St Bavo’s Abbey

Saint Bavo's Abbey is a former abbey in the currently Belgian city of Ghent. It was founded in the 7th century by Saint Amand, who also founded Saint Peter's Abbey, Ghent, near the confluence of the Leie and Scheldt rivers.

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opening hours: April—October Friday—Sunday 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
Type: Tourist attraction
Description: former abbey in Ghent
Also known as: “Saint Bavo’s Abbey” and “St Bavo’s Abbey, Ghent”
Address: Gandastraat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum voor Stenen Voorwerpen and Sint-Machariuskerk.

Museum voor Stenen Voorwerpen

Museum

Photo: Carolus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sint-Machariuskerk

Church

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint-Machariuskerk is a church.

Zwembad Van Eyck

Sports venue

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Zwembad Van Eyck is a sports venue, which is situated 170 metres west of St Bavo’s Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Macharius and Zuid.

Sint-Macharius

Quarter

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Sint-Macharius is a quarter.

Zuid

Neighborhood

Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zuid is a neighborhood.

Waalse Krook

Neighborhood

Photo: DimiTalen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waalse Krook is a neighborhood.

St Bavo’s Abbey

Categories: abbey, heritage library, religious community, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.05385° or 51° 3′ 14″ north

Longitude

3.73626° or 3° 44′ 11″ east

Open location code

9F353P3P+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 227919456

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q1635891

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“St Bavo’s Abbey” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Abadia de Sant Bavó”
Dutch: “Sint-Baafs Abdij”
Dutch: “Sint-Baafsabdij”
French: “abbaye de St Bavon”
French: “Abbaye Saint-Bavon de Gand”
French: “Abbaye Saint-Bavon”
German: “Museum Arnold Vander Haeghen - Bibliotheek Maurice Maeterlinck”
German: “Sankt-Bavo-Abtei”
German: “St.-Bavo-Abtei”
Spanish: “abadia de San Bavon”
Spanish: “abadía de San Bavón”
Spanish: “Abadía de San Bavón”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coyendanspark and Voormalige brouwerij Sint-Baafsabdij.

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