Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Maastricht, Netherlands
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9.1 km
125 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 MaastrichtSight 1: Petrus en Paulus
St. Peter and Paul's Church is the Roman Catholic parish church of Wolder, a village in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The neo-Gothic church building has been a national monument since 1966.
Sight 2: Heilig Hartbeeld
The Sacred Heart statue is a statue in the Dutch town of Maastricht, in the province of Limburg.
Sight 3: Sint-Theresiakerk
The Sint-Theresiakerk is a church building in the Dutch city of Maastricht, located on the Theresiaplein in the Biesland neighborhood in Maastricht-Zuidwest. The Roman Catholic parish church is named after the 19th-century Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Since 2022, St. Theresia's Parish has shared the church and outbuildings with the South Netherlands Philharmonic. The Kunrader stone building from the early 1930s is a municipal monument.
Sight 4: Jekerpark
The Jekerpark is a city park and nature park on the edge of the center of Maastricht. The park is a continuation of the Maastricht City Park and is also part of the Jekerdal nature reserve.
Sight 5: Stadspark Maastricht
Maastricht City Park is a city park on the outskirts of the city centre of the Dutch city of Maastricht. The park consists of a series of sub-parks, which were created in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries and each has its own atmosphere. The design of the park is largely determined by the presence of the fortifications of Maastricht.
Sight 6: Waalse kerk
The Walloon Church, also known as the French Church, is a church building in the austere Baroque style in the center of the Dutch city of Maastricht. The church is located on the Sint Pietersstraat in the Jekerkwartier, diagonally opposite the Old Friars Minor Church.
Sight 7: Helpoort
Book Ticket*The Hell Gate, formerly known as Jekerpoort, Hoogbruggepoort, Alde Poort op den Ancker, Kruittorenpoort or De Twee Torens, is a former city gate in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The gate is part of the first city wall of Maastricht and is located in the Jekerkwartier at the southern end of the Sint Bernardusstraat, opposite the Pesthuys. The gate dates from the second quarter of the 13th century, making it the oldest surviving city gate in the Netherlands.
Sight 8: Museumkelder Derlon
The Museum Cellar Derlon is a small archaeological museum in the center of the Dutch city of Maastricht, where an important excavation from Roman times can be visited. The excavation has been protected as a national monument since 2004. The museum cellar is located in the basement of Hotel Derlon on the Onze Lieve Vrouweplein and is accessible on request.
Sight 9: Museum aan het Vrijthof
The Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof is a museum of photography in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Sight 10: Sint-Janskerk
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.
Sight 11: Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius
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.
Sight 12: Kloosterkerk Zusters Onder de Bogen
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.
Sight 13: Sint-Matthiaskerk
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.
Sight 14: Augustijnenkerk
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.
Sight 15: Sint-Martinuskerk
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.
Sight 16: Charles Eyck Park
Charles Eyckpark is a city park along the river Maas in the Céramique district in the center of the Dutch city of Maastricht. The relatively new park is named after the Limburg painter and sculptor Charles Eyck.
Sight 17: Heilig Hart van Jezuskerk (Koepelkerk)
The Koepelkerk, officially Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, is a monumental domed church in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The church building is located a stone's throw from Maastricht Station on the corner of Scharnerweg and Heerderweg in Wyckerpoort in Maastricht-East. The church has been used from the beginning as a Roman Catholic parish church of the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Since 2021, the building has also housed an Eritrean Orthodox religious community.
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