Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Maastricht, Netherlands
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4.9 km
227 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: Ruïne Lichtenberg
Lichtenberg Castle Ruins are a ruin of a castle located on the Sint-Pietersberg south of the village of Sint Pieter in the Dutch municipality of Maastricht. The structure is located on the eastern edge of the mountain with the Slavante Forest to the north of it.
Sight 2: Buitengoed Slavante | Grand Café
Slavante is an area, also a street, on the eastern slope of the Sint-Pietersberg in the Dutch municipality of Maastricht. The area is best known for the Grand-Café Buitengoed Slavante, formerly Casino Slavante, a former country club from 1846. The tavern also includes the remains of a 17th-century monastery, the baroque St. Anthony's Chapel, a vineyard, the Slavante Cellars and the entrance to the underground limestone quarries Zonneberg and Slavante. To the south of the tavern used to be the main entrance Three Gates of the Slavante corridor system; just north of it are the Cave House De Kluis and the Cave House Greetje Blanckers. The high-lying area offers a view over the river Maas and part of the Meuse valley. There is a jetty for tour boats on the Meuse.
Sight 3: Kerk van de Allerheiligste Verlosser en H. Petrus
The Church of St. Peter Upstairs, officially Church of the Most Holy Savior and St. Peter, also called St. Peter on the Mountain, is a Roman Catholic church built in 1875 in neo-Gothic style, located in the Maastricht district of St. Peter. The church is used by the parish of St. Peter, as is the church of St. Peter below. The church of St. Peter upstairs is a national monument.
Sight 4: Huis De Torentjes
Huis De Torentjes is a partly 16th-century castle-like country house on the eastern flank of the Sint-Pietersberg in the former village of Sint Pieter, now part of the Dutch city of Maastricht.
Sight 5: Motte De Tombe
The Tomb is an early medieval motte on the Sint-Pietersberg in the south of the Dutch municipality of Maastricht. The remnant of the motte is located along the Van Schaikweg on the west flank of the Sint-Pietersberg on the edge of the ENCI forest. To the west of the motte is the Quarry de Tombe and to the south of the motte is the ENCI forest.
Sight 6: Château Neercanne
Château Neercanne is a restaurant located in Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or two Michelin stars in the periods 1957-1982 and 1986–2018.
Sight 7: Cannerberg
The Cannerberg is a hill near Maastricht, which is partly on Dutch and partly on Belgian territory. The hill is named after the town of Kanne, which is located just across the border in Belgium. The Cannerberg forms the western slope of the Jeker valley, opposite the Sint-Pietersberg. The ridge is a spur of the Haspengouws Plateau. Part of the hill was excavated between 1930 and 1939 for the construction of the Albert Canal, cutting off the ridge from the larger plateau.
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