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Visited by plenty of foreigners as well as by the local tourists, Maastricht is a popular tourist destination in Netherlands. The scenic Maastricht is a municipality, and capital of the Dutch province of Limburg. As the city is situated on both sides of the Meuse River in the south eastern part of the Netherlands between Belgium and Germany, this contributes largely into the beauty of the city.

Transportation in Maastricht:

For travelers coming from various parts of the world, reaching Maastricht is very easy due to its good transportation system. The city of Maastricht is served by bus, taxi, train and ferry service. The city can be reached from Brussels and Cologne within one and half hours and from Amsterdam within two and half hours.

The Dutch Railways serves both the main station of Maastricht and the station located near the business and university district

There are plenty of domestic and international flights to Maastricht Aachen Airport.

The tourist site of Maastricht attracts large number of visitors each year. Tourists also love to visit Maastricht at the time of the major festivals and events:

• Carnival
• Kunst Tour
• Preuvenemint, culinary event
• The European Fine Art Fair
• Winter land

• Bonnefanten Museum of art
• Natuurhistorisch Museum which has a large collection relating to geology, paleontology and the flora and fauna of Limburg
• The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe basilica
• Bassin is an inner harbor with various restaurants
• The Helpoort and the city wall
• The Hoge Fronten
• The Kazematten
• Hill of St. Petersburg
• The statue of d'Artagnan in the Aldenhofpark
• Vrijthof square
• Vrijthoftheatre
• The Saint Servatius basilica
• The Saint Johns Church (Sint-Janskerk)