Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Groningen, Netherlands
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Experience Groningen in Netherlands in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in GroningenIndividual Sights in GroningenSight 1: Typografengasthuis
The Typografengasthuis is a courtyard on the Petrus Campersingel in the city of Groningen. It was built in 1903 by order of the Groninger Boekverkoopers College and was intended as an opportunity to invest the foundation's capital.
Sight 2: Praedinius Gymnasium
Praedinius Gymnasium is a gymnasium in Groningen, the Netherlands. It dates back to the fourteenth century and is the larger of two non-comprehensive gymnasia in Groningen, the other being Willem Lodewijk Gymnasium.
Sight 3: Provinciehuis
The provincial government building of Groningen is the administrative center of the province of Groningen. The building complex is located on the east side of the Martinikerkhof in the heart of the city of Groningen. The front building on the Martinikerkhof dates from the beginning of the twentieth century, the rear, containing the state hall, is the former Latin Sint Maartensschool of Groningen and dates from the late Middle Ages.
Sight 4: Martinikerk
The Martinikerk is the oldest church in Groningen, Netherlands. The church and its associated tower are named after Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), the patron saint of the Bishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belonged.
Sight 5: Grand Theatre
Grand Theatre is a flat-floor theatre on the Grote Markt in the city of Groningen. It was originally built as a cinema. After a period of vacancy, it was squatted in the night of 30 to 31 May 1980. Since then, the building has served as a theatre.
Sight 6: Goudkantoor
The Goudkantoor is a building built in 1635 and located on Waagstraat near the Grote Markt in Groningen, Netherlands. Originally it was built as an office for the receiver of the province of Groningen when it was called Collectehuis.
Sight 7: Martinitoren
The Martinitoren is the tallest church steeple in the city of Groningen, Netherlands, and the bell tower of the Martinikerk.
Sight 8: Sint-Joris en de draak
Saint George and the Dragon is a provincial war memorial at the Martinikerkhof in Groningen.
Sight 9: Stadsmarkering S10
At the 950th anniversary in 1990, the city of Groningen received ten so-called city markings: artworks on the important access roads, on the border of the city, and one at the MartiniKrofhof. They are references to the marking function of old city gates. The city marking plan was designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind. Libeskind gave his plan the working title "The Books of Groningen" and every city marker refers to a letter of the old name for the city of Groningen: Cruoninga. Libeskind himself designed the third city marker, he outsourced the rest of the markings to others. He has given the artists six parameters for each artwork, including a certain time, a color and the name of one of the nine muses from Greek mythology. Libeskind also gave the artists that the city markets had to images, present and future. The tenth city marker, designed by Paul Virilio, can be found at the Martinikerkhof in the heart of Stad.
Sight 10: Prinsenhof
The Prinsenhof is a building on the Martinikerkhof in the Dutch city of Groningen. The building consists of four wings, three of which are located within the associated walled Prinsentuin behind it. The oldest part is the former church of the Brothers of the Common Life from 1487. On the east side of the entrance is the Gardepoort, which is connected to the complex.
Sight 11: Prinsentuin
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The Prinsentuin or, Prinsenhoftuin is a garden built in renaissance style that is located in Groningen, behind the Prinsenhof. This Garden consists of a rose garden, a herb garden, a part with berceaus and a sundial on the wall above the entrance.
Sight 12: Xy
Xy is a sculpture by Martin Borchert and stands on the grounds of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) in the city of Groningen and is owned by the University of Groningen (RUG). The artwork is made of galvanized steel, which is then coated (again) – creating a kind of flowers in the zinc work – and then lacquered. Martin Borchert's work is part of the art project Knowledge Years 1994-2014. It is located at the corner of Antonius Deusinglaan and Oostersingel in a lawn next to the building of the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Sight 13: the boy pretending to be a giant
Aden (2018) is a statue in the Dutch city of Groningen.
Sight 14: Nieuwe Kerk
The Nieuwe Kerk, in the 18th century also called Noorderkerk, is a Protestant church in the city of Groningen, located on the Nieuwe Kerkhof in the Hortusbuurt.
Sight 15: Middengasthuis
The Middengasthuis is a guesthouse and courtyard situated on the south side of the Kleine Rozenstraat in the city of Groningen. It dates from 1873 and is a national monument.
Sight 16: Hortustuin
The Oude Hortus is a publicly accessible courtyard garden in the Hortus neighbourhood in the city of Groningen. The garden was used for hundreds of years as the Hortus botanicus of the University of Groningen.
Sight 17: Noorderplantsoen
Noorderplantsoen is an urban public park in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, situated slightly north of the city center. Its name is Dutch for northern public garden.
Sight 18: Sint Martinusgasthuis
The Sint Martinusgasthuis is a courtyard and former guesthouse in the city of Groningen, which has been designated as a municipal monument. The Gasthuis is located in the Grote Leliestraat in the Hortusbuurt, the street with the most courtyards and guest houses of the city of Groningen.
Sight 19: Pieternellagasthuis
The Pieternellagasthuis is a guesthouse and courtyard in the city of Groningen. The guesthouse is located in the Grote Leliestraat in the Hortus neighborhood, a neighborhood in Groningen where many other guesthouses are also located.
Sight 20: Doopsgezinde Kerk Groningen
The Mennonite church in Groningen is located in a side alley of the Oude Boteringestraat. Originally there was a wooden clandestine church here, hidden behind a house. The current church building was built after the Mennonites had received full equal rights during the French period. The church was consecrated on October 29, 1815.
Sight 21: Corneliagasthuis
The Cornelia Hospital was a small hospital in the city of Groningen. It was founded in 1854 by the Catholic Cremers family. The hospital is named after Cornelia J. Tellegen-Cremers and was therefore also referred to as Tellegengasthuis.
Sight 22: Zeylsgasthuis
The Zeylsgasthuis is a hospital in the Visserstraat in the Dutch city of Groningen. It dates from 1646 and was founded by Berend Seilmaker, his husband and the widow of Berend's brother.
Sight 23: Latteringe Gasthuis
The Latteringegasthuis is a small guesthouse on the Visserstraat in Groningen.
Sight 24: Academy Building
The Academy Building opposite the University Library on the Broerstraat in the city of Groningen from 1909 was built in the Northern Netherlands neo-Renaissance style. It is the main building of the University of Groningen. It is important because of its cultural-historical and architectural-historical value. It is also significant for the history of university education in Groningen and because of the quality of the spatial articulation, the ornamentation and the cohesion between exterior and interior.
Sight 25: Mepschengasthuis
The Mepschengasthuis is a guest house in the Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat in the city of Groningen.
Sight 26: Korenbeurs
The Korenbeurs is a neoclassical building in Groningen in the Netherlands. It was originally used as an exchange for food grain trade. Its current tenant is Albert Heijn.
Sight 27: Der Aa-kerk
The Aa-kerk is a historic former parish church in the centre of Groningen, and a dominant feature in the skyline of the city together with the nearby Martinitoren.
Sight 28: Museum aan de A
Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum is a maritime museum in Groningen in the Netherlands.
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