Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Groningen, Netherlands
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7.4 km
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Experience Groningen in Netherlands in a whole new way with our 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 capital of the foundation.
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 House of Groningen is the administrative centre 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 at 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: Prinsenhof
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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 5: Stadsmarkering Cruoninga
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 designed the third city marker himself, 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 6: Sint-Joris en de draak
Saint George and the Dragon is a provincial war memorial at the Martinikerkhof in Groningen.
Sight 7: Martinitoren
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The Martinitoren is the tallest church steeple in the city of Groningen, Netherlands, and the bell tower of the Martinikerk.
Sight 8: 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 9: Grand Theatre
Grand Theatre is a flat-floor theatre on the Grote Markt in the city of Groningen. It was originally built as a movie theater. 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 10: Carl von Rabenhaupt
Carl von Rabenhaupt was a Bohemian Hussite nobleman who fought in Dutch and Hessian service during the Thirty Years War and came out of retirement to help the Dutch defend Groningen during the Franco-Dutch War. He made a name for himself as a siege specialist, taking or successfully defending many fortified cities along the Dutch-German border.
Sight 11: 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 12: Doopsgezinde Kerk Groningen
The Mennonite church in Groningen is located in a side alley of the Oude Boteringestraat. Originally, there was a wooden hidden church here, hidden behind a house. The current church building was built after the Mennonites had been granted full equality in the French era. The church was consecrated on October 29, 1815.
Sight 13: 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 14: Latteringe Gasthuis
The Latteringegasthuis is a small guesthouse on the Visserstraat in Groningen.
Sight 15: Zeylsgasthuis
The Zeylsgasthuis is a guesthouse 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 16: Museum aan de A
Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum is a maritime museum in Groningen in the Netherlands.
Sight 17: 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 18: 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 19: Mepschengasthuis
The Mepschengasthuis is a guesthouse in the Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat in the city of Groningen.
Sight 20: Academy Building
The Academy Building opposite the University Library on the Broerstraat in the city of Groningen, built in 1909, was built in the Northern Netherlands neo-Renaissance style. It is the main building of the University of Groningen. Because of its cultural-historical and architectural-historical value, it is important. 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 21: 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 guesthouse is located in the Grote Leliestraat in the Hortus neighbourhood, the street with the most courtyards and guesthouses in the city of Groningen.
Sight 22: 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 23: Gerarda Gockingahuis
The Gerarda Gockinga House is a former guesthouse in the city of Groningen. It is located on the Grote Rozenstraat in the Hortus neighbourhood.
Sight 24: 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 25: 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 26: 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 27: Nieuwe Kerk
The Nieuwe Kerk, also known as Noorderkerk in the 18th century, is a Protestant church in the city of Groningen, located on the Nieuwe Kerkhof in the Hortus neighbourhood. The name "new" church is a reference to the "old" St. Walburg's Church. Originally, the cemetery was called the New St. Walburg Cemetery. The church stands on the northernmost hill of the Hondsrug; the Nordes or Tie (Thye).
Sight 28: Prinsentuin
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 29: Xy
Xy is a sculpture by Martin Borchert and is located on the grounds of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) in the city of Groningen and is owned by the University of Groningen (UG). The artwork is made of galvanized steel, which was then coated (again) – creating a kind of flowers in the zinc work – and then varnished. 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 Faculty of Medical Sciences building.
Sight 30: the boy pretending to be a giant
Aden (2018) is a statue in the Dutch city of Groningen.
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