Ghent, previously coined Belgium's best kept secret by Lonely Planet, has made it in the Lonely Planet Top 10 cities to see in 2011. Aha! We told you before it really is a wonderful city, didn't we?

While you're at it, also check out Best of both worlds in Ghent, Belgium, quite an interesting read on the CNN website.

There are several good hotels available in the historic city centre, but as is the case in any city, these hotels come in various levels of comfort, so you may want to look up the details to find something that meets your standards. Here's a list of the hotels that were used by our participants in past workshops. Do mind that during high season in general and during the Ghent Festival in particular hotels are easily fully booked -you'd better book well in advance.

Our social programme usually foresees a visit to the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (commonly abbreviated as S.M.A.K., translated as City Museum for Contemporary Art), which is a relatively new museum, renowned both for its permanent collection (Karel Appel, Francis Bacon, Panamarenko, Andy Warhol, etc.) and for its provocative exhibitions.