Subject: Maastricht

I visit the city on Saturday for 5-6 hours. Whats your opinion about it, worth to see? What I have to see? Do you have there some nice special beers or liqueurs? Or special food? I always like to try...

Only been there twice and it's more than 300 km away, so I don't like it:P

Like limburgienas say: Mstrg

The city doesn't have much special I suppose. It is very cosy, a bit like Aachen (not strange :)).

I'd prefer to go there in summer, by the way :).

nothing special??!!??

Its a very cosy, small city but with a lot to see. On saterday the shopping is great over there, and u defenitely should visit "het Vrijthof". its the most popular square, with a lot of bars and restaurants.
Then there are a lot of churches to visit, a very nice one is on "het onze lieve vrouwe plein" Near het vrijthof and the river: the Maas. At that church, there is a very nice sqaure with nice and cosy bars!

And i dont know if u like the coffeeshops, but if u want to visit them, this might be your last chance, since they are closing them or making them non-available for foreigners..

But i must say: i prefer the city in the summer, its much nicer and better then :)

Haha Maastricht. Where should I begin.

In the city are many people. Also a lot of people out Belgium and France. Half of the time they are there for shopping and visit the coffeeshops.

In Maastricht you have also 2 big squares with pub's. There's also a river ''Maas''.

The ''sokker'' club of Maastricht names MVV Maastricht who's playing in the second division of Nederland (Jupiler League). The stadium has a capacity of +- 10.000 people.

And from me to Maastricht is 15 minutes by train (I come from Sittard, it's a city who lays 20 km to the north of Maastricht.


Sorry for my bad English! :P

Sorry, let me clarify. I meant nothing special in terms of food or beers ;-). It is cosy and has a more southernly atmosphere than most Dutch cities.

for sure :) i love that,

but there is a lot of tourism also, not only beer and food ;)

Next to Amsterdam, Scheveningen and Zandvoort, Maastricht is one of biggest tourism cities in holland :)

Lots of tourism doesn't mean a lot of special things to see :P. But I guess we're a bit spoiled here, almost all Dutch cities (with historic centre, that is) are worth a visit.

u do know maastricht has a historic centre?

Yeah, it's because it's on the Dutch and French border.

I know Maastricht, yes. And I like it, as I like many Dutch cities. As I said, special about it is the atmosphere for me, the rest is nice, but not special.

thanks so far for all your comments

funny that you mention Aachen. I will come from Düsseldorf with a stop in Aachen, have a look there, then go to Maastricht (all by train).
why in summer? More people outside?

I read the university is very international. 30% of them are germans. Maybe the city has then a german touch :)

how long are the shops open on Saturday? We have a public holiday in Germany. Maybe some people coming to NL then...

@kokkie: I will check your places. thx

concerning coffee shops... I dont have use for it...

I will go there with a girl, and she wants to see something :) so I identified some places to visit:

Bonnefantenmuseum (not sure if its interesting)
Helpoort
Lang Grachtje street
Entre Deux - a recently rebuilt shopping centre which has won several international awards
the Inner City - city centre and main shopping district
Fort Sint-Pieter
Bassin - an old and completely restored inner harbour with restaurants and cafés
Saint Servatius Basilica

what do you think about these?

and where could we start, coming from the train station?
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That will be enough for 5-6 hours I guess, and probably there isn't much more to see in Maastricht :P Been their ones to visit a friend. Before I knew it I left the centre and entered some boring suburb. Small town so most people don't only visit Maastricht but also the surroundings (for example Valkenburg and Sint Pietersberg), as far as I know.
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The places you call are all touristplaces.