Groningen Heritage Walk: The Grey Tower and the New Square
42 min
1.4 km
10 stops
About this tour
Groningen still runs from a grey tower. Stadjers call the Martinitoren d'Olle Grieze, the old grey one, the third tower on the site after lightning and fire took the first two. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Martinitoren
Paid admission to climb. No lift. Hundreds of stone steps. Closed on some feast days. Buy a ticket at the Groningen Store or online. Martinikerkhof 3. Height 9…
Martinikerk
The churchyard is public. Check the door for interior hours and whether a service or concert is on. Martinikerkhof. Gothic hall church attached to the Martinit…
Martinikerkhof
Public churchyard. Quiet. Stay on the paths. Martinikerkhof. The yard sits between the Martinikerk and the Prinsenhof. It is the old church precinct, not the m…
Grote Markt
Public square. Market days fill it. Cafés take the edges. Grote Markt, Groningen. The east side was largely destroyed in the Battle of Groningen, April 1945. T…
Stadhuis Groningen
The square is public. The stadhuis is a working office. Grote Markt 1. Jacob Otten Husly. Construction 1793-1810 after a long halt. West wing closed in 1872. R…
Goudkantoor
The square around it is public. The building is now hospitality. Waagplein 1. Built 1635 as a provincial tax office. Named for the gold and silver assay office…
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GPS-guided walking route
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