There’s a quiet lane not far from Ghent Cathedral where you can be surprised by a familiar Chopin nocturne or an opera aria.
Turn down the Biezekapelsteeg, walk between the ancient stone walls, and you might hear a violin solo, a drum roll or a familiar classical song.
The three tall Gothic buildings in this lane were built for the Vander Sickelen family in the fourteenth century. But they are now occupied by the Ghent Conservatory of Music.
The students practise in some of the oldest buildings in Ghent. And when the windows are open, you’ll hear them play as you head down the lane.
Derek Blyth’s hidden secret of the day: Derek Blyth is the author of the bestselling “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Belgium”. He picks out one of his favourite hidden secrets for The Brussels Times every day.
