Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Groningen, Netherlands
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4.1 km
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Explore Groningen in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in GroningenIndividual Sights in GroningenSight 1: St. Franciscuskerk
The St. Francis Church is a Roman Catholic church on the Zaagmuldersweg in the Dutch city of Groningen. The building is one of the two churches used by the St. Martin's parish in Groningen.
Sight 2: Wielewaalflat
The Wielewaalflat is a monumental apartment complex in Groningen.
Sight 3: the boy pretending to be a giant
Aden (2018) is a statue in the Dutch city of Groningen.
Sight 4: Xy
Xy is a sculpture by Martin Borchert and is located on the grounds of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) in the city of Groningen and is owned by the University of Groningen (UG). The artwork is made of galvanized steel, which was then coated (again) – creating a kind of flowers in the zinc work – and then varnished. Martin Borchert's work is part of the art project Knowledge Years 1994-2014. It is located at the corner of Antonius Deusinglaan and Oostersingel in a lawn next to the Faculty of Medical Sciences building.
Sight 5: Juffer Tette Alberdagasthuis
The Juffer Tette Alberdagasthuis is a guesthouse in the city of Groningen. The current courtyard is located at the Nieuwe Kerkhof and dates from 1778.
Sight 6: Nieuwe Kerk
The Nieuwe Kerk, also known as Noorderkerk in the 18th century, is a Protestant church in the city of Groningen, located on the Nieuwe Kerkhof in the Hortus neighbourhood. The name "new" church is a reference to the "old" St. Walburg's Church. Originally, the cemetery was called the New St. Walburg Cemetery. The church stands on the northernmost hill of the Hondsrug; the Nordes or Tie (Thye).
Sight 7: Middengasthuis
The Middengasthuis is a guesthouse and courtyard situated on the south side of the Kleine Rozenstraat in the city of Groningen. It dates from 1873 and is a national monument.
Sight 8: Hortustuin
The Oude Hortus is a publicly accessible courtyard garden in the Hortus neighbourhood in the city of Groningen. The garden was used for hundreds of years as the Hortus botanicus of the University of Groningen.
Sight 9: Noorderplantsoen
Noorderplantsoen is an urban public park in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, situated slightly north of the city center. Its name is Dutch for northern public garden.
Sight 10: Watertoren Noord
The water tower on the Noorderbinnensingel, also known as 'Dovecote', is one of the two water towers in the city of Groningen.
Sight 11: Rustoord
Het Rustoord is a former guesthouse in the city of Groningen, located on the Korreweg. It was founded in 1922 by the deaconry of the Reformed Church.
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