Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Groningen, Netherlands
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5.9 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: St. Franciscuskerk
The St. Francis Church is a Roman Catholic church on the Zaagmuldersweg in the Dutch city of Groningen. The building is one of the two churches used by the St. Martin's parish in Groningen.
Sight 2: Wielewaalflat
The Wielewaalflat is a monumental apartment complex in Groningen.
Sight 3: the boy pretending to be a giant
Aden (2018) is a statue in the Dutch city of Groningen.
Sight 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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 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: Sint-Joris en de draak
Saint George and the Dragon is a provincial war memorial at the Martinikerkhof in Groningen.
Sight 10: 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 11: 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 12: Latteringe Gasthuis
The Latteringegasthuis is a small guesthouse on the Visserstraat in Groningen.
Sight 13: 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 14: 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 15: 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 16: 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 17: 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 18: 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 19: 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 20: Watertoren Noord
The water tower on the Noorderbinnensingel, also known as 'Dovecote', is one of the two water towers in the city of Groningen.
Sight 21: Juffer Tette Alberdagasthuis
The Juffer Tette Alberdagasthuis is a guesthouse in the city of Groningen. The current courtyard is located at the Nieuwe Kerkhof and dates from 1778.
Sight 22: 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).
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