Practical Matters Ghent
Before You Go
When You Are There
*Time
*Arriving
*Customs
*Money
*National Holidays
*Tourist Offices
*Opening Hours
*Public Transportation
*Driving
*Car Rental
*Taxis
*Personal Safety
*Telephones
*Post
*Tips/Gratuities
*Electricity
*Health
*Clothing Sizes
*Concessions
Language
Offices to Serve You Abroad
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OPENING TIMES
Shops
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9:00AM
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6:00PM
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Post Offices
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9:00AM
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5:00PM
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Offices
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8:30AM
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5:00PM
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Museums
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10:00AM
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5:00PM
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Banks
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9:00AM
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4:30PM
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Pharmacies
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9:00AM
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5:00PM
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Pharmacies have a night and weekend rota which is displayed on the door of all pharmacies when they are closed. Shops
and banks are closed on public holidays, except on 15 November. If this holiday falls on a Sunday you can expect everything
to be closed the next day. Flemish National Day applies only to Flanders. Walloon National Day is 27 September.
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