Groningen: The A, the Folkinge, and the Museum in the Canal

Akerk

Paid when an exhibition or concert is on. The churchyard is public. Akerkhof 2. Tower 76 metres, 1711. Church body largely 15th century. Dedicated to Nicholas,…

Korenbeurs

The hall is a supermarket. Free to enter as a shop. Akerkhof 1 / Vismarkt. Neoclassical grain exchange, 1862-1865, Van Beusekom. On the Top 100 of Dutch monume…

Vismarkt

Public square. Market days fill it. Cafés take the edges. Vismarkt, Groningen. Named for the fish trade. It sits between the Akerk/Korenbeurs and the Grote Mar…

Hoge der A

Public quay. Watch your step at the edge. Hoge der A. The high bank of the A, opposite Lage der A. Part of the Diepenring. Warehouses and houses share the wate…

A-brug

Public bridge. Bikes share it. A-brug / Abrug. It crosses the A between Hoge der A and Brugstraat. The two oldest stone houses sit on Brugstraat, currently clo…

Gotisch Huis

Closed for rebuilding. No admission. The street is public. Brugstraat 24-26. Gotisch Huis and Canterhuis, the city's oldest stone houses. The former Noordelijk…