Walks · Ghent · English
4 narrated stops, 12 minutes of stories, 2.0 km on foot. Press play at each stop — no app needed — or open the walk in Avsha and let the stories keep coming as you move.
Stop 1 · Dulle Griet, Ghent, Belgium · 3 min
In short: The Dulle Griet, or Mad Meg, is a fifteenth-century medieval supergun located in Ghent. Dating back to 1431, this five-meter-long iron cannon weighs over twelve thousand kilograms and was designed to hurl stone balls weighing nearly three hundred kilograms.
↓ 500 m · 7 min to the next stop
Stop 2 · Het Gravensteen, Ghent, Belgium · 3 min
In short: Philip of Alsace, the Count of Flanders, built the castle in 1180. He constructed the fortress to remind the wealthy, rebellious townspeople who was in charge and to assert absolute power rather than primarily to protect them from foreign invaders.
↓ 250 m · 3 min to the next stop
Stop 3 · Sint-Baafskathedraal, Ghent, Belgium · 3 min
In short: The Ghent Altarpiece, or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, is located inside Saint Bavo's Cathedral. Painted by Hubert and Jan van Eyck in 1432, it is often called the most influential painting ever made.
↓ 1.2 km · 18 min to the next stop
Stop 4 · Het Klein Begijnhof, Ghent, Belgium · 3 min
In short: Founded in 1235 by Johanna of Constantinople, it was a community for Beguines. These independent women lived a life of devotion and community without taking the perpetual vows of a nun, earning their living through lace-making or embroidery.