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| Maastricht Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Cafe's Cafe's Marifi Hokenbecker Maastricht is located in the south of the Netherlands, close to Liege and Aachen. It has a more southern, relaxed atmosphere than other parts of The Netherlands, and attracts many international tourists not only for its rich history (founded by the Romans) but also for its beauty. The city center is split in two by the river Maas, with the train station located in the smaller part of the center. The history of Maastricht goes back to c. 50 B.C., when the Romans built a settlement by the main road, near a ford in the river. This makes Maastricht the oldest city of the Netherlands. The city's name is derived from the Latin 'Mosae Trajectum', the site where the river Maas could be crossed. This settlement grew to become a walled castellum, which was abandoned towards the end of the fourth century A.D. Maastricht had its first outer walls built in 1229. Before long the town was felt to be too cramped, and at the beginning of the 14th century construction work on a new series of walls was commenced. The city was important strategically, and had to withstand many attacks during its history. The centre of the city is especially attractive, due to its wealth of historic buildings; some 1450 monuments are protected by law. Care is taken that both new and renovated buildings maintain the period atmosphere of their surroundings. Because of its heritage value, the whole of Maastricht city centre has been declared a 'protected area'. Visit the main square (Vrijthof) or the Market, and admire the beautiful Basilica of Saint Servatius, Basilica of Our Beloved Lady, O.L. Vrouweplein or the famous 'St. Pietersberg' caves, which are the result of centuries of excavation of marl, a building stone, resulting in an enormous labyrinth of more than 20,000 passages. Visit the VVV tourist office for guided tours - even tours by boat through these enormous caves are possible. Of course, there are many opportunities to just relax, shop in one of many small streets with nice tourist shops and little pubs. No other Dutch city has so many bars per square kilometer! _________Sights Edit This Change of the guards at the Vrijthof Change of the guards at the Vrijthof Patrick Bauduin When coming from the railwaystation, walk straight into the faubourg of Wyck. On Saturday mornings there is a 2nd hand market opposite the station, good for local nitty gritty of the past 100 years -- books, records and pubsigns. If you continue your walk you pass a roundabout with a statue of the 4 Bischops Maastricht had in the 6th and 7th century. On the righthand side (next to McDonalds) you'll find Venezia, the best ice cream shop in town. Opposite is Patiserie Royale, where you can taste the wonderful delicacy of this region the Limburgse Vlaai. Walking towards the river we pass the pub Gijs (Spirit) where you can have a light lunch and play pool. To the left it is worthwhile walking through the Rechtstraat, with its galeries and second hand bookstores. At the end of this street we enter the Ceramique development area. This architectural challenging new place is also the location of the Centre Ceramique (the city library) and the Bonnefanten museum (the famous museum designed by Aldo Rossi). If we cross the old Saint Servaas bridge, we enter the real city of Maastricht. Walking on the bridge we see the Saint Pieter Hill on the left, this hill (or mountain as it is called by the Dutch) is a maze of tunnels and can be visited. Very interesting by the way. It were the Romans who first started the excavation of mergel and started the underground network. Digging tunnels went on until the beginning of the 20th century when they started using the hills' mergel for making cement; hence the smoking chimney to your left. Up river to the south is the city of Liege (cannot be seen). To the right we see the Maastricht waterfront with the pottery factory and the paper mill. On the Maastricht side we immediately enter the pedestrian shopping area, at the end of which is the Vrijthof square. __________Practical Information Edit This There is a site with all kind of usefull/es info in English on Maastricht, and you can add and change everything tourself too, the address is http://www.wikimaas.tk [Add Practical address] Wikimaas, the Maastricht' Alternative Guide Edit This All sorts of information for non-conformist visitors of Maastricht. type: Tourist information World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.wikimaas.org Crossroads, web magazine for expatriates in Maastricht Edit This Vrijthof Theatre Vrijthof Theatre photo by: Sueli Brodin Find out more about everyday life in Maastricht through Crossroads, a web magazine in English for expatriates in Maastricht published by the European Journalism Centre. type: Tourist information World66 rating: [rate it] url: crossroads.journalismcentre.com email: crossroads.news@gmail.com __________Getting There Edit This Maastricht has very good train and road connections. It is 2.5 h by (direct)train from Amsterdam or The Hague. The Motorway A2 conects Maastricht to the north. By the way allong the A2 at the Geuselt football stadium there is a special hitchhiking place if you travel to the north. From Maastricht you can make excursions (by train) to Aachen in Germany or Liege in Belgium (where there is a connection to the TGV to Paris. Maastricht also has a small airport with regular flights to and from Amsterdam, London and Dusseldorf. [Add Global transport mode] sport shop Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] __________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This [Add Entertainment place] Caf? Lord Nelson Edit This Caf? Lord Nelson in Maastricht is een nieuwe trendy bar voorzien van de beste muziek, de lekkerste drankjes en het mooiste interieur. We hebben elke week op zaterdag een live DJ.,namelijk: DJ Elmo. Om de 2 weken ongeveer hebben we een guest DJ. Dus komt allen een kijkje nemen en probeer iets nieuws: Ice Tropez, Hpnotic of Champagne (Piper Heidsieck gewoon of Rose) Of gewoon een tapbier voor 1 euro of een van de vele mixdranken. Cafe Lord Nelson is te vinden op de Brusselsestraat 43 te Maastricht. Meer more.. type: Casinos World66 rating: [rate it] ClosingTime: 03:00 during weekends tel: none url: lordnelson.hyves.nl accessibility: close to the Vrijthof address: Brusselsestraat 43 Caf? Lord Nelson Edit This Caf? Lord Nelson in Maastricht is a new trendy party-bar, with the best music, the tastiest drinks and very nice inside looks. We have every week on Saturday(z) at least ONE Live DJ, our resident DJ is DJ Elmo. Every 2 weeks or so, we'll have a special guest DJ. So be sure to come and check this place out! And be sure you try something new like: Ice Tropez, Hpnotiq, Champagne (Piper Heidsieck normal or Ros?) Or just a Tap beer for only ? 1,- (every day of the week!) or one of the many many mixdrinks! more more.. type: Casinos World66 rating: [rate it] ClosingTime: 03:00 during weekends url: lordnelson.hyves.nl accessibility: close to the Vrijthof address: Brusselsestraat 43 Shamrock Edit This The Shamrock is a fun youthful bar that has tons of great shots and lots of drink specials. It caters towards Americans with Football on Sundays and all English speaking bartenders. As an American student at the University of Maastrict I went there at least once a week. type: Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] ClosingTime: 2am tel: 043-3500095 url: www.cafeshamrock.nl address: Brusselsestraat 49 email: info@cafeshamrock.nl Kadans Edit This In this relative quiet disco you can find techno and trance depending on the floor you are on. type: Disco World66 rating: [rate it] address: Kesselskade 62 tel: 043 3261700 zipcode: 6211 EN Take One Edit This This small pub is specialized in beers. With over hundred different beers it is quite hard to choose one. If you are in for a chat, ask the owner for advice. His answer might depend on your taste, your personality, what you've eaten before or whatsoever. type: Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] ClosingTime: 2 am tel: 043-3216423 url: www.takeonebiercafe.nl address: Rechtstraat 28 NightLive Edit This This former church has turned into a party hall where all different sorts of parties are organised. Often the music is live wich explaines the name og the place. Some details of the church have been remained which makes it a special place. type: Gay and Lesbian World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 0031 43 3628278. address: Kesselskade 43 email: info@nightlive.nl |