Maastricht, a treaty and a treat!

[José Balido]

            

During a year when the European Union is commemorating the 25th anniverary of the momentous signing of the Maastricht Treaty which established the EU, no better time to take a look at this vibrant university city in the southeast Netherlands, on the border with Belgium and just over a couple of hours by train or car from Amsterdam. 

With Holland‘s second highest number of national heritage sites after Amsterdam, this city of some 278,000 inhabitants (metro area 417,000) astride the Maas River can boast a history which stretches back to at least the Roman Empire, settlement of Mosae Trajectam, with extant remains including a road, bridge, religious shrine, public baths, granary, houses, walls, and gates.

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