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    Maastricht

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    Maastricht

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    Maastricht is the capital of the province of Limburg and is located in the far southeast of the Netherlands on both banks of the Maas, between Belgium and Germany.

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    Maastricht is the capital of the province of Limburg and is located in the far southeast of the Netherlands on both banks of the Maas, between Belgium and Germany. You come for the old town around the Vrijthof with its Romanesque churches, for the remains of the 13th-century city wall, and for the underground passages in the Sint Pietersberg.
    Maastricht is the capital of the province of Limburg and is located in the very southeast of the Netherlands on both banks of the Meuse, bordered by Belgium to the west and south. The centrepiece of the old town is the Vrijthof, a square where the Sint-Servaasbasiliek, the Sint-Janskerk, and the Spaans Gouvernement are located. Of the first stone city wall, built from 1229, the Helpoort, among other parts, remains. South of the centre rises the Sint Pietersberg, with a fort from 1701/1702 and a network of underground quarries. The university, founded in 1976, attracts many international students. The city gained international renown through the Treaty of Maastricht, signed on 7 February 1992 in the Gouvernement, the seat of the provincial government.

    Sights in Maastricht

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    Sint Servaas Basilica
    Church

    1Sint Servaas Basilica

    Predominantly Romanesque basilica on the Vrijthof, built in stages in the 11th and 12th centuries. It houses the tomb of Saint Servatius; in the treasury, you can see his reliquary and his bust.
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    Basilica of Our Lady
    Church

    2Basilica of Our Lady

    The central Basilica of Our Lady dates partly from the 11th, partly from the 12th century. Construction of the westwork probably began around the year 1000; its grey cornerstones are believed to originate from a Roman fort demolished then.
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    Sint Servaasbrug
    Historic Landmark

    3Sint Servaasbrug

    Bridge over the Maas, completed in 1280. It was widened in 1932 and severely damaged in World War II.
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    Helpoort
    Museum

    4Helpoort

    City gate with two towers dating from around 1230, part of the first stone city wall, which was built from 1229. It is considered the oldest city gate in the Netherlands.
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    Bonnefantenmuseum
    Museum

    5Bonnefantenmuseum

    Art museum on the Meuse, in a building by Aldo Rossi with a zinc-covered dome. It features medieval sculpture, Italian painting (1325-1525), Southern Netherlandish painting of the 16th and 17th centuries, and contemporary art.
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    Fort Sint Pieter
    Castle

    6Fort Sint Pieter

    Fortress on Sint Pietersberg, built 1701/1702 and open for guided tours. Beneath the mountain are underground quarries with over 20,000 passages and a constant temperature of about 10 °C.
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    Restaurants in Maastricht

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    The Fernand

    French restaurant on the Stenenbrug in the Old Town.
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    Pieke Potloed

    Classic, country dishes in a restaurant with outdoor seating in the center.
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    NOON

    Restaurant with wine and cocktail bar at Griend.
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    Churches, Art & Carnival

    Two major churches characterize the Old Town: the predominantly Romanesque Sint-Servaasbasiliek with the tomb of Saint Servatius and its treasury, as well as the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek, whose current building dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. A former Dominican church now serves as a bookstore, the Boekhandel Dominicanen.The Bonnefantenmuseum on the banks of the Meuse displays ancient and contemporary art in a building by Aldo Rossi. Each spring, the art and antiques fair TEFAF takes place in Maastricht with around 240 exhibitors. The carnival season begins on November 11th and ends on Ash Wednesday.

    Nightlife

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    Mr. Smith

    Cocktail bar in the Rechtstraat.
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    Café Rosé

    Bar and club on Bogaardenstraat in the city center.
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    Arrival and On the Go

    From Maastricht station, trains run to Eindhoven and via Sittard and Roermond to Venlo, also to Liège and via Heerlen to Aachen. An additional bus route serves Aachen Central Station. By car, you reach the city via the A2, which leads north towards Amsterdam and south towards Liège; from Aachen, you come via the A76 and A4, from Heerlen via the A79.The Old Town's sights are close and can be explored on foot. Fort Sint Pieter lies about 1.5 km directly south of the Vrijthof.

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    Nearby

    Limburg

    Limburg

    Limburg is the southernmost tip of the Netherlands, nestled between Germany and Belgium – and the only province located entirely above sea level. The south is a hilly region, home to the capital Maastricht and the popular resort town of Valkenburg.At the Three-Country Point near Vaals, the Vaalserberg reaches 322.7 meters, making it the highest point in the European Netherlands. The Maas river flows through the province from south to north. Regional cuisine features asparagus and Limburger Vlaai, a traditional fruit tart.
    Noord-Brabant

    Noord-Brabant

    Noord-Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands, is home to Efteling theme park and is largely Catholic – Carnival is celebrated here every year. Its capital is ’s-Hertogenbosch, largest city Eindhoven; Tilburg and Breda also feature.Worth seeing are the old towns of ’s-Hertogenbosch and Breda. De Biesbosch National Park is one of Europe's last great wetlands.
    's-Hertogenbosch

    's-Hertogenbosch

    ’s-Hertogenbosch, briefly Den Bosch, is the capital of the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, about 80 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam. You’ll come for the Gothic Sint-Janskathedraal, for a boat trip on the partly underground Binnendieze and for the traces of the painter Hieronymus Bosch, who lived here.
    Efteling

    Efteling

    Efteling in Kaatsheuvel is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the country, near Tilburg. You come for the 1952 Fairytale Forest, designed by artist Anton Pieck, and for roller coasters and themed rides in the 72-hectare park.
    Gelderland

    Gelderland

    Gelderland in the east is the largest province of the Netherlands by area and its most wooded part: In the north lies the Veluwe, the country's largest forest area. The largest cities are Nijmegen, the capital Arnhem, and Apeldoorn.The rivers Nederrijn, Lek, and Waal traverse the province from east to west, and the IJssel flows north to the IJsselmeer. Between these rivers lies the Betuwe, known for its fruit cultivation, and in the southeast, the agricultural Achterhoek.