A medieval harbour city, the greatest painting of the
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A medieval harbour city, the greatest painting of the. Below, everything you need here — grouped by the Wells that matter, with vetted providers and straight pricing.
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Where you rest
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Backstage Hotel Zermatt
★ Prime
Design boutique in car-free Zermatt, minutes from the Matterhorn lifts
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Hotel Arlberg St. Anton
★ Prime
Family-run five-star ski-in ski-out on the Arlberg
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Hôtel Mont-Blanc Chamonix
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Historic grande-dame in central Chamonix with Mont Blanc views
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Badrutt's Palace Hotel, St. Moritz
★ Prime
The landmark of St. Moritz since 1896 — grande-dame luxury above the frozen lake
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What excites you
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Zermatters Ski & Guide School
★ Prime
Zermatt's official ski school & mountain-guide bureau — lessons, off-piste, touring
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Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix
★ Prime
The world's oldest guide company (1821) — Vallée Blanche, off-piste, alpinism
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Arlberg Ski School, St. Anton
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The historic Arlberg school — the technique that founded the sport
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Schweizer Skischule St. Moritz
★ Prime
St. Moritz's official Swiss ski school — lessons, off-piste and Engadin touring
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Eat-Well
What you savor
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Chez Vrony, Zermatt
★ Prime
Iconic mountainside restaurant above Zermatt — a Matterhorn table
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Chesa Veglia, St. Moritz
★ Prime
Badrutt's 1658 farmhouse — grill, pizza and old-world Engadin glamour
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Le Chabichou, Courchevel
★ Prime
Two-Michelin-star Savoyard cooking on the piste at 1850
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Rifugio Averau, Cortina
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Storied mountain hut on the Cinque Torri — Dolomite classics with a view
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Getting around
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Alpybus Alpine Transfers
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Shared & private transfers from Geneva/Zurich to the Alps resorts
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Don't-miss jewels
The Ghent Altarpiece in St Bavo's CathedralEssential
standing before Van Eyck's "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" — the 1432 polyptych that changed painting, freshly restored to its luminous original surface
year-round bundle into guided art day
Gravensteen (Castle of the Counts)Essential
a genuine 12th-century moated stone castle in the heart of the city
year-round bundle/operator
The Belfry (Belfort) climb — UNESCOEssential
the 91-metre medieval bell tower, its dragon turning above the city, a carillon and secret chamber where Ghent once kept its charters
year-round bundle
STAM + the Design Museum GentEssential
two of Flanders' best city museums — STAM tells 1,000 years of Ghent across a giant walkable aerial photo of the city
year-round bundle
A Graslei quay-step at golden hourEssential
a drink on the medieval harbour steps as the guild-house facades catch the last light and the boats drift past
terraces May-Sep; best at sunset quay-side venue/bundle
An evening canal cruise + the lit medieval skylineComfort
the Leie by boat as the city's illumination plan lights the three towers, Gravensteen and quays
boats ~Apr-Oct; illumination year-round after dark — verify boat operator/bundle
The student food-and-design cityEssential
a young, inventive eating scene far bigger than the city's size
Summer on the water + Gentse Feesten operator 10-15%/venue
Cuberdon + local sweets and a market morningEssential
the cuberdon, the cone-shaped raspberry sweet that is a local institution, plus the Friday market at the Vrijdagmarkt and Flemish beer cafés
Summer on the water + Gentse Feesten operator 10-15%
The Gentse Feesten (17-26 July 2026)Comfort
a ten-day free explosion of street theatre, music stages, buskers and squares packed till late
17-26 Jul 2026 — beds scarce, book by early June consortia/host on stay
The castle, the boats and the open squaresEssential
a real moated castle to storm, a canal-boat trip through the medieval centre, and wide traffic-light squares for children to run
boats ~Apr-Oct — verify boat operator/venue
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