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Autumn in Maastricht

Every season brings something new to Maastricht. Even the autumn has its charms in the city. Maastricht acquires a cozy atmosphere and buzzes with autumn activities. Experience autumn in Maastricht and make sure you don't miss out on anything!

Maastricht awaits

Maastricht has plenty to offer from a boat trip on the Meuse or a historical walk through the city. You can also go on a shopping spree or indulge your culinary interests. There is plenty to do and see; Maastricht has a lot of time and space to offer to people of all ages. You can explore the city in your own way and at your own pace.

Do it yourself

You can discover the city on your own. We have some helpful tips so that you can discover the city in your own way. If you lose your way, don’t worry! In Maastricht, you can always find your way back.

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Combine gastronomic delights and shopping days-out

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Culinary

Combine gastronomic delights and shopping days-out

Spending a day shopping in Maastricht? Then you probably feel like settling down for a nice lunch somewhere in between! Especially for you, we have listed the best lunch spots that are just a little bit different from your average lunch spot.

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10x gift shops in Maastricht

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Shopping

10x gift shops in Maastricht

Looking for an original gift? Then you have plenty of choice in Maastricht. We tell you where in the city you will always succeed in finding a nice present.

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Vintage shopping in Maastricht

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Shopping

Vintage shopping in Maastricht

Vintage clothes shopping has never been as popular as it is now. Alongside the fact that ‘fashion cycling’ is good for the environment, vintage clothes are often much more unique than the items you’ll find in high-street stores.

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Shopping centres in and around Maastricht

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Shopping

Shopping centres in and around Maastricht

Limburg is a popular shopping destination, and that's no surprise. The province is home to the most famous outlet centres in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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MOSA VOCE Concerto d’inverno appassionata
MOSA VOCE Concerto d’inverno appassionata
Saturday 2 December
A winter concert full of passionate opera arias, ballads and lyrical songs.
Guided Tours of the Zonneberg Caves| Maastricht Underground
Guided Tours of the Zonneberg Caves| Maastricht Underground
2 December, 3 December and 9 more days
Do you dare go underground? Not afraid of the dark? Go exploring in the Zonneberg caves.
Between Art and Copy
Between Art and Copy
until 25 February 2024
The Maastricht Institute of Arts is presenting a considerable part of its collection of plaster casts...
The Studio #8: Caroline Sarneel
The Studio #8: Caroline Sarneel
until 18 February 2024
The series The Studio in the Bonnefanten provides a stage for small scale solo presentations on which...
‘I’ Stick-sculptures of Martin Brandsma
‘I’ Stick-sculptures of Martin Brandsma
until 3 December
The exhibition project This is the Border by Martin Brandsma (1972, Wolvega) deals with collaboration,...
Antiques and collectibles market & flea market
Antiques and collectibles market & flea market
weekly
It’s always fun to rummage around the collection of antiques, collectibles, books, and furniture on Markt...
Goodbye to Love: Conversation of all those whose lips are sealed
Goodbye to Love: Conversation of all those whose lips are sealed
until 7 January 2024
The exhibition Goodbye to Love addresses the ways in which we have become lost in our worlds, drifting...
Guided tour through Fort Sint Pieter | Maastricht Underground
Guided tour through Fort Sint Pieter | Maastricht Underground
until 5 January 2025
Step back in time and experience history during a tour of Fort St. Pieter.
Pas de deux
Pas de deux
until 3 December
An exceptional collaboration between the museum and regional art collectors Netty and Jeu van Sint Fiet,...
Humberto Tan - Tomorrow will be better
Humberto Tan - Tomorrow will be better
until 17 March 2024
Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht presents an exhibition by Dutch photographer and media personality...
Shinkichi Tajiri: The Restless Wanderer
Shinkichi Tajiri: The Restless Wanderer
until 12 May 2024
Exhibition celebrating the 100th birth year of Japanese-American artist Shinkichi Tajiri
Guided Tour North Caves incl. The Vault | Maastricht Underground
Guided Tour North Caves incl. The Vault | Maastricht Underground
until 5 January 2025
Discover more of the famous North Caves; you will also visit national storage location no. 9, better...
Everything That Came In Got An Answer
Everything That Came In Got An Answer
until 31 March 2024
For over fifty years, Rod Summers has been receiving a large amount of postal art or mail art from all...
City tour: The Historic heart of Maastricht (start Centrum)
City tour: The Historic heart of Maastricht (start Centrum)
until 5 January 2025
This tour is the most popular and best known in Maastricht, and for good reason. One route joins together...
To the film at Lumière
To the film at Lumière
weekly
With more than 300 films each year, there's plenty to choose from.
Exhibition Maastricht 1673
Exhibition Maastricht 1673
until 31 March 2024
This year marks 350 years since Maastricht was besieged and conquered by the French Sun King Louis XIV.
A Room of One's Own
A Room of One's Own
until 7 January 2024
A Room of One’s Own is an exhibition about the work and ideas of female artists spanning several generations,...
Guided Tours of the North Caves | Maastricht Underground
Guided Tours of the North Caves | Maastricht Underground
until 5 January 2025
Do you dare go underground? Go exploring in the caves below the St. Pietersberg hill.
Antiquity in Colour
Antiquity in Colour
until 2 June 2024
You are undoubtedly familiar with the white marble statues from classical antiquity. But did you know...
Piet Killaars 100 Years
Piet Killaars 100 Years
until 7 January 2024
This exhibition contains an overview of sculptures and pre-studies from the Bonnefanten collection.
Art From The Heart
Art From The Heart
until 28 January 2024
Exhibition at the studio-gallery Trobar
Christmas | Saint Servatius Basilica
Christmas | Saint Servatius Basilica
until 30 December
Visit the Basilica of Saint Servatius during the most magical period of the year.
The Showroom
The Showroom
until 3 December
Bureau Europa presents the Showroom: Maastricht ceramics and glass sale
Cruise on the Meuse
Cruise on the Meuse
until 31 December
Cruise on the Meuse ; Discover Maastricht from the water with Rederij Stiphout!

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Sint Pieters hill
Sint Pieters hill
Luikerweg 80
6212 NH Maastricht
Maastricht
This southernmost part of the Netherlands, between Maastricht and Belgium, is almost un-Dutchly beautiful. Experience tranquility and nature's joy during a visit to this spot, just a stone's throw away from the city center.
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Helpoort
Helpoort
St. Bernardusstraat 24 b
6211 HH Maastricht
Maastricht
Hells Gate is part of the original city wall, built after Henry I, Duke of Brabant, gave permission for its construction in April 1229. It is the only remaining city gate in Maastricht and the oldest city gate in the Netherlands.
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Minckelers and the flame
Minckelers and the flame
Markt
6211 CH Maastricht
Maastricht
Statue of Minckelers.
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Maastricht’s Train Station Building
Maastricht’s Train Station Building
Stationsplein 27
6221 BT Maastricht
Maastricht
The station building of Maastricht.
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Fort Sint Pieter
Fort Sint Pieter
Luikerweg 80
6212 NH Maastricht
Maastricht
You are sure to enjoy both the view from the fort and the stories told by your guide, mixing history with anecdotes and humour. The fort dates from around 1700 and is largely still intact, with parts recently restored.
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Ruïne Lichtenberg
Ruïne Lichtenberg
Lichtenbergweg 2
6212 NG Maastricht
Maastricht
On the eastern flank of the St. Pietersberg hill (overlooking the Meuse), lies a very special and valuable point of interest: the Lichtenberg Castle ruins. It is undoubtedly the oldest castle ruin in the Netherlands...
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Jan van Eyck Academie
Jan van Eyck Academie
Academieplein 1
6211 KM Maastricht
Maastricht
The Jan van Eyck Academie is an international post-academic institute for the visual arts. It is located in a building that dates from the late ‘50s/early ‘60s,
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St Servatius Bridge (Sint Servaasbrug)
St Servatius Bridge (Sint Servaasbrug)
Sint Servaasbrug
6221 ES Maastricht
Maastricht
This is the oldest bridge in the Netherlands that is still standing; however, Maastricht once had a bridge that was built even before 1289 AD.
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Basilica of Our Lady
Basilica of Our Lady
Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 7
6211 HD Maastricht
Maastricht
The spot where the Basilica of Our Lady now stands was the site of a small church as early as the fifth century AD. This was probably the oldest Christian church in the Netherlands and may have been built on top of the remains of a Roman temple.
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Fort Eben Emael
Fort Eben Emael
Rue du Fort 40 b
4690 Eben-Emael
Eben-Emael
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