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Maastricht, Netherlands
Upon my arrival to this small city in the southeast of Netherlands, located on both sides of the Meuse river, I could have not notice so many bikes parked along the the […]
Upon my arrival to this small city in the southeast of Netherlands, located on both sides of the Meuse river, I could have not notice so many bikes parked along the the train station building. 🙂 Afer all, it is a Dutch city!
There is some debate as to whether Maastricht is the oldest city in the Netherlands. However, Maastricht has become known, by way of the Maastricht Treaty, as the birthplace of the European Union, European citizenship, and the single European currency, the euro.
The city’s name has meaning ‘crossing at the Meuse.’ The place started as the Celts then Roman settlement, continuing as part of the heartland of the Carolingian Empire along with Aachen and the area around Liège, Belgium.
Around 570, the first stone church was built on the grave of Servatius, the present-day Basilica of Saint Servatius – an armenian missionary, today patron of Maastricht.
The Basilica of Saint Servatius is a gothic church with a severe religious significance of the city. The most depicting is south portal’s late Romanesque sculptures for the early development of Gothic sculpture in France.
As the day was grey with not many people in the streets, I got lower vibes of the city. But I was recognizing the beauty of the facades here and there… Streets can tell the story by itself, if you manage to read them prperly and give a time to observe them…
Jews’ street
Virgin Mary in the facade of some wealth house
One of the attractions is the the old mill, which was built in the 17th century by Franciscan, and now used for making bread. The oven is part of the facility. As you can see on the photo below, everything is made of wood and well preserved.
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Cool! Thank you for sharing!
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Lovely! I’m on the hunt for other places to explore besides Amsterdam on my next trip to the Netherlands. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Best,
Rebecca
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Excellent article.. Thank you for sharing
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It’s not somewhere I would have thought of visiting.. All I knew about Masstricht was a treaty!
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Ah, the Netherlands! It’s on my short list for travel in 2018! I love the colors, and how bike friendly the city is!
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Great ! nice share
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You have the knack of bringing out the details about the place you visit.
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Looks like lovely place to visit.
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I really should head down South again.
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i love reading travelogue …lovely place and write up…all the pictures look amazing!!!
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nice place to visit
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i like all the photos and i will love to visit this place
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Netherlands, one of my favorite places to visit. Love the pictures which you have included!
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Nice thing you shared(Y)
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