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Last year my wife and I purchased a 1-day pass at the Maastricht train station which was good for any type travel in the surrounding Limburg and Belgium area. As I recall it was a "Euregio Pass" and I am sure I have misspelled the correct name. We used the pass to travel from Maastricht to Veviers. Veviers was as far as the pass was good for so at Veviers we then purchased bus tickets on to Francorchamps for a day of racing. Are these type passes still available?
A couple of Dutch and German websites say that the pass is still available, although priced at 15 euro already. It is called Euregio Ticket (Maas Rhein region, if you need to specify it in a search engine). As you noted already, it is a great bargain. It is valid till Liege and Hasselt in Belgium, everything to the east of them included more or less; south of Maastricht, and in the region around Aachen in Germany.
Every first sunday of the month, most of the shops are open. Check it out!
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Arriving to Maastricht in the evening I let myself do a short brush up of the city center... this place was actually the most noticable part, so being the 1st to visit ... like all the roads lead to Rome, all the roads led me to this very place....
The basilica of Our Lady is situated in the middle of the Onze lieve vrouwenplein (Our Lady square), its famous west front flanked by two round stepped towers. With to towering walls and loopholes, the basilica looks more like a fortified castle than a church.
The building dates right back to before the year 1000. The nave was built in the 12th century.
This is the oldest church of Maastricht.
The church formed the hub of Liege-governed.
Maastricht before the city’s walls where constructed in 1229. It is well worth having a look inside.
The most remarkable feature is the 12th century Romanesque choir, with its two-tier pillaring. Many of the capitals of the tower tier are decorated with old testament scenes.
As a city with its own unique identity it's no surprise that it has its own flag which you'll notice all over the place. The white star on the red background has been the city's symbol since 1545 although it was changed to a flag similar to that of Poland in 1938 before being reinstated in 1994.
Whilst it resembles a modern Communist banner it is in fact a historical heraldry symbol.
As you may or may not know, D'Artagnan used to live in Maastricht. In fact it's the place where he died. D'artagnan was one of the famoud Three Musketeers. You can imagine that there are quite a few sights in Maastricht commemorating this legendary hero. There is a Mosaique Picture of D'Artagnan on a house near the Waldeck Park. You can find it on the corner of Aldenhofpark and Tongerseweg.
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