Maastricht
“A quirky city full of history”
On the 2 bank sides of the Maas river, you find the old city Maastricht. This is a small quirky city, founded around 2000 years ago. Furthermore, here is a lot of history bundled into one city. Read more below to discover it all together with us.
Information
Country
The Netherlands
Type of location
City
Province/District
Province/District capital
Maastricht
Regional part
Zuid-Limburg
Country capital distance
210 km
Nickname
Reubeslikker (Turnip swallower)
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“A fordable place on the 2 banks of the Maas”
Welcome in Zuid-Limburg. Near the river of the Maas, the small lively city of Maastricht welcomes you. Already around 2000 years, there live people continuously on this place. On the 2 banks of the river where the first settlements, which was a fordable area.
These days, the 2 sides of the river still have their own characteristics. On the eastern side, you find Wyck (pronounced: Wiek). At the other hand, on the other river side, you simply find Maastricht.
“Quirky city with his own language and festivals”
The city, and the whole region of Zuid-Limburg, is a little bit quirky. Very noticeable is the fact that they have their own kind of language. A lot of locals still speak it. Due to the geographical location, it is a mix between Dutch, German and French. Also, make a lot of fun is not strange for this people. Carnival of Maastricht is a huge festival. In summer times, André Rieu brings the best of himselve at Het Vrijthof.
Location keywords:
Maestrich, south-limburg, Maas, André Rieu, carnival
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Do you wanna visit a some interesting monuments? Did you know that you can skip the line? Nice, isn’t it? It is easy to buy your entrance tickets online on Tiqets.com. So, you don’t have the wait in long line to enter the monument.
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Save the date
Carnival
Normally in February
February, is in a lot of places in the world the moment to celebrate Carnival. A Christian festival at the end of the Winter and to welcome the Spring. Even also here in Maastricht, carnival is a huge festival. Take present for this lively street event.
TEFAF
End of June
For already many years, Maastricht is the home location of TEFAF. An international art fair, organized in the MECC. Art lovers, artists and curious visitors from all over the world are here present. TEFAF transforms the city in splendor. In a way that the whole city center sprankles on artistic waves as never before. If you love art, this event is where you have to be.
André Rieu Summer concerts
Begin of July
In the summer time, the Vrijthof transforms in a huge concert arena. At this moment, the great artiest and violist André Rieu performs in any concerts on this square. Together with his Johan Strauss Orchestra, he gives many impressive open air concerts. Tickets are very expensive.
Winter Concerts André Rieu
Half of December
Half of December, on Het Vrijthof in the city center, you can admire the Christmas Concert of André Rieu. The world famous violist, coming from Maastricht, gives a lot of open air concerts with the Johann Strauss Archestra.
How to reach
By car
Through the A2 (E25), it is one of the most easy ways to enter Maastricht. As well as coming from the north, even as coming from the south. The highways from the nearby countries Belgium and Germany also are fine to reach Maastricht. Tip: a nice idea is to park your car at Maastrich Noord and take the bus over there.
By bus
The public transport in Maastricht and Limburg is very easy to bring you to and from the city. Even, you have the opportunity to take a Belgian bus from De Lijn if you are traveling from Hasselt.
By train
Maastricht has 2 train stations. This means that there are good possibilities to go to this city by train. The main station is Maastricht. Maastricht-Noord is located near the free P+R parking.
By airplane
An international airport also is available in Maasstricht. It is not a big airport. But ideal for low cost companies like Ryanair and a Touropperator as Corendon.
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