| What to do in Maastricht. An exposition, two walks, a bike trip and a Wonderland walk |
As a yearly tradition André will host a few open air concerts in his hometown
of Maastricht. For 2010 even eight concerts, between July 9th and 18th.
Between these concerts there is enough time to visit The Netherlands.
A suggestion is to head for the Efteling, the fairytale park where André
recorded his Wonderland DVD. Please find below this "Wonderland Walk".
We have created a walk through the park, passing along the places used in
the DVD. The Efteling is not in the province of Limburg, but in Noord-Brabant.
Since the Maastricht concerts start at 21:30 (9:30PM), there is plenty of time
to discover Maastricht and its surroundings.
Maastricht is one of the oldest cities in The Netherlands and it is founded by
the Romans. Traces of this Roman history are still present today.
Ineke and Ruud have complied two walks and a bike route.
One walk leads through the historic inner city and the second leads to the
St. Pietersberg (Mount Saint Peter).
Both walks also include places related to André.
We have also added a bike trip around the St. Pietersberg, visiting the many
vineyards of the area. Although you can walk this route (12 KM), we suggest
you to rent a bike and peddle around the "mountain". This route is relatively
flat (like everything else in Holland), so it does not require extra stamina!
If you find that the local situation has changed, or the description we
provided is not clear or you notice any errors or have suggestions, please let
us know at ruud.elshout@kpnmail.nl.
of Maastricht. For 2010 even eight concerts, between July 9th and 18th.
Between these concerts there is enough time to visit The Netherlands.
A suggestion is to head for the Efteling, the fairytale park where André
recorded his Wonderland DVD. Please find below this "Wonderland Walk".
We have created a walk through the park, passing along the places used in
the DVD. The Efteling is not in the province of Limburg, but in Noord-Brabant.
Since the Maastricht concerts start at 21:30 (9:30PM), there is plenty of time
to discover Maastricht and its surroundings.
Maastricht is one of the oldest cities in The Netherlands and it is founded by
the Romans. Traces of this Roman history are still present today.
Ineke and Ruud have complied two walks and a bike route.
One walk leads through the historic inner city and the second leads to the
St. Pietersberg (Mount Saint Peter).
Both walks also include places related to André.
We have also added a bike trip around the St. Pietersberg, visiting the many
vineyards of the area. Although you can walk this route (12 KM), we suggest
you to rent a bike and peddle around the "mountain". This route is relatively
flat (like everything else in Holland), so it does not require extra stamina!
If you find that the local situation has changed, or the description we
provided is not clear or you notice any errors or have suggestions, please let
us know at ruud.elshout@kpnmail.nl.
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| The Maastricht City walk |
| Walk across the St. Pietersberg |
| Bike trip around the St. Pietersberg and vineyards in this area. |
| The Wonderland walk (2010 update) |
The video below will give you an impression of Maastricht and its surroundings.
In 2010 André's oldest son Marc exposes some of his
paintings during the period of the concerts in Maastricht.
The place to go: Pizzeria La Lunette, Platielstraat 5. It is
very close to the Vrijthof Square, so have a look! Go to
Marc's website www.marcrieu.com to see his paintings
("schilderijen" are paintings in Dutch). We can also
proudly refer to Sonja's wonderful webpage about Marc
on www.andrerieutranslations.com/JSO/MarcRieu.html
paintings during the period of the concerts in Maastricht.
The place to go: Pizzeria La Lunette, Platielstraat 5. It is
very close to the Vrijthof Square, so have a look! Go to
Marc's website www.marcrieu.com to see his paintings
("schilderijen" are paintings in Dutch). We can also
proudly refer to Sonja's wonderful webpage about Marc
on www.andrerieutranslations.com/JSO/MarcRieu.html
