The town is centred around a huge square with the cathedral on the one side and the town hall on the other. The Saint Bavo cathedral is one of the biggest curches in Holland and it is rather special, because it has its tower right in the middle of the building. Practically next to the Bavo is the Frans Hals museum, a beautiful museum dedicated to this famous Dutch painter. There are many nice little shops in the nlanes around the square. In the middle of the square is a statue of Dirk Coster, whom the Dutch believe to have invented printing.
Foreigners tend to disagree, though.