Maastricht City Walls

Remnants of the 13th century Maastricht city wall. Sint Servaasklooster. DSC_0130

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September 30th 2014
Our lunch stop en route to Bastogne and then Luxembourg was Maastricht. I knew of Maastricht as the venue of the Treaty of Maastricht and its role in creating the EU, but little else about it. It turned out to be a delightful small city with many Medieval and later sights to see. We walked in past the Basilica of Our Lady, along Wolfstraat through the central shopping district to Grote Staat, a ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more

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