Groningen
A student city in the far north where nearly everyone cycles and the tower is climbable. Small, and it has more bars per head than anywhere else in the country.
Groningen in eight slides
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Forum Groningen is a cultural center in the city of Groningen in the northern Netherlands that houses a library, cinema, musea, study places, rooftop bar a restaurant and many more. Forum Groningen opened in November 2019, and is receiving 2.5 million visitors a year.
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JAHensens · CC BY 4.0
The Goudkantoor is a building built in 1635 and located on Waagstraat near the Grote Markt in Groningen, Netherlands. Originally it was built as an office for the receiver of the province of Groningen when it was called Collectehuis.
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JAHensens · CC BY 4.0
Groningen City Hall is the seat of government in Groningen, the Netherlands. The city council meets in a modern room downstairs, but upstairs in the former raadszaal the Gulden Boek is kept that lists the honored citizens of the town.
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Olavfin · Public domain
The Martinikerk is the oldest church in Groningen, Netherlands. The church and its associated tower are named after Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), the patron saint of the Bishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belonged.
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The Martinitoren is the tallest church steeple in the city of Groningen, Netherlands, and the bell tower of the Martinikerk.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Ra-smit at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Prinsentuin or Prinsenhoftuin is a garden built in renaissance style that is located in Groningen, behind the Prinsenhof. The Garden consists of a rose garden, a herb garden, a part with berceaus and a sundial on the wall above the entrance.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Mar 2026
The original uploader was Fruggo at Dutch Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Forum Groningen is a cultural center in the city of Groningen in the northern Netherlands that houses a library, cinema, musea, study places, rooftop bar a restaurant and many more. Forum Groningen opened in November 2019, and is receiving 2.5 million visitors a year.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
JAHensens · CC BY 4.0
The Goudkantoor is a building built in 1635 and located on Waagstraat near the Grote Markt in Groningen, Netherlands. Originally it was built as an office for the receiver of the province of Groningen when it was called Collectehuis.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
JAHensens · CC BY 4.0
Groningen City Hall is the seat of government in Groningen, the Netherlands. The city council meets in a modern room downstairs, but upstairs in the former raadszaal the Gulden Boek is kept that lists the honored citizens of the town.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Olavfin · Public domain
The Martinikerk is the oldest church in Groningen, Netherlands. The church and its associated tower are named after Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), the patron saint of the Bishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belonged.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Jun 2026
C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Martinitoren is the tallest church steeple in the city of Groningen, Netherlands, and the bell tower of the Martinikerk.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Ra-smit at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Prinsentuin or Prinsenhoftuin is a garden built in renaissance style that is located in Groningen, behind the Prinsenhof. The Garden consists of a rose garden, a herb garden, a part with berceaus and a sundial on the wall above the entrance.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Mar 2026
The original uploader was Fruggo at Dutch Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0
From the airport
When to go to Groningen: May or Jun or Jul or Aug
Guides about Groningen
Three days in Amsterdam beyond the centre, plus the Tuesday morning Anne Frank ticket release and the VAT change that reshaped every hotel bill.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026
Amsterdam charges the steepest accommodation tax in Europe, which lands hardest on families. Works from about four, with the canal rule and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026Amsterdam charges Europe's highest tourist tax at 12.5% of the room price, and its canal houses have staircases you would not believe. The areas that work.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026