Groningen, a lively city in the north of the Netherlands !

Cultural institutions, an universital hospital, the second oldest university in The Netherlands and an lot of pubs and restaurants make the city of Groningen with its 175.000 inhabitants a metropole of the north-east of the Netherlands. It's a city with a lively centre and a lot of things to see an to discover! Come to Groningen and take a guided tour on foot or by bike. You will be amazed by the the sites you will see and the things you will hear. Historic monumential buidings, old harbours, almshouses but also modern architecture and public art. Everything has its own story.

Groningen, a beautiful province !

Not only the city is worth visiting but also the province of Groningen, the 'Ommeland", which is inseperable from the city. It's landscape is a cultural inheritance with its villages built on hills already made in about 200 BC.to keep the "feet dry". There are a lot of medieval churches, meandering streams called "maren", country-houses of the rich farmers, big farms with barns,
mills and long strectches of corn-and cole-seed fields. During a cycle - tour on mainly cyclingroads you can experience space and quietness.