Groningen (city)
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Groningen is a city in The Netherlands with 180.000 inhabitants. Since 1614 the city has its university: the `Rijksuniversiteit Groningen'.
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Get in
By train
Groningen has two train stations, the central station (Centraal Station) and the northern station (Station Noord). Most trains arrive at the central station. There is a direct connection from Amsterdam and from Schiphol airport to Groningen.
By bus
All busses going to Groningen go directly to the central Station. So only a bus that is going to another direction do not go the the cetral station.
By car
Get around
By bike
Getting from any place in Groningen to the centre will take at most 20 minutes by bike. This makes the bike a fast, cheap and easy way to travel Groningen.
See
- Het Groninger Museum. (The museum of Groningen).
Do
- Climb the Martini tower for a nice view over the city.
Buy
Eat
The centre of Groningen has many nice little cafes or restaurants where you can eat. Due Groningen is a real university city, there are plenty cafe-restaurants where you can eat for less then €10,-
Drink
Because Groningen has many students, the city centre features great places to drink.
Sleep
Camping Stadspark is a camping in the Stadspark.
Get out
External links
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http://www.groningen.nl - official website of Groningen
http://www.vvvgroningen.nl - site of the tourist information agency
