Welcome in Maastricht!
Maastricht is the ideal city for taking time out. Once you’re there, you can start by enjoying a cappuccino on one of the terraces in the Onze Lieve Vrouwenplein square, a stone’s throw from the Vrijthof, the city’s main square. It’s the ideal place for enjoying the hubbub and the setting, as well as for trying the culinary delights offered by the many restaurants. And there is a wide selection of hotels nearby.
Leave your luggage at reception or in your room, and set off to stroll round the old historic centre with its imposing façades and cobbled alleyways. There are no fewer than 1590 listed monuments here for you to discover. The Basilicas of Saint Servatius and Our Lady, housing great collections of religious art, testify to the city’s rich Roman and medieval past.
And the story doesn’t stop there! At the Bonnefantenmuseum, you will find a major collection of medieval art, as well as early Renaissance works by Italian, German and Dutch painters, and a permanent collection of very prominent contemporary art.
At Maastricht, it is impossible not to be carried away by the art of shopping. The Wyck quarter is a good place for investing in fashion, art, antiques, design, interior design, and gastronomy. However, you’ll find the most exclusive luxury boutiques around the Stokstraat.
Maastricht owes its image as an epicurean city to its many restaurants, pavement cafés, and regional specialities (strawberries, asparagus, ‘Rommedoe’ cheese, mushrooms, local beers and some wines), it is true, but also to its five restaurants with Michelin stars. And in case you still need convincing of its gastronomic excellence, in the last weekend of August every year, the city lays on 4 days of sheer culinary delight with the “Preuvenemint”, an internationally renowned feast when more than 30 restaurants present their most succulent dishes. Enjoy!