Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Groningen, Netherlands

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 41 m
Descend 43 m

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 Groningen

Sight 1: St. Franciscuskerk

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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.

Wikipedia: Sint-Franciscuskerk (Groningen) (NL)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Wielewaalflat

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The Wielewaalflat is a monumental apartment complex in Groningen.

Wikipedia: Wielewaalflat (NL)

580 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: the boy pretending to be a giant

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Aden (2018) is a statue in the Dutch city of Groningen.

Wikipedia: Aden (beeld) (NL)

401 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Xy

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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.

Wikipedia: Xy (NL), Website

848 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Juffer Tette Alberdagasthuis

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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.

Wikipedia: Juffer Tette Alberdagasthuis (NL)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Nieuwe Kerk

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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).

Wikipedia: Nieuwe Kerk (Groningen) (NL), Website

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Middengasthuis

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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.

Wikipedia: Middengasthuis (Kleine Rozenstraat) (NL)

129 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Hortustuin

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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.

Wikipedia: Oude Hortus (Groningen) (NL)

316 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Noorderplantsoen

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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.

Wikipedia: Noorderplantsoen (EN)

456 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Watertoren Noord

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The water tower on the Noorderbinnensingel, also known as 'Dovecote', is one of the two water towers in the city of Groningen.

Wikipedia: Watertoren (Groningen Noorderbinnensingel) (NL)

826 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 11: Rustoord

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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.

Wikipedia: Rustoord (Groningen) (NL)

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