Ghent, Belgium

St Peter's Abbey

St Peter's Abbey, Ghent

Founded in the late 7th century by Saint Amandus, this Benedictine abbey grew into the wealthiest in Flanders and the burial place of its early counts. Plundered, secularized and rebuilt in Baroque grandeur, it now serves as a cultural centre with gardens and a vineyard.

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Location

Coordinates: 51.042321, 3.72669

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