicycle rental opportunities.
Tourist must sees
Tourist must sees
Hotels
For a full overview of hotels in Ghent:
- NH Hotel Gent Belfort ****
- Sandton Reylof ****
- Ghent River hotel ****
- Novotel Gent Centrum ***
- Hotel Gravensteen ***
- Aparthotel Castelnou ***
Bed and breakfasts
Ghent boasts many excellent B&B's, which offer good quality for a fair price. For an overview: