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Allways wind and mostly strong head wind!
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Space, peace, great views, history. :-D
4 Reviews and 35 Opinions large,ish hotel warm greeting secure parking (vital for motorcycles nice bar
Smeerlings Theehuys: so quiet and peaceful ...
vtveen Says: This ‘tearoom’ is located in Smeerling, a settlement existing of eight impressive Saxion farmhouses. Together they do have the status of a protected area. In a...
Zeerijp, reformed church or Jacobuskerk
nighthawk Says: Zeerijp is a small village some 22 kilometres to the east of Groningen. Not much to see or do in this village, except a visit to the windmill and the impressive...
nighthawk Says: A certain must see when you visit the province of Groningen are the churches.Sometimes they stand alone on a little hill, a so called 'wierde' in the Groninger...
sim1 Says: In Westeremden lives the well known artist Henk Helmantel, his studio is situated next to the church. You can visit his exposition for a small entrance fee. But...
sim1 Says: You can visit the website of website van Helmantel to see some of his work. This painting is called "Stilleven met fruit en brood op Spaanse tafel" ("still with...
Aduard - De Gastheerd: close to the city of Groningen
vtveen Says: We made a reservation in a hotel in Aduard, but due to an overbooking we were transferred to ‘De Gastheerd’ (or Guesthouse), also in Aduard. Afterwards we were...
Hotel Spoorzicht: Our starting point in Groningen
RENE_CARDOEN Says: Hotel Spoorzicht in Loppersum is situated halfway between Gronigen and Delfzijl. It is located in a very charming historic building and a lot of nostalgic...
Niehove – a perfect ‘wierde’ village
vtveen Says: In the Dutch province of Groningen ‘wierde’ is the name for an artificial dwelling hill. These man made hills gave the people a dry shelter during high tides...
vtveen Says: Eenrum is one of the ‘wierde’ villages in this part of the province of Groningen. A ‘wierde’ is an artificial man made dwelling hill, which gave the people a...
Pieterburen – not only seals …
vtveen Says: Of course Pieterburen is famous (at least in the Netherlands) for its Seal Centre. But the village in the northern part of Groningen has more to offer and is a...
Pieterburen – the seals are so cute ...
vtveen Says: In the Netherlands the name of the village of Pieterburen is (almost) synonymous with seals, or even better with the ‘Zeehondencrèche Pieterburen’. Nowadays...
vtveen Says: Fransum is one of the smallest villages we ever have seen. This ‘wierde’ (an artificial dwelling hill, which gave the people a dry shelter during high tides and...
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The ‘Grote Markt’ (Big Market) is the main square and natural city centre of Groningen. It was one of the most beautiful squares in the Netherlands, but at the...
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Groningen, city life and rural countryside

You may find more pictures about Groningen on my Flickr set about Groningen.
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When you say "Groningen" everyone automatically things about the beautiful city of Groningen.It really is a wonderful city (see my Groningen page), but the province of Groningen is wonderful as well....
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Only one true city, the rest of the province is mostly filled with villages and lots of agricultural land. Compared to most other provinces in The Netherlands the province of Groningen is relatively...
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This page will be built in the near future. With sights and places of the entire province. Now it only has pictures of Groningen city as we couldn´t place them all on our Groningen city page. Want...
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Cycling around in the province of Groningen

Loppersum located halfway between Groningen (town) and Delfzijl is an excellent starting point for several cycling-tours. We selected the 'Fivelgo-' (29 km) and the 'Wierdenroute' (31 km) out of a...
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