Bonnefanten Museum

Old Masters & Modern Art. This iconic building, designed by Italian architect Aldo Rossi, is home to an always exciting programme of temporary exhibits, museum tours, lectures, and children’s activities. The Bonnefanten Museum is also the place to find unusual art gifts (online too!), and to have lunch, at the famous Museumcafé Ipanema.

• Web:

  www.bonnefanten.nl

• Address:

  Avenue Ceramique 250, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 329 01 90

• Opening hours:

  Tue - Sun 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

• More info:

  Close to the river on the East Bank

Brewery De Keyzer NA Bosch

Steam Brewery De Keyzer, a craft brewery with equipment dating from 1900-1929, still operating in a building of industrial and archaeological significance. If you book ahead, you can get great tours here. And enjoy a real old-fashioned beer afterwards.

• Web:

  www.brouwerijbosch.nl

• E-mail:

  info@brouwerijbosch.nl

• Address:

  Wycker Grachtstraat 26, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 325 21 21

• Opening hours:

  Sat 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Bureau Europa

Architecture forum. Exhibitions and other activities in the field of architecture and design, with a social/sociological angle.

• Web:

  www.bureau-europa.nl

• Address:

  Boschstraat 9, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 350 30 20

Caves of St Pietersberg

Do you dare go underground? Not afraid of the dark? Go exploring in the caves below the St. Pietersberg hill. No light, no sound, no smell, no radiation, no pollution, no mobile phone signal, no idea of time…Over the centuries, the mining of marl in the caves has created a labyrinth of more than 20,000 tunnels. 'Block breakers' and artists alike have left their marks here. The caves also served as a refuge for the people of Maastricht during the many sieges of the city, including during the Second World War.

• E-mail:

  info@maastrichtunderground.nl

• Address:

  Luikerweg 80, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 325 21 21

• Subway:

  Bus or taxi to St Pietersberg district

City Hall

Heirloom of Maastricht. Built from 1659-1664 by the architect Pieter Post; the tower dates from 1684 and houses a carillon with 49 bells that is still played regularly.

• Web:

  www.maastricht.nl

• Address:

  Markt 78, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 350 40 40

Fort Sint Pieter

Step back in time and experience history on a tour of Fort St. Pieter. Your enthusiastic guide will take you to the well, the embrasures, and the cannon gallery while entertaining you with wonderful stories, anecdotes, and facts. The tour ends atop the Fort with a spectacular view of the city, the Meuse, and the surrounding countryside.

• Web:

  www.maastrichtunderground.nl/eng

• Address:

  Luikerweg 71, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 325 21 21

Apostelhoeve Vineyard

In the Limburg region just outside Maastricht, vineyards cover the hills. At the 15th century farm Apostelhoeve, guided tours, around the growths and the wine cellars are held. A wine tasting with some light snacks are provided after the tour.

• Web:

  www.apostelhoeve.nl

• Address:

  Susserweg 201, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 343 22 64

• Opening hours:

  Mon - Sat 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bisschopsmolen

The smells of fresh-baked bread and vlaai. You just can’t walk past that smell of fresh-baked spelt bread and Limburg’s favorite sweet tart, ‘vlaai’, without stopping in here!

• Web:

  www.bisschopsmolen.nl

• Address:

  Stenenbrug 3, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 327 06 13

• Opening hours:

  Tue - Sat 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sun 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bookshop Dominicanen

Heavenly bookshop. Spectacular old church, and thankfully preserved as a bookshop due to the efforts of the people of Maastricht. Great coffee as well.

• Web:

  www.boekhandeldominicanen.nl

• Address:

  Dominicanerkerkstraat 1, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 304 01 30

• Opening hours:

  Mon 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sun 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Cellebroederskapel (chapel)

Silent monument. Hidden behind a historic gateway in the facade of number 58, you find this domain of silence.

• Web:

  www.cellebroederskapel.nl

• Address:

  Cellebroederstraat, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 62 236 06 04

Charles Eyck Park

Green on the Meuse. Céramique’s park, along the Meuse, is a favourite picnic and gathering place for students and locals.

• Address:

  Wyck, Maastricht

• More info:

  On the river bank in the Céramique discrict

Hells Gate (Helpoort)

The Hells Gate, dated to 1229, is the oldest city gate in the Netherlands. It was originally a part of the city wall of Maastricht and has been used as meeting point for cloth fullers. Today you will instead find helpful guides to answer your questions.

• Address:

  Sint Bernardusstraat 24b, Maastricht

• Phone:

  +31 43 343 30 71

• Opening hours:

  Sun - Sat 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM