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Maastricht, Netherlands
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Maastrict (Limburgish: Mestreech, map) is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg in southern Netherlands. The city covers 60.06 sq km (23.2 sq mi) and has a population of 119,000 (2011 estimate).
Guide to Maastrict Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Maastrict that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Stadhuis van Maastricht (Maastricht Town Hall)
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More on Maastrict
Maastrict is located on a section of the Netherlands that protrudes south between Belgium in the west and Germany in the easty, straddling the Meuse River. The city is in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, which includes the cities of Aachen, Hasselt and Liège.With a history going back to Roman times, Maastrict is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network. It often calls itself as the oldest city in the Netherlands, although the title is a matter of opinion betwee Maastrict and its contender, Nijmegen. Although Nijmegen received city rights under the Romans, the settlement at Maastrict is considerably older.
St Janskerk, Maastricht
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Maastrict has kept its historic sights well preserved. These include its squares, strees and historical buildings and forts, many of which dates back to Roman times. However, it too was severely devastated during the Second World War, and had to rebuild many of its important building when peace returned.
Visiting Maastrict
Maastricht Airport (MST) is served by Ryanair with flights from Alicante, Faro and Pisa/Florence. If you are coming from other cities, it may be necessary to take a train from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, which offers the best connection. Other regional airports include Eindhoven Airport and Rotterdam Airport. Trains from Eindhoven takes a little over an hour to reach Maastricht.
St Servaasbasiliek, Maastricht
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Places of Interest in Maastrict
- Bonnefantenmuseum
One of the main attractions of Maastricht, this museum exhibits old masters, sculptures and other works from the medieval period to 1650. - Centre Céramique
Center with information on ceramics. - Generaalhuis
A Neo-Classical palace built in 1809, today housing the Theater an het Vrijhof. - Grotten St-Pietersberg (St Peter's Caves)
A network of caves that were excavated over the centuries. These are now open to the public revealing the artistic skills of the miners. - Helpoort
Medieval gate dating to the early 13th century. - Museum Spaans Gouvernement
Museum providing a glimpse of the Netherlands in the 17th and 18th centuries through rooms done up with period furnishings. - Natuurhistorisch Museum
Museum showcasing the natural history of southern Limburg, with replicas and remains of prehistoric animals and fossils. - Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek (Basilica of Our Lady)
Basilica dating back to AD 1000. - Roman Foundations of the Tower
Ruins of the Roman fortress of castellum, now located in the compound of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek church. - Stadhuis
The Maastricht Town Hall, designed by Pieter Post, was built between 1559-1664. - St-Servaasbasiliek (St Servatius Basilica)
11th century basilica built on the spot where the saint was buried a thousand years ago.
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