Ezelpoort (Donkey’s Gate)
Gate of 1369 on the north-west ring, its top removed in the 17th century, next to the ramparts and a quiet canal stretch.
Last updated: 21 October 2026
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
- Type
- Landmark
- Area
- 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs
- Opening hours
- Always visible
- Time needed
- 15 min
Getting there from Market Square (Markt)
🚶 1.3 km · 16 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Locàle by Kok au Vin (Fine dining & modern · $$$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Tom's Diner (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · Hanseatic Quarter) · 🚶 10 min walk
- Freddy's by Kok au Vin (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 10 min walk
- Pieter Pourbus (Flemish & Belgian · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 11 min walk
- Orfeo (Italian & Spanish · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 11 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Kottee Kaffee (Café & tearoom · $$ · 't Zand & Sint-Jakobs) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Coffeebar Adriaan (Café & tearoom · $$ · Markt & Burg) · 🚶 13 min walk
- @Tatties (Café & tearoom · $$ · Hanseatic Quarter) · 🚶 13 min walk
Other sights nearby
- Frietmuseum (Fries Museum) · Museum · 🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk
- Jan van Eyckplein & Spiegelrei · Landmark · 🚶 1.1 km · 14 min walk
- Chocolatier Dumon (Eiermarkt) · Shopping & markets · 🚶 1.1 km · 14 min walk
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