Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Maastricht, Netherlands

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.3 km
Ascend 37 m
Descend 24 m

Explore Maastricht 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 MaastrichtIndividual Sights in Maastricht

Sight 1: Sint-Martinuskerk

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Sint-MartinuskerkBert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands / CC BY 2.0

St. Martin's Church is a neo-Gothic church building in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The building by architect Pierre Cuypers is located in the historic district of Wyck, between the Rechtstraat and the river Maas. The church is one of four Roman Catholic parish churches in the center of Maastricht and is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. The originally medieval church houses the thirteenth-century statue of the Black Christ van Wyck, one of the popular devotions of Maastricht.

Wikipedia: Sint-Martinuskerk (Maastricht) (NL)

582 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Augustijnenkerk

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The Augustijnenkerk is a Baroque church building in the center of the Dutch city of Maastricht, located on the Kesselskade along the river Maas. The church was built in the 17th century as a monastery church for the Augustinian order. At the end of the 18th century, the monastery was dissolved and from then on the church fulfilled a multitude of functions. The Augustinian Church has been a national monument since 1966.

Wikipedia: Augustijnenkerk (Maastricht) (NL)

424 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Sint-Matthiaskerk

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Sint-Matthiaskerk Cumulus form NL Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

St. Matthias' Church, also known as St. Matthew's, is a Gothic church building in the center of the Dutch city of Maastricht, located on the Boschstraat in the Boschstraatkwartier. The church is one of the four Roman Catholic parish churches in the center of Maastricht and is dedicated to the holy apostle Matthias.

Wikipedia: Sint-Matthiaskerk (Maastricht) (NL)

738 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Sint-Janskerk

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The Sint-Janskerk is a Gothic church in the center of the Dutch city of Maastricht. The Protestant Sint-Jan is situated next to the Roman Catholic Basilica of Saint Servatius on the Vrijthof, a unique sight in the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Saint John Church (Maastricht) (EN)

236 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius

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The Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius is a museum of religious art and artifacts inside the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius (EN)

347 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Kloosterkerk Zusters Onder de Bogen

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The Convent of the Sisters of Charity of St. Charles Borromeo, commonly referred to as the Convent of the Sisters Under the Arches, is a Roman Catholic convent located in the center of the Dutch city of Maastricht. The convent is the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Charles Borromeo. The monastery is located in a number of historic buildings between the streets Sint Servaasklooster and Kommel. The monastery garden contains an important part of the remaining first city wall of Maastricht.

Wikipedia: Klooster van de Zusters Onder de Bogen (NL)

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