Sint-Martens-Latem

The village of Sint-Martens-Latem and the village of Deurle form the municipality of Sint-Martens-Latem, which is one of the richest municipalities of the country and is characterised by leafy residential districts. The most interesting part for tourists however are the art museums of painters that lived and worked in the picturesque Leie river valley southwest of Ghent.
There is no tourist office in Sint-Martens-Latem. The closest one focusing on the Leie river region is in neighboring Deinze.

The town has no railway station but is easily accessible from Ghent by bus or on a bicycle.

By bus

The Flemish national bus company, De Lijn, has lines to Sint-Martens-Latem from Ghent and Deinze. For more information regarding different timetables (only available in Dutch): https://www.delijn.be.

• Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens

  phone: +32 9 330 17 30
  address: Museumlaan 14, Deurle

• Museum Gevaert-Minne

  phone: +32 9 220 71 83
  address: Edgar Gevaertdreef
  Located in the house of Belgian painter Edgar Gevaert. After a renovation in 2012 the museum now also houses the works of many other painters of Sint-Martens-Latem and Deurle. The museum is closed in the second half of July and during December and January.

• Church of Saint Martin

  address: Dorp 1

• Tempelhof

  address: Dorp 4

• Historic village center of Deurle

  address: Dorpsstraat
  Deurle also used to be a popular place among painters and writers to settle down. The historic village center largely remained intact and boasts several small white-painted houses, a pretty church surrounded by a little graveyard. This all in the green setting that can be found all over the municipality.

• Royal Latem Golf Club

• 't Lekkerbekske

  phone: +32 9 281 05 51
  address: Xavier de Cocklaan 7, Deurle
  For Belgian fries and the typical snacks eaten with them.

• Sapporo

  phone: +32 9 388 82 88
  address: Kortrijksesteenweg 95
  Popular Japanese restaurant with a wide offer of Japanese dishes, including all-you-can-eat sushi offers.

• Auberge Au Pêcheur

  phone: +32 9 282 31 44
  address: Pontstraat 41, Deurle
  Classy and up-class restaurant on the Leie river bank. There are also some rooms available.

• De Zonnedans

  address: Pontstraat 2
  A popular place for an afternoon drink or a night out.

• Deinze
• Ghent