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```{=mediawiki}
{{pagebanner|caption=The ''Markt'' of 's Hertogenbosch, with its town hall, is famous not only for its unusual triangular shape, but also for changing very little over the centuries, as exemplified by this historic painting.}}
```
!Street view in the
city
**\'s-Hertogenbosch**, commonly known as **Den Bosch**, is a city in the
south of the Netherlands and the capital of
the province of North Brabant. Once a
stronghold, vital in the protection of the young Dutch nation, Den Bosch
has a charming and well-preserved medieval centre. Wander through the
winding streets to see Saint John\'s Cathedral and then pick out a
street terrace on the market square to relax with a chilling beer. Take
a boat to see part of the unique Binnendieze, a subterranean network of
canals under the city, or head to the south part of town where the
ancient ramparts still mark the border of the city and the beginning of
a natural reserve area. In short: what Den Bosch lacks in fame, it makes
up for in charm. A place well worth visiting.
Understand
----------
!Not all of \'s Hertogenbosch is made up of medieval buildings -
here\'s a view towards the south of the
city
Located where the rivers Aa and Dommel meet, the city of
\'s-Hertogenbosch became a city in 1184. It is one of the foremost
cities of the historic Duchy of Brabant (1183 - 1794), which roughly
consisted of the Dutch province of
Noord-Brabant and large pieces of
Flanders. Being one of the first cities founded
in the Low Countries during the Mediaeval period, the charter which
granted Den Bosch its city rights was subsequently used and adapted by a
lot of other newly founded cities throughout the Low Countries.
\'s-Hertogenbosch lends its name to the very Duchy it was once located
in, meaning \"The Duke\'s forest\". Its shorter name, Den Bosch, is an
abbreviation of said name. In other languages of mainland Europe, the
name of the city is often translated (German:
*Herzogenbusch*, French: *Bois-le-Duc*), which is
fairly unique with Dutch cities.
The city holds significance for the Netherlands as a whole due to its
siege of 1629 being a turning point for the Dutch revolution and the
independence war that formed from said revolution. The city until that
point had been considered to be impossible to successfully besiege,
earning it the nickname *De Moerasdraak* (The Swamp Dragon). The
capitulation of the city after a siege of half a year, gave stadtholder
Frederik Hendrik the highest victory of his military career with him
thusforth being known as *De Stedendwinger* (The subjugator of cities),
but also led to an exodus of many Catholic citizens and clergy, as a
reparation for the siege.
The population of Den Bosch is approximately 151,000 and with that it is
reaching its limits, because almost all the ground available for
building has been used. This does not mean that the whole area is one
big city, as there are several (big) parks. Likewise, the southern edge
of city is totally green as this is a protected natural reserve.
!*Provinciehuis* - centre of government of North
Brabant
Den Bosch can be seen in 9 regions (*note: these regions are built up of
several neighborhoods*):
- **Center** includes the whole area inside the city walls. Most
sights and places to visit can be found in this area.
- **North** is the area between the city center and the A59, which
includes the neighborhoods *de Rompert*, *Orthen*, *Herven* and the
area around the *Prins Hendrik Park*.
- **Maaspoort** is the area north of the A59. Mostly a residential
area with some industry.
- **Hintham** is the area around the FC Den Bosch football stadium.
- **South** is the area between the city center and the A2 highway to
the south. Residential, but with also a large amount of office
buildings.
- **West** is the area west of the central station. High presence of
industry, as well as the residential neighborhoods *Kruiskamp* and
*Helftheuvel*. The *Brabanthallen* can be found here.
- **Engelen** is the village of *Engelen* which is going through the
development of *Haverleij*, a combined residential complex on a golf
course.
- **Rosmalen**, a town to the east of the A2.
- **Empel**, small village to the north of *Rosmalen*.
Most visitor attractions are found in the center, except for the
footballstadium and the *Sportiom*.
!Brabanthallen, a historic event venue in Den
Bosch
Get in {#get_in}
------
### By plane {#by_plane}
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (`{{IATA|AMS}}`{=mediawiki}), the largest
airport in the Netherlands and of Europe\'s most important
intercontinental hubs, is roughly 1½ hr away from Den Bosch by
train. The cost is `{{EUR|17.80}}`{=mediawiki} for the complete
journey. There are multiple times an hour allowing such connections.
Consult e.g. 9292.nl for the most convenient
option.
- Eindhoven Airport (`{{IATA|EIN}}`{=mediawiki}), the country\'s
second largest, is in Brabant and is mainly served by low-fare
carriers from many European cities, with special emphasis on Eastern
Europe and the Mediterranean. Getting to Den Bosch from Eindhoven is
as simple as taking one of the many trains shuttling every hour
between the cities, taking less than 20 minutes to connect them, but
you must get a bus ride from the airport to Eindhoven station first,
adding another 20 minutes to the travel time. With some walking and
waiting factored it, the total journey time should not be over 50
minutes and will only cost you `{{EUR|6.30}}`{=mediawiki} in total.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (`{{IATA|RTM}}`{=mediawiki}) is a
smaller, business-focused airport in the city of Rotterdam, which
can be used as an alternative to Schiphol from some destinations.
The airport also does not have a direct train connection - you need
to take the bus to Rotterdam Centraal (20 min) and then a direct
Intercity train to \'s Hertogenbosch. Total journey time is under
two hours and cost is less than `{{EUR|18}}`{=mediawiki}.
!\'s Hertogenbosch
station
### By train {#by_train}
!Platform with the historic
roofing
Den Bosch has a good location within the railway system of the
\"Nederlandse Spoorwegen\" (Dutch Railroads) and
almost every city has a direct connection or with a single stopover.
Trains depart from Den Bosch main station in city center, which is
located at the \'Stationsweg\', towards Utrecht-Amsterdam-Haarlem and
Utrecht-Schiphol in the north, in the direction of
Nijmegen-Arnhem-Zwolle in the east, towards Eindhoven-Maastricht in the
south and Tilburg-Breda-Roosendaal in the west.
### By car {#by_car}
Den Bosch is accessible via the A2 highway, which was improved in 2016,
alleviating the previously chronic traffic jams.
The major highway that passes Den Bosch is the A2, generally seen from
Amsterdam to Maastricht. This one of the busiest highways of The
Netherlands, and the part along Den Bosch, known as \"knooppunt
Hintham\" and \"knooppunt Empel\" (intersection Hintham and Rosmalen),
is in the top 5 of busiest traffic points in The Netherlands.
The other, less busy, highway passing Den Bosch is the A59, coming from
Roosendaal (and the A16) towards Nijmegen. This highway is less busy
than the A2, although traffic jams might occur when there is a jam on
the A2 as the A59 merges into the A2 for a short part.
Nevertheless, if staying outside the peak hours, which are roughly from
07:00-09:00 and from 16:30--19:30, Den Bosch is easily accessible by
car.
### By bus {#by_bus}
The regional buses, operated by the BBA, link Den Bosch with Tilburg and
Eindhoven. As these are the regional buses, they do not go directly
between these city but stop at several small villages. Therefore, the
fastest and advisable way is using the train.
Get around {#get_around}
----------
```{=mediawiki}
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```
```{=mediawiki}
{{mapshapes|Q2766547}}
```
!Almost every street in the historic centre is worth simply strolling
along for great
views
### On foot {#on_foot}
Everything within the city center is reachable by foot. Everywhere in
the city, so also in the suburbs, are sidewalks. In the city center,
most areas are accessible by foot and bicycle only, and traffic within
the city is restricted.
### By bus {#by_bus_1}
There is a free electric citybus that can take you from the central
railroad station to the city centre and back. If you want to go to the
suburbs (where there is no reason to, as all points of interest are
within the city center), Arriva operates a network of buses throughout
the city and places in the vicinity. All buses arrive and depart from
the central station, although for some lines it is not a terminus.
Travelling on these buses is around `{{EUR|1.20}}`{=mediawiki} per zone,
and you have to purchase at least 2 zones. You can either pay cash at
the driver, or use an OV-chipkaart. !When
arriving by car, you will need to leave it outside of the historic core
of the
city
### By car {#by_car_1}
The city council is trying to get the city center car free, so it is
bringing up all kind of measures to deter people from taking the car
into the city. Cars can still be parked in the city center, but on
Saturdays and Thursday evening these garages are packed. Parking is also
available just outside the city center and from there buses are
available every 15 minutes for only a few euros including bus trip.
### By bike {#by_bike}
The best means of transportation is, just as in the rest of the
Netherlands, by bicycle. The city is rather flat and bike friendly
### Taxi
While taxis are relatively expensive in the Netherlands, they are
typically reliable and can be good value if you\'re a small group. Taxis
can be found in front of the train station and are available on call.
Companies include
`{{marker|type=go| name=Taxi TCO | alt= | url=
(`{{phone|+31 412 484 41}}`{=mediawiki}) and
`{{marker|type=go|name= Taxi de Hart| url=
(`{{phone|+31 73 5112733}}`{=mediawiki}). They will also offer
transportation services to other cities or towns in the region. While
they will work by meter for trips inside the city, fixed prices are
available for longer trips, e.g. to Eindhoven Airport (around
`{{EUR|45}}`{=mediawiki}) or Schiphol (around `{{EUR|90}}`{=mediawiki}).
!The large St John\'s Cathedral is a central point in the
city.
See
---
\'s-Hertogenbosch is a medieval city and among the oldest cities in the
Netherlands. As the city center is historically protected there are
still a lot of medieval buildings to be found. Wander around and see the
traditional building style.
When the Netherlands were still young it was a **fortified city** that
served for the protection of the Netherlands. Especially on the south
side of the city, a lot of these fortifications have been saved and over
time restored. Start at *Bastion Vught* and walk northwards via the
*Parklaan*, *Spinhuiswal*, *Zuidwal* and *Bastion Oranje* and
*Hekellaan* until you reach the bridge over the *Zuid Willemsvaart*.
This way you cover the best part of the old fortifications. In 2004, the
city was awarded *European Fortress of the year*.
Hidden below the old city is a canal network called the **Binnendieze**
that once stretched 22 km. It started out as a regular river, the
Dommel, running through the city in medieval times but due to lack of
space in the city, people started building their houses and roads over
the river. In later times it functioned as a sewer and fell into
disrepair. The remaining sixth of the old waterway system has been
renovated, and it is possible to take several guided subterranean boat
trips through it.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Saint John's Cathedral | alt=Sint Jans Kathedraal | url= | email=
| wikidata= Q2050553
| address= | lat=51.68808 | long=5.30814 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2016-01-25
| content=One of the most prominent landmarks of Den Bosch. Building started in 1380, in Gothic style. The exterior of the building had been deteriorating fast due to acid rain and restoration works started in 1960. It has taken many years to restore the full church, but the works are completed and the church can be seen in all its glory. The restoration also included the interior. Of course some minor maintenance takes place constantly.
}}
```
!De Moriaan
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=The Moriaan | alt= | url= | email=
| wikidata= Q1878941
| address= | lat=51.68967 | long=5.30261 | directions=on the market square
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2016-01-25
| content=The oldest brick building in The Netherlands, built in the 13th century. It houses the Tourist Center (VVV), and in the basement, the rock cafe Plein79.
}}
```
!Town hall of Den
Bosch
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Town Hall | alt=Stadhuis | url= | email=
| address=Markt 1 | lat=51.68846 | long=5.30315 | directions=south side of the market square
| wikidata= Q2336118
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2016-01-25
| content=The facade was built in the 17th century and reflects Dutch ''classicism''. The cellars are from about 1200, with a restaurant for coffee, tea, lunch, etc.
}}
```
!NoordBrabants
Museum
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=The North Brabant Museum | alt=NoordBrabants Museum | url= | email=
| wikidata= Q12013217
| address= | lat=51.68658 | long=5.30469 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2016-01-25
| content=It houses a collection of art and historical artifacts, from pre-roman times to the 20th century. Special exibitions are a must to see, the 'Hyeronimus Bosch Exhibition' with his original work from museums all over the world.
}}
```
!Stedelijk
Museum
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=City Museum 's-Hertogenbosch | alt=Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch (SMS) | url= | email=
| address= | lat=51.68575 | long=5.30419 | directions=next to, and connected to, the North Brabant Museum
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2016-01-25
| content=A museum for modern art. Together they form one of the biggest museums of the Netherlands. The ground floor can be visited freely, and it's up to you to decide to see more.
}}
```
!The JHenrynimus Bosch Art Center is housed in a former
church
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Jhyeronimus Bosch Art Center | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Hinthamerstraat | lat=51.68807 | long=5.31215 | directions=in a former church
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2016-01-25
| content=It displays all the works of the famous painter. All in live sized copies. Combined with 3D models of his monsters and objects. Because the paintings are copies, you can get very close to them and the guide will open or close the panels to get the full picture. Visitors, young and old, can enjoy this permanent exhibition.
}}
```
!Inside the Citadel of Den
Bosch
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see|name=Citadel|directions=In the north of the city center, outside the boundaries of the northern fortifications|content=This fortress was added to the city later and is not directly included in the fortifications but sort of pasted on. It held the garrison to protect the city or, if necessary, to counter an uprising in the city. It is now part of the national archive.|lat=51.69511 | long=5.30335}}
```
!Kruithuis
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Kruithuis | alt=powder arsenal | url= | email=
| address= | lat=51.69357 | long=5.30497 | directions=Opposite the Citadel
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| content=It is a hexagonal building and one of the last of its kind. It is used as a museum for art.
}}
```
!Oude
Sint-Jacobskerk
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=see
| name=De Maashorst Nature Centre | alt= Natuurcentrum De Maashorst | url= | email=
| address=Visitors Centre: Erenakkerstraat 5, 5388 SZ Nistelrode | lat=51.696431 | long=5.600138 | directions=
| phone=+31 412 611 945 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
Do
--
!The Binnendieze, as seen from one of the tour
boats
- Take a boat on the Binnendieze, a river that goes below the houses
of the center of town, which was used historically as an open sewer,
but is now quite a special tour. There are several tours available.
It is a popular tour so be aware when booking a time. Tickets can be
bought at the Bolwerk which also have a beautiful café and a
restroom free of charge.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=do
| name=De Maashorst | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Visitors Centre: Erenakkerstraat 5, 5388 SZ Nistelrode | lat=51.696431 | long=5.600138 | directions=30 km east of s-Hertogenbosch via the N279 and A50
| phone=+31 412 611 945 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Brabanthallen | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Diezekade 2 | lat=51.6999 | long=5.2906 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=Q2082090
| lastedit=2022-10-28
| content=The third-largest event venue in the Netherlands (after the Amsterdam RAI and Utrecht Jaarbeurs) at {{convert|55000|m2|sqft}} of indoor space, which hosts many events, fairs, congresses and concerts year-round.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{event| name=61th Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair | url=
| year=2025 | month=November | date=14
| endyear= | endmonth= | enddate=16
| location= | country=
| content=Held twice annually, the Mega Record & CD Fair is not just the largest record fair in the Netherlands, but is a strong contender for the biggest in the world. The event, held during a weekend in April/May and November of each year, draws in over 600 vendors from all over the world selling vinyl, CDs, and other media and music-related items.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{event| name=Art & Antiques Fair | url=
| year= | month=April | date=
| endyear= | endmonth= | enddate=
| location= | country=
| content=Renowned antique and art fair, pulling in some 25,000 visitors from multiple countries. }}
```
Buy
---
Den Bosch is a popular place for shopping, combining a charming historic
atmosphere with a wide variety of stores. In the city centre you\'ll
find all the major chains and department stores. For more characteristic
speciality stores or small boutiques try the **Snellestraat** or the
so-called **Bossche Kwartier**, meaning the small streets around the
Fonteinstraat. The **Verwerstraat**, with its large monumental
buildings, is the place to go for antiques, fashion and design. The
**Vughterstraat** is another excellent pick, with clothing shops as well
as some fine home decoration and furniture places.
**Markets** are frequently held on the large market square. The main
market is on Saturdays (09:00-17:00) and has a wide selection of food
and non-food products. On Wednesday the selection is similar, but the
market somewhat smaller. On Fridays, there\'s a biological market
(09:00-14:00) with a good selection of high-quality, mostly regional
products. There\'s another regular market on every first Sunday of the
month, but it\'s a lot smaller than the one on Saturday.
!Bossche bolen
Eat
---
The city centre is packed with small and large restaurants that serve
all kinds of crowds. The streets *Korte Putstraat* and the *Lange
Putstraat* are your best bet if you\'re looking for a meal, as they have
a particularly broad selection of places with nice outdoor terraces in
summer. Typically you\'ll have no problems finding a table somewhere,
but if you have a particular establishment in mind or if you want a good
table on the terrace it\'s definitely wise to reserve ahead, as the best
places are often full.
### Budget
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Eten bij Fret | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Postelstraat 37 | lat=51.6878235 | long= 5.3008047 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=De Frietzaak | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Hooge Steenweg 30 | lat=51.6903104 | long=5.3016030 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Café De Palm | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Hinthamerstraat 82 | lat=51.6887168 | long=5.3090106 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Het Spoor Grillroom & Pizzas | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Boschveldweg 86 | lat=51.6924006 | long=5.2952442 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=Turkish
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Cigkoftem Den Bosch | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Christiaan Huygensweg 133 | lat=51.6921400 | long=5.2894875 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Pizzeria Da Lino | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Graafseweg 145 | lat=51.6948168 | long=5.3228864 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Gündem Döner | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Rivierenplein 1 | lat=51.6904309 | long= 5.3286923 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=
}}
```
### Mid-range {#mid_range}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Eetcafé 't Keershuys | alt= | url= [email protected]
| address=Lepelstraat 45 | lat=51.6897078 | long=5.2996239 | directions=
| phone=+31 73 612 80 87 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=Lunch special for €14
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=Cosy place in a 14th-century building, once a small cheese factory. Today it's a restaurant serving simple, good value for money food. It's also a popular place for lunch and High Tea. They have lunch breads, pasta dishes and other mains. In the evening you can have the dish of the day.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=7evenden Hemel | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Korte Putstraat 13-17 | lat=51.6874749 | long=5.3057514 | directions=
| phone=+31 73 6901451 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price={{EUR|43}} for a set 3-course menu
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=Popular with locals, this place gets good reviews and is often crowded. Mains start around {{EUR|23}} and there's several vegetarian options too. The staff is friendly; ask them for the English menu.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=eat
| name=Brasserie Top | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Markt 42, 5211 JX 's-Hertogenbosch, | lat=51.68938 | long=5.30302 | directions=
| phone=+31 73 613 7616 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=
}}
```
### Splurge
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=FF Swanjee | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Hinthamerstraat 76-78 | lat=51.6887621 | long=5.3087572 | directions=
| phone=+31 73 - 614 78 32 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Daily from 12:00 | price=
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=This popular and informal place serves a range of small "wappaz", an internation take on tapas, available in small and large portions. The menu also has some excellent grill dishes, lots of cocktails and tasty desserts. Sharing is encouraged.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Restaurant Sense | alt= | url= [email protected]
| address=Verwersstraat 58 | lat=51.6883876 | long=5.3123547 | directions=
| phone=+31 73 614 42 08| tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Tu-Sa | price=2 courses for €55 and 3 courses for €75 (only for lunch). 4 courses €95
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content=Sense has a number of small, high quality dishes on the menu; the idea is that you order them more or less in a random order, as you like. Count on 4 dishes for an average eater. If you're not very picky, the surprise menu is a good option.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Fabuleux | alt= | url=| email=
| address=Verwerstraat 23 | lat=51.6873394 | long= 5.3046336 | directions=
| phone=+31 73 741 00 11 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=W-Sa | price= From {{EUR|62}} for a 3-course surprise. 4 courses €75
| lastedit=31-08-2023
| content= Proper French cuisine in a historic house. This place also has some excellent wines on the menu.
}}
```
### Confectionary
The city is famous for a local pastry called \"Bossche Bol\" or
\"moorkop\", a must-try for any visitor. It\'s a chocolate ball filled
with cream, the size of a tennis ball, typically eaten with a cup of
coffee in the afternoon but also for dessert. It makes for a fine sweet
treat when you kick back and relax at one of the many cafés, after a day
of walking through town.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Jan de Groot | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Stationsweg 24 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price={{EUR|2.60}} for one pastry
| lastedit=2022-10-05
| content=This bakery is particularly well-known for its Bossche bollen and caters to many of the cafés in town. They also have a lunchroom of their own.
}}
```
Drink
-----
Nightlife in Den Bosch is as you might expect from a city of its size:
not as extravagant as Amsterdam or Rotterdam, but nice, with a friendly
crowd attending and a nice atmosphere. The places most worth visiting:
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=De Drie Gezusters | alt=One of the most popular places in Den Bosch, it has 3 areas: Pub, Apres Ski and Club with different music and appearance. Can't miss it on Friday and Saturday as there will be a line outside. | url= | email=
| address=Karrenstraat | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Opens at 21:00, but the scene starts at around 23:00. Open until 04:00 | price=Entrance {{EUR|4}}, coatcheck {{EUR|1}}
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Cinq | alt=formerly known as the ''Cuba Libre'', it turns into a nightlife scene after 23:00. On busy nights hard to get in. | url= | email=
| address=Parade | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone =+31 73 6900768 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=Entrance depends on attendance. Busy nights require around {{EUR|2}} entrance to be paid
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=De Carrousel | alt=Place to attracts a crowd of mainly 25+. Is sometimes open slightly longer than the other places. | url= | email=
| address=Karrrenstraat | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone =+31 73 6900311 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Starts at around 22:00 until 04:00, sometimes later | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Silva Ducis | alt=Next to Cinq, same attendance. | url= | email=
| address=Parade | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone =+31 73 6130405 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=10:00-16:00 | price=
| content=
}}
```
!Residential buildings in the Paleiskwartier, immediately west of the
train
station
Sleep
-----
!Headquarters of the energy company
Essent
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Golden Tulip Hotel Central | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Burg. Loeffplein 98 | lat= | long= | directions=the hotel is on the north side of the Markt, easily recognized as a white building
| phone=+31 73 6926926 | tollfree= | fax=+31 73 6145699
| checkin= | checkout= | price=around {{EUR|140}}
| content=It's in the city center, and is one of the best hotels to visit the city if you are willing to pay a little more.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Mövenpick Hotel 's-Hertogenbosch | alt=Moevenpick | url= | [email protected]
| address=Pettelaarpark 90 | lat=51.6766 | long=5.3329 | directions=near the highway A2. Take exit 22, where signage will guide you to the hotel.
| phone=+31 73 6874674 | tollfree= | fax=+31 73 6874635
| checkin=15:00 | checkout=12:00 | price=around {{EUR|140}}
| lastedit=2016-05-29
| content=This 4-star hotel offers clean, cosy rooms with good showers and 100% organic, fair trade linen. There's a spacious (no-swimming suit) sauna and infra-red room and the hotel restaurant offers a diverse menu with healthy and vegetarian options. This hotel is located in a business area but lies next to a small lake, which gives it its charm. It's about a 20-minute walk from the city centre and easily accessible by car. The large parking has electric car charging options. Bicycle rent is also available and there's a bus stop 200 meters away, with connections to the city centre.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Best Western Euro Hotel | alt=/ in the city center | url= | email=
| address=Kerkstraat 56 | lat= | long= | directions=near the St. Jans Cathedral opposite the main post office.
| phone=+31 73 6137777 | tollfree= | fax=+31 73 6128795
| hours= | price={{EUR|95}}
| checkin=14:00 | checkout=11:00
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Campanile Hotel 's-Hertogenbosh | alt=Cheap hotel located in the northern suburb 'Maasport' and adjacent industrial area | url= | [email protected]
| address=Goudsbloemvallei 21-25 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+31 73 6422525 | tollfree= | fax=+31 73 6410048
| hours= | price={{EUR|59}}
| checkin= | checkout=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Bark Hotel 's-Hertogenbosch | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| checkin= | checkout=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Fletcher Hotel Rosmalen | alt=Located outside the city center along the A2 highway | url= | [email protected]
| address=Burg. Burgerslaan 50 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+31 73 5219159 | tollfree= | fax=+31 73 5216215
| hours= | price=
| checkin= | checkout=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=van der Valk Hotel Vught | alt=Large hotel located in the town of Vught, about 10 minutes by bus to 's-Hertogenbosch. | url= | [email protected]
| address=Bosscheweg 2 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+31 73 6587777 | tollfree= | fax=+31 73 6587700
| hours= | price={{EUR|80-100}}
| checkin= | checkout=
| content=
}}
```
Connect
-------
Den Bosch uses the area code 073.
Stay safe {#stay_safe}
---------
Den Bosch is in general a safe city. Even the neighborhoods considered
dangerous by the locals are still quite safe during daylight
(*Hambaken*, *Graafsewijk* and *Kruiskamp*). If a traveler uses his
common sense he will be alright, also during night. The only time the
crowd can get a bit rough is during Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
These are the general party nights, so people sometimes drink too much.
Watch out to the drunk people that might easily start brawls (especially
during the carnival).
Go next {#go_next}
-------
Well connected and at a fairly central location, there are endless
options for next destinations when leaving \'sHertogenbosch. Some of the
more prominent nearby places are Utrecht,
Tilburg, Eindhoven,
Breda and Nijmegen. Families
will find fun all year round at the Efteling, the
country\'s largest theme park. The Loonse en Drunense Duinen National
Park is also a short ride away.
```{=mediawiki}
{{routebox
| image1=NL-A2.png
| imagesize1=22
| image1a=NL-E25.svg
| directionl1=N
| majorl1=Amsterdam
| minorl1=Culemborg
| directionr1=S
| majorr1=Maastricht
| minorr1=Eindhoven
| image2=BSicon BAHN.svg
| imagesize2=
| directionl2=S
| majorl2=Maastricht
| minorl2=Eindhoven
| directionr2=N
| majorr2=Den Helder
| minorr2=Utrecht → Amsterdam
| link2=Rail travel in the Netherlands
| caption2=NS Intercity 800
| image3=BSicon BAHN.svg
| imagesize3=
| directionl3=S
| majorl3=Maastricht
| minorl3=Eindhoven
| directionr3=N
| majorr3=Enkhuizen
| minorr3=Utrecht → Amsterdam
| link3=Rail travel in the Netherlands
| caption3=NS Intercity 2900
| image4=BSicon BAHN.svg
| imagesize4=
| directionl4=S
| majorl4=Venlo
| minorl4=Eindhoven
| directionr4=N
| majorr4=Schiphol
| minorr4=Utrecht
| link4=Rail travel in the Netherlands
| caption4=NS Intercity 3500
| image5=BSicon BAHN.svg
| imagesize5=
| directionl5=W
| majorl5=Roosendaal
| minorl5=Tilburg
| directionr5=N
| majorr5=Zwolle
| minorr5=Arnhem
| link5=Rail travel in the Netherlands
| caption5=NS Intercity 3600
}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{IsPartOf|North Brabant}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{guidecity}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{geo|51.69014|5.29897|zoom=15}}
```
|
88 Temple Pilgrimage
|
```{=mediawiki}
{{pagebanner|88 Temple Pilgrimage Wikivoyage banner.jpg}}
```
The **88 Temple Pilgrimage** (八十八ヶ所巡り *hachijūhakkasho-meguri*)
is Japan\'s most famous pilgrimage route, a 1,200-km loop around the
island of Shikoku.
Understand
----------
!Statue of \'Kōbō Daishi in Motoyamaji Temple
(No.70)")
Many of the temples are said to have been founded or restored by the
revered monk and scholar **Kūkai** (空海), better known by his
posthumous title **Kōbō Daishi** (弘法大師). Among his many
achievements, he is said to have created the *kana* syllabary, brought
the tantric teachings of Esoteric Buddhism from China, developed it into
the uniquely Japanese Shingon sect, and founded Shingon\'s headquarters
on Mount Koya near Osaka.
While most modern-day pilgrims (an estimated 100,000 yearly) travel by
tour bus, a small minority still set out the old-fashioned way on foot,
a journey which takes about six weeks to complete. Pilgrims, known as
*o-henro-san* (お遍路さん), can be spotted in the temples and roadsides
of Shikoku clad in a white jacket emblazoned with the characters *Dōgyō
Ninin* (同行二人), meaning \"two traveling together\"---the other
traveler being the spirit of Kobo Daishi.
Locals will be excited to see someone making the journey on foot, and
priests will be relieved that you are not showing up with 100 of your
close friends. Make sure that your Japanese is good enough to
communicate your feelings to both groups!
Prepare
-------
!Pilgrim traveling on foot,
[Kubokawa](Iwamotoji_PilgrimGirl.JPG "fig:Pilgrim traveling on foot, Kubokawa")
Completing the course the traditional way on foot is a serious
undertaking that demands several weeks. Good physical fitness and
stamina are required to endure the stress of constant walking up and
down the hills of Shikoku, in the burning sun and the pouring rain.
Many pilgrims choose to dress up in traditional white attire:
- *byakue* -- the white coat of a pilgrim
- *wagesa* -- scarf worn around the neck, usually purple, to indicate
that you are on a religious pilgrimage
- *sugegasa* -- conical straw hat
- *kongōtsue* -- walking stick, and the one indispensable sign that
identifies you as a pilgrim
In addition, most pilgrims carry a book called *nōkyōchō* or *shuincho*,
to collect a red ink stamp (shu-in) by each temple you visit, and
hundreds of *osame fuda* (long slips of paper with your name and
explanation of your pilgrimmage, to be left at each temple and given to
each person who helps you; for your first trip, the paper should be
white). All of these items can be purchased (in a formal sense) at Mount
Koya or at Ryozenji, the first temple.
Many pilgrims who begin the pilgrimage on foot do not finish it. Many
pilgrims also split up their trips over multiple years. It is common to
hear of people giving up in Kochi, traditionally known as \"devil\'s
land\" because of its hot temperature, intense rain, and infrequent
contact with civilization. (This means you must either camp, sleep in a
rest stop, or precisely time your journey to only hit towns and be
willing to pay up for a hotel room.) Pilgrims who intend to walk the
pilgrimage should ensure they have packed adequate supplies, such as
rain gear, in addition to pilgrimage gear.
It is also important to factor costs. Costs include larger expenses,
such as nightly lodging, as well as frequent smaller expenses, like the
small charge at each temple to stamp your record book. Former pilgrims
that have walked the Shikoku Pilgrimage have shared cost calculators:
- Shikoku Henro
Trail
- JPilgrim
- Following the
Arrows
### Blog
- Grace, \"Henro 2009\" (2009). A
walking pilgrim from Singapore
- Jasbir Sandhu,
「四国八十八ヶ所巡り」
(2011/2015) A walking pilgrim from India.
- Kat Davis, \"Followingthearrows\" (2013) A walking pilgrim from
Australia.
- 澤村よし, \"A pilgrimage trail to 88 temples in Shikoku,
Japan\"
Useful information for pilgrimage, built by Japanese.
- Cheng Chen-Hsin, \"Cycling in Shikoku
Henro\" (2015) A
cycling pilgrim from Taiwan.
- Athena Lam, \"The Cup and the
Road\" (2015)
A walking pilgrim from Canada.
Get in {#get_in}
------
It is traditional to prepare by visiting Mount
Koya, but the route itself starts at Ryōzenji,
near Tokushima, and you have to return here in
order to complete your pilgrimage. It is not necessary to start at
temple \#1 as long as you visit them all, but this is by far the most
popular starting point for pilgrims from outside Shikoku, because it is
also the closest to people coming from Mt. Koya.
The temples are usually visited in clockwise order, although this too,
is just a convention---in practice, as all signs are oriented for
pilgrims going clockwise, it\'s easier to get lost if you try to go
against the flow.
Go
--
!Shikoku Pilgrimage all 88 temples
map
Most pilgrims walking on foot average around 25 km daily and complete
the trip in five to seven weeks.
The canonical list of temples is as follows:
No. Temple City Prefecture Notes
----- -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Ryōzenji (霊山寺) Naruto "wikilink") Tokushima
2 Gokurakuji (極楽寺) Naruto Tokushima
3 Konsenji (金泉寺) Itano Tokushima
4 Dainichiji (大日寺) Itano Tokushima
5 Jizōji (地蔵寺) Itano Tokushima
6 Anrakuji (安楽寺) Kamiita Tokushima
7 Jūrakuji (十楽寺) Awa Tokushima
8 Kumataniji (熊谷寺) Awa Tokushima
9 Hōrinji (法輪寺) Awa Tokushima
10 Kirihataji (切幡寺) Awa Tokushima
11 Fujiidera (藤井寺) Yoshinogawa Tokushima
12 Shōzanji (焼山寺) Kamiyama Tokushima The climb from 11 to 12 is notoriously tough!
13 Dainichiji (大日寺) Tokushima "wikilink") Tokushima
14 Jōrakuji (常楽寺) Tokushima Tokushima
15 Kokubunji (国分寺) Tokushima Tokushima
16 Kan\'onji (観音寺) Tokushima Tokushima
17 Idoji (井戸寺) Tokushima Tokushima
18 Onzanji (恩山寺) Komatsushima Tokushima
19 Tatsueji (立江寺) Komatsushima Tokushima
20 Kakurinji (鶴林寺) Katsuura Tokushima
21 Tairyūji (太竜寺) Anan Tokushima Tough mountain temple
22 Byōdōji (平等寺) Anan Tokushima Another tough mountain temple
23 Yakuōji (薬王寺) Minami "wikilink") Tokushima
24 Hotsumisakiji (最御崎寺) Muroto Kochi
25 Shinshōji (津照寺) Muroto Kochi
26 Kongōchōji (金剛頂寺) Muroto Kochi
27 Kōnomineji (神峰寺) Yasuda Kochi
28 Dainichiji (大日寺) Konan "wikilink") Kochi
29 Kokubunji (国分寺) Nankoku Kochi
30 Zenrakuji (善楽寺) Kochi "wikilink") Kochi
31 Chikurinji (竹林寺) Kochi Kochi Superb views over Kochi city from the park just west of the temple
32 Zenjibuji (禅師峰寺) Nankoku Kochi
33 Sekkeiji (雪蹊寺) Kochi Kochi
34 Tanemaji (種間寺) Haruno Kochi
35 Kiyotakiji (清滝寺) Tosa Kochi
36 Shōryūji (青竜寺) Tosa Kochi
37 Iwamotoji (岩本寺) Shimanto Kochi
38 Kongōfukuji (金剛福寺) Tosashimizu Kochi
39 Enkōji (延光寺) Sukumo Kochi
40 Kanjizaiji (観自在寺) Ainan Ehime
41 Ryūkōji (竜光寺) Uwajima Ehime
42 Butsumokuji (佛木寺) Uwajima Ehime
43 Meisekiji (明石寺) Seiyo Ehime
44 Daihōji (大宝寺) Kumakogen Ehime
45 Iwayaji (岩屋寺) Kumakogen Ehime
46 Jōruriji (浄瑠璃寺) Matsuyama Ehime
47 Yasakaji (八坂寺) Matsuyama Ehime
48 Sairinji (西林寺) Matsuyama Ehime
49 Jōdoji (浄土寺) Matsuyama Ehime
50 Hantaji (繁多寺) Matsuyama Ehime
51 Ishiteji (石手寺) Matsuyama Ehime
52 Taizanji (太山寺) Matsuyama Ehime
53 Enmyōji (円明寺) Matsuyama Ehime
54 Emmeiji (延命寺) Imabari Ehime
55 Nankōbō (南光坊) Imabari Ehime
56 Taisanji (泰山寺) Imabari Ehime
57 Eifukuji (栄福寺) Imabari Ehime
58 Sen\'yūji (仙遊寺) Imabari Ehime
59 Kokubunji (国分寺) Imabari Ehime
60 Yokomineji (横峰寺) Saijo Ehime
61 Kōonji (香園寺) Saijo Ehime
62 Hōjuji (宝寿寺) Saijo Ehime
63 Kichijōji (吉祥寺) Saijo Ehime
64 Maegamiji (前神寺) Saijo Ehime
65 Sankakuji (三角寺) Shikokuchuo Ehime
66 Unpenji (雲辺寺) Miyoshi/Ikeda "wikilink") Tokushima
67 Daikōji (大興寺) Mitoyo Kagawa
68 Jinnein (神恵院) Kanonji Kagawa
69 Kan\'onji (観音寺) Kanonji Kagawa
70 Motoyamaji (本山寺) Mitoyo Kagawa
71 Iyadaniji (弥谷寺) Mitoyo Kagawa
72 Mandaraji (曼荼羅寺) Zentsuji Kagawa
73 Shusshakaji (出釈迦寺) Zentsuji Kagawa
74 Kōyamaji (甲山寺) Zentsuji Kagawa
75 Zentsūji (善通寺) Zentsuji Kagawa
76 Konzōji (金倉寺) Zentsuji Kagawa
77 Dōryūji (道隆寺) Tadotsu Kagawa
78 Gōshōji (郷照寺) Utazu Kagawa
79 Tennōji (天皇寺) Sakaide Kagawa
80 Kokubunji (国分寺) Takamatsu Kagawa
81 Shiromineji (白峯寺) Sakaide Kagawa
82 Negoroji (根香寺) Takamatsu Kagawa
83 Ichinomiyaji (一宮寺) Takamatsu Kagawa
84 Yashimaji (屋島寺) Takamatsu Kagawa
85 Yakuriji (八栗寺) Takamatsu Kagawa
86 Shidoji (志度寺) Sanuki Kagawa
87 Nagaoji (長尾寺) Sanuki Kagawa
88 Ōkuboji (大窪寺) Sanuki Kagawa
There are also 20 optional \"unnumbered\" (番外 *bangai*) temples.
Sleep
-----
- There are many small inns that cater to pilgrims traveling either by
foot or car. They typically cost between ¥4000-7000 per night,
including dinner.
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- Most temples provide lodging for henro, but it can be quite
expensive (around ¥8000 per night is average).
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- \"Henro houses\" are run by families or local businesses, and offer
rooms (and sometimes food) to walking henro for a very small
fee---or sometimes for free.
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```
- There are also small free lodgings called *zenkonyado* and *tsuyado*
that lodge travelers for the night, although these lodgings can be
somewhat poor quality and have very limited facilities. (There is a
*zenkonyado* near Zentsuji which is said to be haunted.) These were
once the primary lodgings for walking henro; however, the island\'s
culture has changed in the last 50 years, and the number of these
lodgings have been reduced to just a handful.
**Blogs listing cheap or free pilgrim accommodation:**
- Following the
Arrows
Stay safe {#stay_safe}
---------
Traveling in Shikoku is very safe, especially when you wear the
traditional henro robes. People will be very helpful if they recognize
you as a pilgrim, and will try to participate in your journey by giving
you small gifts (*osettai*), which you must always accept.
The weather can be perilous at times; even during the optimal seasons of
spring and fall, it may rain for days---particularly in the south.
Proper preparation and staying up to date with weather reports is a
must. You are, however, never far from civilization in case of
emergency.
Be careful while walking in Kochi Prefecture, as it is the least
populated. The major towns are far apart, and the coast is lined with
small fishing towns that tend to shut down by eight or nine in the
evening, making it difficult to find accommodations.
Shikoku is home to many snakes, including
deadly pit vipers. When walking through brush or grass, stomping or
otherwise making noise will divert most snakes from your path.
July and August are very hot, and attempting to walk the pilgrimage at
the peak of summer is asking for a bad case of
heatstroke. But for the brave, it can mean
small crowds and almost guaranteed space at the henro houses. April and
October are the best times to go, though accommodations will be
particularly crowded.
Go next {#go_next}
-------
In one tradition you aren\'t done when you reach the 88th temple---some
believe you still have to trek back to the 1st to complete your
pilgrimage! Another tradition suggests that closing the circle is not
necessary and it is better to leave it open ended. However it is more
common nowadays to return to the 1st temple.
Also if you\'ve made it this far, it\'s only good manners to return to
Mount Koya to give your thanks to Kobo Daishi.
Other pilgrimage routes in Japan {#other_pilgrimage_routes_in_japan}
--------------------------------
- Chugoku 33 Kannon Temple
Pilgrimage - If you
have the energy, you can easily begin this pilgrimage right after
the Shikoku pilgrimage
- Narrow Road to the Deep
North - Trace the steps
of the famous poet Matsuo Basho
```{=mediawiki}
{{related|Shikoku}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{usableitinerary}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{PartOfItinerary|Asia itineraries}}
```
|
Aachen
|
```{=mediawiki}
{{pagebanner|Aachen_Banner.jpg|unesco=yes}}
```
**Aachen** is a historically important city, spa and university centre
in North Rhine-Westphalia, situated
at the \"three lands corner\" where the borders of
Germany, Belgium and the
Netherlands meet. Known as *Aix-la-Chapelle*
in French and *Aken* in Dutch, the city has played a prominent role in
early Medieval Europe, when it became the
favoured residence of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor who
created the Carolingian Empire in the
late 8th and early 9th century and built the city\'s impressive
cathedral, where he is now buried along with a succession of later
German rulers, many of whom were also crowned in the city.
Apart from its medieval significance and a wealth of preserved
artefacts, Aachen is also known for its springs, which have been
attracting visitors since the Ancient Roman times and continue to do so
today, with a number of historic baths and hotels sprinkled around the
city. Contributing to the city\'s wealth and prominence is also the
technical university, which made Aachen a hub for modern technologies
and provides a sizeable student population (over 40,000 of the total
250,000 inhabitants in 2020). With all this, Aachen is now a
multi-cultural, popular tourist destination.
Historically, this spa town was a prominent city, the place where the
German Kings were crowned, and a famously favoured residence of
Charlemagne who still lies buried in the impressive cathedral he himself
had built. The city is packed with historic sights that remind of those
days, including medieval buildings, city gates and beautiful fountains.
!Aachen Cathedral - Carolingian
Octagon
Understand
----------
Aachen was the preferred residence of Charlemagne, \"Roman\" Emperor
from 800 to 814 AD and king of an empire covering much of modern-day
Italy, France, Germany and the Benelux. Additional information can be
found at the Route Charlemagne
Aachen website.
As Aachen is a legally recognised spa, it could call itself Bad Aachen,
but refuses to do so, as it then would no longer be first in almost all
alphabetical lists.
The city lies at the borders of Germany with Belgium and the
Netherlands, forming the economic region called the **Euregio
Maas-Rhein**. There are several Euregios in Europe, but regionally
speaking just of \"the Euregio\" is understood to mean the one centred
on Aachen.
Get in {#get_in}
------
```{=mediawiki}
{{Mapframe|50.778|6.084|zoom=14|lang=en}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{Mapshape}}
```
### By plane {#by_plane}
Aachen shares its **Maastricht-Aachen
airport** (`{{IATA|MST}}`{=mediawiki}) with
Maastricht. It is located some 40 km outside the city centre, in the
Netherlands. Maastricht-Aachen airport is connected to only a limited
number of international destinations and served by budget carriers.
Transit to and from the airport via public transportation is only
possible via the city of Maastricht.
The nearest major international airports are
Düsseldorf (`{{IATA|DUS}}`{=mediawiki}) and
Cologne-Bonn
(`{{IATA|CGN}}`{=mediawiki}). Both airports can be reached by train (via
the Düsseldorf and Cologne central stations respectively) or car in an
hour. Another major airport within close proximity is Brussels
(`{{IATA|BRU}}`{=mediawiki}). It can be reached by train with a change
either in Liège, Leuven/Louvain, or Brussels.
Smaller airports within reasonable distance are Weeze
(`{{IATA|NRN}}`{=mediawiki}) in Germany, Eindhoven airport
(`{{IATA|EIN}}`{=mediawiki}) in the Netherlands, and \"Brussels\" South
Charleroi Airport (`{{IATA|CRL}}`{=mediawiki})
in Belgium. All three airports are bases for low-cost airlines. They can
be reached by car in roughly 1h30, or by lengthy train journeys with
several changes. Also, Liège (Lüttich)
airport
((`{{IATA|LGG}}`{=mediawiki} in Belgium is 45min by car and has some
charter flights. Finally,
(`{{IATA|ANR}}`{=mediawiki}), also in Belgium, requires a 90-minute car
ride. Aachen is probably unique in having 9 airports in 3 countries
within 150 km.
If for some reason none of the nearby airports are feasible or
affordable, the airport in Frankfurt
(`{{IATA|FRA}}`{=mediawiki}), Germany\'s main hub, has a direct ICE
connection and offers a number of trains to Aachen with one interchange
or less. For some airports the rail&fly programme the German railways
offer together with several airlines might be an option. For more on
that see rail air alliances.
### By train {#by_train}
!Aachen central station
(Hauptbahnhof)"){width="220"}
`{{Marker|type=go|name=Aachen Hauptbahnhof |lat=50.768005 |long=6.091014 |url= }}`{=mediawiki}
is the main railway station. Aachen has four other minor stations:
Aachen Rothe Erde, Aachen Schanz, Aachen West and Aachen Eilendorf. In
case of doubt, Aachen Hauptbahnhof is the most convenient station as it
is served by all trains going to and through Aachen regardless of
destination and it is closest to the city center.
- **Eurostar** and
**ICE** trains directly connect Aachen
internationally with Liège,
Brussels and Paris. ICE
trains also provide direct connections every two hours from
Frankfurt via Cologne,
and daily connections from Berlin via
Hanover and occasional connections to
Hamburg.
- **Flixtrain** serves the city.
- There are also **local trains from Liège** every
hour. Make sure you get one of the trains run by Belgian Railways
that go via Verviers, the Arriva trains via Maastricht take 30
minutes longer.
- **Local trains** (*Regionalexpress*) from
Siegen via Cologne and
Hamm via Düsseldorf run
every half hour and take around 55 minutes from Cologne, 85 to 110
minutes from Düsseldorf.
- **Regional trains** from Maastricht serve
Aachen via Heerlen,
Landgraaf and
Herzogenrath (1 hr,
`{{EUR|12.80}}`{=mediawiki})
- **Nightjet**, the Austrian
Railways\' sleeper train, runs twice a
week from Brussels via Aachen to Vienna,
Munich and Innsbruck.
It calls at Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz, Frankfurt airport, Würzburg and
Nuremberg where the train divides: one portion runs via Linz to
Vienna, the other via Munich to Innsbruck.
If you are travelling throughout the Aachen-Liège-Maastricht triangle,
there is a **Euregioticket** day ticket available that covers most all
local trains and busses in the region. More information is available
from
SNCB,
NS, and
AVV.
### By bus {#by_bus}
Aachen is connected by four bus operators for regional and long distance
connections:
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Arriva from Maastricht and Heerlen | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-08
| content='''Bus line 350''' from Maastricht serves Aachen every 15 minutes and passes through Margraten and Vaals (1 hr). '''Bus line 44''' runs between Heerlen and Aachen (45 min, {{EUR|5.80}}). Both lines call at various stops in Aachen including Aachen Hauptbahnhof.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Flixbus | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-08
| content=[ Flixbus] operates several national and international bus connections. Coaches arrive at the stop at Henricistraße.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Sindbad | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-13
| content=[ Sindbad] operates international services to Poland and Ukraine.
}}
```
The buses call at three different locations depending on the operator:
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Bus stop at Aachen Hauptbahnhof | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.7686 | long=6.0902 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2023-01-27
| content=Located directly besides the main train station.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Bus station Henricistraße | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.783444 | long=6.072806 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2022-08-13
| content=Located to the north west of the city centre near local bus stop Aachen Bendplatz.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Bus station Wilmersdorfer Straße | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50°47'08.9 | long=6°08'13.8 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-13
| content=Located to the east of the city centre near local bus stops Aachen Hüls and Aachen Wilmersdorfer Straße.
}}
```
!The
Münsterplatz
### By car {#by_car}
Being on major routes from the Netherlands and Belgium to Germany,
easily reachable via the A4 and A44.
Parking in the town centre costs around
`{{EUR|2}}`{=mediawiki} per hour. There is also park and
ride available around the
outskirts of the town.
If you don\'t have your own vehicle, car-sharing is a possibility.
Car-sharing is very common in Germany, but you should of course be
cautious when booking a trip nonetheless.
blablacar.de and
mitfahrgelegenheit.de are good
resources for finding rides to Aachen, although you\'re less likely to
be successful if you\'re looking to book far in advance. Payment is
expected.
### By hitchhiking {#by_hitchhiking}
There are several convenient possibilities to hitchhike to and from
Aachen. More details and recommendations are available in the Aachen
article at hitchwiki.
Get around {#get_around}
----------
The old town is best explored on foot and orientation signs can be found
all around. Apart from the centre, Aachen at a whole is a fairly large
city.
### By bus {#by_bus_1}
Aachen has a city bus system, operated by ASEAG,
including a few night bus lines. Most buses run to the central bus
station
`{{Marker|type=go|name='''Bushof''' |lat=50.77698839349852 |long=6.089988799154574}}`{=mediawiki}
near the city centre. You can get tickets from the bus driver. On
arrival in Aachen, it may be worth visiting the ASEAG Customer-Centre
opposite the main bus station. Here, you can pick up timetables for all
bus routes run by the company and you can of course speak to an adviser
as well. There are no timetables available for services run by Veolia,
such as the number 50 to Maastricht, or for bus services run by Deutsche
Bahn, such as the number 66 to Monschau.
### By train {#by_train_1}
Aachen does not have a tram, U-Bahn or S-Bahn network like many other
large German cities. It is still possible to travel through the city by
train. The euregio-Bahn is a local line that stops at the stations
Aachen West (not far from RWTH Aachen University), Aachen-Schanz, Aachen
Hauptbahnhof (the most convenient for the city centre) and Aachen-Rothe
Erde. Ticket machines are available at all stations.
### By car and carsharing {#by_car_and_carsharing}
The city centre is mostly blocked for car traffic. A car can come in
handy in the outskirts. Parking can get expensive, especially in the
center of town.
The carsharing company Cambio
has numerous stations in Aachen. It also offers stations in many other
German and Belgian cities.
### By bike {#by_bike}
While being hilly and not the most biker-friendly town in Germany, there
are a number of bike routes and getting around on bike is increasingly
popular. As in other German cities, some bike thefts have been reported
so reasonable caution is advised. Bike parking with surveillance is
possible in \"fahrrad
station\",
near the central train station. You can rent a bike at the \"fahrrad
station\",
near the central train station.
### By e-scooter {#by_e_scooter}
Several e-scooter rental systems such as *Tier* and *Voi* are active in
Aachen in a similar fashion to other German cities.
### By taxi and ridehailing {#by_taxi_and_ridehailing}
Are readily available on the streets as well as on fixed locations, e.g.
near Aachen Hauptbahnhof station, Aachen Rothe Erde station and in
Pontstraße. The same conditions as in the rest of Germany apply.
Aachen is also served by the ridehailing company Uber.
See
---
### History
!Aachen
Cathedral
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aachen Cathedral | alt=Der Aachener Dom / Hohe Domkirche | url= | email=
| address=Domhof 1 | lat=50.77475 | long=6.083922 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 4770 90 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Jan-Mar: daily 07:00-18:00; Apr-Dec: daily 07:00-19:00. During mass access is restricted to attending in the services. Tourist visits are recommended for M-F after 11:00; Sa-Su after 12:30 | price={{EUR|1}} for a wristband that allows taking photos (though they usually will not collect it if you're on a tour)
| wikipedia=Aachen Cathedral | image=Aachener Dom.jpg | wikidata=Q5908
| lastedit=2017-08-23
| content=Aachen Cathedral is one of the most famous examples of occidental architecture. Around 800, the core building of the Palace Chapel was built. During the 14th and 15th centuries, the Gothic choir (the "Aachen glasshouse"), the north and south chapel were added. Through the centuries, many other constructions and decorations were completed. Today, it is a unique and beautiful two-storey cathedral of classical pillars, bronze railings, golden masterpieces, glassworks, etc. The cathedral is the memorial and funeral place of Charlemagne (814). [ Heiligtumsfahrt The Aachen pilgrimage] has taken place every year since 1349. In 1978 it was the first German building to be inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aachen Cathedral Tour | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Dominformation Visitor Center, Johannes-Paul-II.-Str | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=14:00 | price={{EUR|4}}/adult {{EUR|3}}/concession
| lastedit=2017-09-23
| content=There's a 45-min English guided tour every day. Tickets are sold inside Dominformation (not the cathedral).
}}
```
!Crown of Margaret of York in the cathedral\'s
Treasury
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Cathedral Treasury | alt=Domschatzkammer | url= | email=
| address=Johannes-Paul-II.-Straße | lat=50.775048 | long=6.08282 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours=Treasure grove (Schatzkammer) hours: Jan-Mar: M 10:00-13:00; Tu-Su 10:00-17:00. Apr-Dec: M 1000-13:00; Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; closed on 24 and 25 Dec, 31 Dec, 1 Jan, and some days around carnival | price={{EUR|7}}/adult, {{EUR|4}}/concession, {{EUR|14}}/family
| lastedit=2017-08-23
| content=Ecclesiastical treasures from Antique, Carolingian, Ottonian and Staufian epochs,including Cross of Lothair and the Bust of Charlemagne. Public and private tours are available with reservations for additional cost.
}}
```
!Aachen city
hall
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Rathaus | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Markt | lat=50.776025 | long=6.08389 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 4320 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=The medieval town hall. The mayor of Aachen still has their office in there.
}}
```
!Ludwig Forum
!Elisenbrunnen.jpg "fig:Elisenbrunnen")
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Elisa Fountain | alt=Elisenbrunnen | url= | email=
| address=Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz | lat=50.774054 | long=6.086951 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Built 1827, thermal waters of the spa town.
}}
```
!Couven-Museum.jpg "Couven-Museum")
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Couven-Museum | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Hühnermarkt 17 | lat=50.775699 | long=6.084821 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 4324 421 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=18th-century house and furniture.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Grashaus | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Fischmarkt | lat=50.7746 | long=6.082702 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Original town hall, completed in 1267, is one of the oldest buildings in Aachen.
}}
```
!Haus
Loewenstein,_am_Matkt_14.jpg "Haus Loewenstein")
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Haus Löwenstein | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.776549 | long=6.083601 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=14th-century building.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Ponttor | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.781528 | long=6.078333 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=14th-century city gates.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Marschiertor | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.768194 | long=6.086944 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=13th-century city gate.
}}
```
### Art
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Wilhelmstraße 18 | lat=50.773406 | long=6.095662 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 4798 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=German and Dutch sculpture and painting collection.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst | alt=Ludwig Forum for International Art | url= | [email protected]
| address=Jülicher Straße 97-109, 52070 | lat=50.781113 | long=6.101722 | directions=Slightly outside the city centre, in between Stadtgarten and Europaplatz
| phone=+49 241 1807 104 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Tu W F 12:00-18:00; Th 12:00-22:00: Sa Su 11:00-18:00 | price=Adult {{EUR|10}}; Child {{EUR|6}}
|lastedit=2018-02-08| content=While the building looks less than impressive from the outside, ''Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst'' houses a grand collection of contemporary art, including works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Keith Haring. Text accompanying the works is given in German and English.
}}
```
### Architecture
**RWTH Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule
Aachen)** If you are interested in architecture, you can find all
building styles from 1900 till today concentrated at the city-campus
around Templergraben with the exception of the Uniklinik requiring a
short bus ride.
- Main building
- Kármán Auditorium
- Audimax
- Mogam
- **Super-C** The reception building of the RWTH-Aachen. Build to
resemble the letter C. Nicely illuminated at night. The lower half
of the C is underground, so the letter looks more like a super Tau
т.
- Reiff Museum
- Rogowski building
- Department of mining
- Semi 90
- Heizkraftwerk (now lecture halls)
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Uniklinik | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=The university's hospital. One striking example of post-modern architecture like the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
}}
```
### Special interests {#special_interests}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Zollmuseum Friedrichs | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Horbacher Straße 497, 52072 Aachen-Horbach | lat=50.84513 | long=6.02016 | directions=Bus 44
| phone=+49 241 9970 615 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=1st and 3rd Sunday 11:00 and 14:30 | price=Phone to reserve
| content=Museum about border crossings and the border.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=International Newspaper Museum | alt=Internationales Zeitungsmuseum | url= | email=
| address=Pontstraße 13 | lat=50.777236 | long=6.082777 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 4324 910 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Belvedere rotating water tower | alt=Drehturm | url= | email=
| address=Belvedereallee 5 | lat=50.786513 | long=6.080736 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 9188 043 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Old water tower in '''Lousberg''' park above the town.
}}
```
Do
--
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Lousberg | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=A recreational area on a hill situated just 10 minutes walking north from the city center. Offers stunning views of the city below and the landscape around.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Market place | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Sit in the central city on a summer evening, watch students strolling by, listen to guitar players and have a beer, bought at a small Turkish or Chinese diner around.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Frankenberger Viertel | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Walk through the Frankenberg Quarter an alternative area in the south of Aachen; have lunch or dinner in a Turkish or Arab diner.
}}
```
### Events
Some of the most popular events are listed below. The city events
website and the
city magazine Klenkes list
other events by calendar.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Spring: Carnival | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-14
| content=Experience the whole city and region becoming an outdoor and indoor party.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Summer: Pinkpop festival | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-14
| content=Enormous yearly music festival in Landgraaf just across the border to Netherlands.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Summer: CHIO equestrian championship | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-14
| content=Annual international horse riding championship and horse show.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=September: September special | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-14
| content=Annual cultural and market event in the city center.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=November - December: Aachen Christmas Market | alt=Aachener Weihnachtsmarkt | url= | [email protected]
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=Located in the city centre. Parking nearby can be an issue some days, so it may be wise to make use of the Park & Ride system organised especially for the market. See the website for more information.
| phone=+49 2 41 936 88 949 | tollfree=
| hours=11:00 – 21:00 daily | price=Free entry
| image= Weihnachtsmarkt Aachen (Markt).jpg
| content=From late November until 23 December, Aachen's Christmas market takes over Katschhof, Münsterplatz and the market square. Traders offer a wide variety of gift ideas, such as cosmetics, jewellery and ceramics, and there are plenty of opportunities to eat and drink your fill - a trip here wouldn't be complete without a glass of ''Glühwein''! If you need a break, take in a performance at the rear of the town hall (see the website for a detailed programme). The market looks particularly spectacular when lit up at night, set against the magnificent cathedral and town hall.
}}
```
### Sports and recreation {#sports_and_recreation}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Spa Carolus Thermen | url= | email=
| address=Passstr. 79 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Large and very well known spa, sauna and wellness place.
| lastedit=2022-08-10
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Hangeweiher outdoor swimming pool | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=1st of May to last Sunday before 16th of September | price= €3.50
| content=Exercise, cool down in the bassins and relax on the meadows.
| lastedit=2022-08-10
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Indoor swimming pools | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=
| lastedit=2022-08-14
| content=Aachen has five [ public indoor swimming pools] that are open throughout the entire year.
}}
```
Learn
-----
!The *Hauptgebäude* (main building) of RWTH
Aachen of RWTH Aachen")
Aachen is home to the highly regarded **RWTH Aachen University**, which
is particularly strong in the field of mechanical engineering. While
language courses during semester time are only available to students of
the university, travellers may be interesting in applying for the
*Internationaler
Sommerkurs*
(international summer course) which takes place annually in September
and is open to students from some partner universities. Alongside an
intensive language course, participants can take advantage of the
programme of cultural events offered. To apply, one must be at least 18
years old and have prior knowledge of German at level A1 (the lowest
level, roughly equivalent of being able to write a post card) on the
Common European Framework for Languages or above.
!A range of goods for sale at the Christmas
market.jpg "A range of goods for sale at the Christmas market")
Buy
---
### General needs {#general_needs}
!Kapuiziner Karree, a historic multi-use building in Aachen, with a
cinema, restaurants, shops and
offices
Large supermarkets, grocery stores and smaller kiosks are available
throughout all of the city. German opening
hours have a lessened effect in
Aachen, as just across the border in the Netherlands, all shops are open
in the small town of **Vaals**, which can be reached
by bus lines 25, 33, 35 and 50.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Adalbertstraße | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Shops and cafes in one of Aachen's pedestrian zone shopping areas.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Krämerstraße and Market | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Small shops in a very tourist area.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Großkölnstraße | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=The second big pedestrian zone shopping area in Aachen, where you´ll find clothing and more.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Jakobstraße | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Smaller shops and boutiques.
}}
```
### Sweets and baked goods {#sweets_and_baked_goods}
Aachen is famous for its characteristic local gingerbread called
**Printen**. Characteristic bakeries can be found in many places around
the city center. There are also two large factory outlets for sweets.
!Aachener Printen
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Nobis Printen | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Münsterplatz 3 | lat=50.774566 | long=6.084819 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Klein Printenbäckerei | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Krämerstraße 12 | lat=50.775487 | long=6.084304 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Lambertz Factory shop | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Ritterstraße 9 | lat=50.789361 | long=6.065159 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Gingerbread and biscuits.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Lindt Factory Outlet | alt=Lindt Werksverkauf | url= | email=
| address=Süsterfeldstraße 130, 52072 | lat=50.784532 | long=6.067655 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=M-F 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00 | price=
| content=Stocks a wide range of Lindt chocolate products, at low prices, which have been produced in the neighbouring factory.
}}
```
Eat
---
!Old post office in Aachen, now a food court and meeting
place
Aachen offers many different cuisines, from traditional German food to
exotic cuisines. The centre offers restaurants of all categories, prices
being relatively cheap in comparison with other German cities. Students
prefer the snack bars and light meals offered at Pontstraße.
### Budget
#### In the city center {#in_the_city_center}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Sultans of Kebab | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Peterstraße 23 | lat=50.7773157 | long=6.0909181 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2022-05-01
| content=Döner Kebab, Turkish desserts.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Curry-Palast | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Komphausbadstraße 39 | lat=50.7762858 | long= 6.0893480 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2022-05-01
| content=German cuisine}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Café & Bistro Anvers | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Kockerellstraße 20 | lat=50.776401 | long= 6.081507| directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2022-05-01
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Damascus Gate Restaurant | alt= | url= | email=
| address= Peterstraße 36-38| lat=50.776072 | long=6.089504 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2022-05-01
| content=Syrian cuisine}}
```
#### Around the Ponttor {#around_the_ponttor}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Pont Grill | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Pontstraße 119 | lat=50.780021 | long=6.080203 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2022-05-01
| content=Very cheap and good chicken, pizza and Turkish food.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Saray | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Pontstraße 118 | lat=50.779517 | long=6.080645 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2022-05-01
| content=Turkish food besides döner kebab.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=White House | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Pontstr. 141- 149 | lat=50.78058 | long=6.07885 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-11-15
| content=Cheap but still nice-looking restaurant with special lunch offers: Buffet for {{EUR|5.90}} or Schnitzel for {{EUR|4.90}}.
}}
```
#### Near the city center {#near_the_city_center}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Jakobsimbiss | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Jakobstraße 75 | lat=50.7753869 | long= 6.0751528 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2022-05-01
| content=Chinese and Thai fast food.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Del Negro | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Jakobstraße 73 | lat=50.772533 | long=6.077271 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Best ice cream in town.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Babylon | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Königstraße / Karlsgraben | lat=50.7753869 | long=6.0751528 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=
| content="The Kebab Cube" if you have only {{EUR|2.20}} left.
}}
```
### Mid-range {#mid_range}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Goldener Schwan | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Markt 37 | lat=50.776521 | long=6.083458 | directions=Opposite Rathaus
| phone=+49 241 3164 9 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=15th-century building where you can get local and German meals. For example Aachener Puttes a type of ''Blutwurst'' similar to English black pudding.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Estado Steakhaus | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Seilgraben 39 | lat=50.778416 | long=6.085226 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 238 00 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Great steakhouse with a salad bar and wide variety of dishes.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Carlos I | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Rennbahn 1 | lat=50.774595 | long=6.082212 | directions=next to the Cathedral
| phone=+49 241 2966 6 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=This Spanish restaurant offers authentic Spanish cuisine like Tapas, the perfect food for sharing, Paella, etc., at medium prices
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=San Sheng | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Pontdriesch 13 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Open only during weekday lunch hours | price=
| content=Authentic Chinese food.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Oishii | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Pontstraße 83 | lat=50.779215 | long=6.080575 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 9008 360 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Great Japanese restaurant. Reserve your table in advance.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Maranello | alt= | url= email=
| address=Pontstraße 23 | lat=50.777511 | long=6.082566 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 4636 3642 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= Daily 21:00-23:00 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=Italian pizza from a real stone oven.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Karibik | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Sandkaulstraße 5 | lat=50.778976 | long=6.08842 | directions=
| phone=+49 1573 5570 933 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Colombian restaurant.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Bacchus | alt=Restaurant Bacchus | url= | [email protected]
| address=Roermonder Str. 28 | lat=50.78295 | long=6.07687 | directions=With Buslines 24, 27, 33, 44 und 47 from Aachen BusCentral station towards Pontstreet and Bendplatz. Get off at Ponttor and follow the road straight through the Ponttor and then through the underpass direction Bendplatz. On the other side of the underpass, go straight ahead. After about 50 m you will find us on the right handside. For car drivers, parking lots are available in the Rütscher Straße, in Turmstraße, on Roermonder Straße, as also around the Bendplatz which is just 350 m away.
| phone=+49 241 155545 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=M-F 16:00–23:00, Sa Su 12:00–23:00 | price=
| lastedit=2015-04-28
| content=Great Greek restaurant with a wide variety of dishes. Absolutely recommendable gyros and grill dishes
}}
```
### Splurge
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=La Bécasse | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Hanbrucher Straße 1 | lat=50.770068 | long=6.069235 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 7444 4 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=French restaurant
}}
```
!Rathaus by night
Drink
-----
There\'s no need to order your drinks at the bar when in Aachen - simply
take a seat and a member of staff will come over to take your order.
They\'ll write down what you\'ve ordered on your coaster. When you\'ve
finished your drink, someone will soon come along and ask if you\'d like
to order another. When you\'re ready to pay, hand over your coaster to a
member of staff. It\'s expected that you leave a small tip when paying;
5-10% is expected, typically by rounding up to the nearest Euro. You
should make it clear you want to leave a tip before handing the money
over by saying, for example, \"I\'ll pay `{{EUR|8}}`{=mediawiki}\".
!A helipad in Aachen lit up at
dusk
The **Pontstraße** begins at *Markt* facing the historic city hall and
ends at the *Ponttor*, part of the medieval city walls. Pontstraße is
the main student hangout and offers a large variety of restaurants and
bars, from pizzerias to late night hangout spots and a cinema
(Apollo). A special treat are public
fiestas happening at Karneval and important football matches. Don\'t
miss it if you have the chance! Reached by a number of bus lines from
Bushof; park near University.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Molkerei | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Pub suitable for younger crowd, near Ponttor.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Cafe Madrid | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.78071 | long=6.07907 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-11-15
| content=Pub/bar better for an older crowd, posher, near Ponttor.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Pontgarten | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Cheap cocktails and nice food.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Sowiso/Oceans | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Typical student-inn.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Egmont | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Pontstraße 1–3 | lat= | long= | directions=Right at one end of ''Pontstraße'', close to the ''Rathaus''
| phone=+49 241 4077 46 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=M-Sa from 08:00; Su from 09:00 | price=
| content=A delightful bar/café that occasionally hosts live music. Food can be ordered from the Lebanese restaurant next door and brought to your table without you having to get up!
}}
```
Nice pubs elsewhere:
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Guinness House | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Neupforte 6, 52062 | lat= | long= | directions=Despite the address to the left, the entrance is actually located just around the corner on Mostardstraße. It's situated between the city centre and the Pontstraße.
| phone=+49 241 4022 11 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=A stereotypical Irish pub, just like you'd find in any other big city. However, it's one of the few places in Aachen that sells cider, so it's definitely worth checking out if beer isn't your thing! There's also live music (more often that not traditional Irish music) here on a regular basis.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Kiste | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Büchel 36 | lat=50.77579 | long=6.08754 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=8PM-late | price=
| lastedit=2017-11-15
| content=Small pub with wooden interior that plays mostly rock and metal music. Has a discount on different drinks each day, e.g. Weizen (wheat beer) on Mondays for {{EUR|2.10}}
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Buddha Bar | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Büchel 14 | lat= | long= | directions=Close to the old town square
| phone=+49 241 4012 590 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Nice food, has a non-smoking area upstairs with restaurant and bar plus a cool smoking area downstairs with an impressive Buddha statue.
}}
```
!The Quellenhof
Sleep
-----
!A Deutsche Bank branch in Aachen, an example of 20th century
architecture
### Budget {#budget_1}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Hostel Aachen | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Mauerstraße 116 | lat=50.770821 | long=6.073647 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 4305 288 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=Close to the city centre.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Youth hostel Aachen | alt=Jugendherberge Aachen - Euregionales Jugendgästehaus | url= | email=
| address=Maria Theresia Allee 260 | lat=50.752735 | long=6.072882 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 7110 10 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=
}}
```
### Mid-range {#mid_range_1}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Leonardo Hotel Aachen | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Krefelder Straße 221 | lat=50.797578 | long=6.103258 | directions=North of the centre between the stadium and junction 3 of the A4
| phone=+49 241 1803 0 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Hotel Granus | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Passstraße 2a | lat=50.779404 | long=6.09844 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 1520 71 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin=14:00 | checkout=11:00 | price=Doubles from {{EUR|90}}
| content=This friendly family-run place has 12 rooms and a bit of a cosy B&B atmosphere. It's clean and conveniently located in the city centre, with fairly modern rooms and a somewhat quaint breakfast area. It gets good reviews, also suited for family stays. On weekends, the reception has limited opening hours.
}}
```
### Splurge {#splurge_1}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Pullman Aachen Quellenhof | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Monheimsallee 52 | lat=50.781473 | long=6.090608 | directions=
| phone=+49 241 9132 0 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=from {{EUR|130}}
| content=Spacious, comfortable rooms (although some could do with a little redecoration), a swimming pool, fitness area and excellent breakfast buffet.
}}
```
Connect
-------
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name=Post Office | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Kapuzinergraben 19, 52062 | lat= | long= | directions=When on Kapuzinergraben, go through the entrance to Kapuziner Karree. You'll see the Post Office on your right.
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=M-F 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-14:00 | price=
| content=This is probably the most convenient Post Office for tourists as it's located in the city centre. The service is operated by Deutsche Post.
}}
```
Stay safe {#stay_safe}
---------
Aachen is one of Germany\'s safer cities on average, and the casual
tourist does not have to worry whilst in Aachen. The city center is
usually bustling with life, especially during the school year, though
pickpockets can take advantage of people taking a drink.
With that said, the areas immediately surrounding the main railway
station (Hauptbahnhof) and the local bus station (Bushof) attract hordes
of junkies. Furthermore, a lot of neighborhoods south of the city center
can come off as sketchy if you are not accustomed to post-industrial
towns. Most areas are usually fine.
As a border town, there is a certain amount of drug trafficking, but
unless you are directly involved with this activity, you won\'t be
affected.
Cope
----
### Religious services {#religious_services}
!Saint Michael,
Aachen-Burtscheid
Here\'s an overview of Christian churches in central Aachen:
Catholic churches:
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aachen Cathedral | alt=Der Aachener Dom / Hohe Domkirche | url= | [email protected]
| address=Klosterplatz 2 | lat=50.77475 | long=6.083922 | directions=Domhof - 15 min from central station
| phone=+49 241 4770 9110 | tollfree= | fax=+49 241 4770 9144
| hours=Su 07:00, 08:00, 10:00, 11:30; M-Sa 07:00, 10:00; Sa 08:00 | price=
| wikipedia=Aachen Cathedral | image=Aachener Dom.jpg | wikidata=Q5908
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name=St. Foillan | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Ursulinerstr. 1 | lat= | long= | directions=just behind Aachener Dom
| phone=+49 241 4703 270 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Su 10:00, 19:30; M-F 08:30, 18:30; Sa 18:30 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name=St. Marien | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Aureliusstraße 23 | lat= | long= | directions=3 min from central station
| phone=+49 241 3072 5 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Sa 18:30; Su 09:45, 11:15 (Polish), 16:00 (Pol.); Tu Th 18:30; Fr 18:15 (Pol.) | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name=St. Peter | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Peterskirchhof 1 | lat= | long= | directions=20 min from HBf; near bus depot
| phone=+49 241 4488 1 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Sa 15:00 (Vietnamese); Su 11:15; M-F 12:15 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name= St. Michael| alt= | url= | email=
| address=Michaelsbergstr. 6 | lat= | long= | directions=Burtscheid
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= Sa 18:15; Su 19:00; W F 18:00 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
For Protestant churches in Aachen see also this
website.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name= Annakirche| alt= | url= | email=
| address= Annastraße 35| lat= | long= | directions=15min from central station
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= Su 11:00 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name= Auferstehungskirche| alt= | url= email=
| address=Am Kupferofen 19-21 | lat= | long= | directions=south from station Aachen-Rothe Erde
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= Su 09:30 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
Other:
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name=Greek Orthodox Church St. Michael & St. Dimitrios | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Jesuitenstr. 6 | lat= | long= | directions=close to the cathedral
| phone=+49 241 2857 2 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Su 09:00 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name=Jewish community Aachen | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Synagogenplatz 23 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+49 241 4778 00 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=M-F 08:00-14:00 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name=Bilal Mosque | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Prof.-Pirlet-Str. 20 | lat= | long= | directions=near railway station Aachen-West
| phone=+49 241 8890 6 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Friday prayer: 13:15 | price=
| lastedit=2017-01-29
| content=
}}
```
Go next {#go_next}
-------
- Neupré - **World War II Ardennes American
Cemetery and Memorial**, commemorates the American soldiers who died
in Northern Europe during WWII
- Henri-Chapelle - **World War II
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial**. The final resting
place for 7,992 American military dead lost during the drive into
Germany
- **Dreiländereck**- The three-country border of Germany, the
Netherlands and Belgium. Just a 10 min drive out of Aachen in the
general direction of Vaals (Netherlands). Walk on the soil of three
different European countries in just about under a second. Free.
This is also the highest point of the Netherlands. There is a
watchtower you can climb. You can get there best if you take the bus
to Vaals and take Veolia Transport line 149 or walk.
- **Cologne** - Germany\'s fourth largest city,
with its striking cathedral, is less than an hour away by train.
- **Zülpich** is a small town dating from Roman
times on the road to Bonn. It has a newly opened
museum focusing on Roman baths and bathing culture. It is also a
gateway to the Eifel region.
- **Maastricht** in the Netherlands with its
beautiful city centre is where the Maastricht Treaty of the European
Union was signed in 1992
- **Monschau** Nicely preserved medieval town.
- **Nationalpark Eifel** The youngest
nature preservation area in Germany
- **Ordensburg Vogelsang** Huge
Nazi-built training centre near Gemünd. Served as Belgian barracks
after the war, so they\'re quite well preserved.
- **Hohes Venn** Marshlands between Monschau
and Eupen
- **Liège** - This major Belgian city is only
about an hour away by train.
```{=mediawiki}
{{usablecity}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{geo|50.7753|6.0828|zoom=14}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{IsPartOf|Eifel (North Rhine-Westphalia)}}
```
|
Aakirkeby
|
```{=mediawiki}
{{pagebanner|Aakirkeby Wikivoyage banner.jpg}}
```
**Aakirkeby** is a city on Bornholm,
Denmark.
!the Church{width="400"}
Understand
----------
Get in {#get_in}
------
Get around {#get_around}
----------
```{=mediawiki}
{{Mapframe|55.069890|14.920154|zoom=12|height=|width=|layer=|staticmap=|align=|name=Aakirkeby}}
```
!the Square
See
---
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aakirkeby Church | alt=Aakirkeby Kirke | url= | email=
| address=Storegade 2K, 3720 Aakirkeby | lat=55.070694 | long=14.919325 | directions=
| phone=+45 56 97 41 03 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=Q300821
| lastedit=2025-04-19
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Bornholm Automobilmuseum Aakirkeby | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Grammegårdsvej 1, 3720 Aakirkeby | lat=55.05858 | long=14.93275 | directions=
| phone=+45 56 97 45 95 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=Q26847048
| lastedit=2020-12-11
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=NaturBornholm | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Grønningen 30, 3720 Aakirkeby | lat=55.0641 | long=14.9174 | directions=
| phone=+45 56 94 04 00 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=Q12063591
| lastedit=2020-12-11
| content=
}}
```
Do
--
Buy
---
Eat
---
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Gåsen | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=55.0707401 | long= 14.920326 | directions=
| phone=+45 56975097 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Jernbanegade 1, the 2-person pickled herring platter is a good deal.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Ta-Yay | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+45 56972500 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2020-12-11
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Aakirkeby Grillen (Steff's Place) | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+45 56974775 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2020-12-11
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Pizzaria Roma | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+45 53817733 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2020-12-11
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Johannes Dam Og Søn A/S | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+45 56974200 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2020-12-11
| content=
}}
```
Drink
-----
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Dagligstuen | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+45 56970150 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2020-12-11
| content=
}}
```
Sleep
-----
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Aakirkeby Camping | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Haregade 23, 3720 Aakirkeby | lat=55.06199 | long=14.92336 | directions=
| phone=+45 56 97 55 51 or +45 28 15 12 19 (mobil) | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Danhostel Boderne ''Rosengaarden'' (Vandrerhjem) | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Bodernevej 28, 3720 Aakirkeby | lat=55.03482 | long=14.91594 | directions=
| phone=+45 56 97 49 50 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Kanns Hotel | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+45 56974012 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| lastedit=2020-12-11
| content=
}}
```
Connect
-------
Go next {#go_next}
-------
```{=mediawiki}
{{geo|55.0694214|14.9204372}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{isPartOf|Bornholm}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{outlinecity}}
```
|
Aalborg
|
```{=mediawiki}
{{pagebanner|Aalborg banner Architectural detail.jpg}}
```
**Aalborg** is the largest city in North
Jutland, Denmark.
Aalborg is an old town with many preserved buildings and important
prehistoric relics, but also thriving cultural life with several
institutions of national importance.
Understand
----------
!Aalborg waterfront by
night{width="300"}
Aalborg is the capital and largest city in the region of North Jutland.
A university town and a regional centre for education. The urban area\'s
population, as of 2022, was 144,000, making it the fourth largest in
Denmark. It has a long history as an industrial and port town with an
international airport that also serves
Copenhagen.
The Tourist Information of Aalborg has
its headquarters in Nordkraft, a culture centre at the harbourfront.
### Orientation
The city of Nørresundby is just across Limfjord, to the north of it.
Get in {#get_in}
------
### By plane {#by_plane}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Aalborg Airport | alt={{IATA|AAL}} Aalborg Lufthavn | url= | email=
| address=Ny Lufthavnsvej 100 | lat= | long= | directions=5½ km northwest of the city
| phone=+45 98171144 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikidata=Q478620
| lastedit=2020-12-13
| content=Aalborg is the third largest airport in Denmark. [ '''Norwegian'''] and [ '''SAS'''] have flights from Copenhagen Airport to Aalborg, while Norwegian also offers international direct flights from European cities. Ryanair has flights from the UK. There are direct trains to the city centre and onwards to Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen about once per hour. Additionally, local buses stop at the airport, however they are fairly infrequent on weekends and evenings and service stops at around 23:00. Taxis are available but they are expensive.}}
```
### By bus {#by_bus}
Aalborg Busterminal on John F Kennedy Plads (the John F Kennedy square,
phone: 98 12 87 13) right by the station is a large regional hub for
long distance, regional and local buses. Express buses
(*XBus*`{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}`{=mediawiki})
leaves several times per day towards Aarhus (via Hadsund), Løgstør,
Holstebro, Viborg (via Silkeborg) and Esbjerg. In addition regional
buses (locally known as rutebil) connects to nearly every city of some
size in North Eastern Jutland.
*Abilskou`{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}`{=mediawiki}*
route 888 to Copenhagen takes 5 hours, kr 250
(kr 430 return).
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Bus station | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Fredensgade 45 | lat=57.04242 | long=9.91905 | directions=close to the train station
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-11-13
| content=
}}
```
### By train {#by_train}
Aalborg is on the Copenhagen,
Roskilde, Odense,
Aarhus Line. 4½ hours/DKK 402 to Copenhagen.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Aalborg station | alt= | url= | email= |wdid=Q2204904
| address=Banegårdspladsen 1 | lat=57.04292 | long=9.91689 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-11-13
| content=The main train station.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{go
| name=Aalborg Vestby| alt= | url= | email=
| address=Kastetvej | lat=57.05302 | long=9.90849 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-11-13
| content=Smaller platform where some trains do an interim stop.
}}
```
### By ferry {#by_ferry}
There are ferries from Norway and
Sweden coming to North Jutland
(Hirtshals or
Frederikshavn). From there you can take bus
or train to Aalborg.
### By car {#by_car}
From Frederikshavn: Use the E45 southbound to Aalborg.\
From Hirtshals: Use the E39 southbound to Aalborg.\
From Aarhus: Use the E45 northbound to Aalborg.
A low emission zone is in effect in Aalborg. Diesel-powered vehicles
must have a particulate filter or be at least Euro 5 in order to be used
legally in the low emission zone. Foreign registered vehicles must
register with documentation for the vehicle being fitted with a diesel
particulate filter or the Euro standard in order for it to be used
legally in the low emission zones. There is an administrative fee kr of
1,000 for not doing so. More about the low emission
zones.
Get around {#get_around}
----------
```{=mediawiki}
{{Mapframe|57.044163|9.916059|zoom=12|height=|width=|layer=|staticmap=|align=|name=}}
```
In the centre it easy to walk by foot. To go further, there is a good
public bus system (22 kr for 1½ hr if you pay cash), run by the
Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
company`{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}`{=mediawiki},
which tickets can be bought online. The
buses don\'t go at night, and taxis are very expensive. The best way is
still to get around by bicycle, you can rent one close to tourist
information office or at several other locations using the city-bike
system. There is also a city bike scheme where you may borrow a bicycle
after giving a 20 kr deposit. For longer stays, a better option is
buying one. Police has auctions once per month, you can ask about them
in the police station.
See
---
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aalborg Akvavit | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=57.053999 | long=9.910703 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Distillery.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aalborghus Castle | alt=Aalborghus Slot | url= | email=
| address=Slotspladsen 1 | lat=57.0494 | long=9.92417 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Aalborghus | image=Schloss Aalborghus.JPG | wikidata=Q1165691
| content=A half-timbered castle that was built by King Christian III in 1539 - 1555 as a fortification. Soon it became the seat of the king's provincial governors in Northern Jutland, and then started to be used by the State County for taxes. All that remains today of the original castle is the east wing, the rest was constructed centuries later. There is no public access to the buildings but the courtyard is open for everybody free of charge. Besides, it's possible to visit the castle’s dungeon (May - Oct: M-F 08:00-15:00) and underground casemates (daily 08:00 - 21:00).
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aalborg Tower | alt=Aalborgtårnet | url= email=|image=Ålborgtårn.jpg
| address=Søndre Skovvej 12 | lat=57.041618 | long=9.904929 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 77 05 11 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= 11:00 - 17:00| price=Adult 40 kr, children (3-11 years) 30 kr
| wikipedia=Aalborgtårnet
| content= 54.9-metre-tall observation tower built of lattice steel in 1933. The tower is built on a hill, providing a total height of 105 metres above sea level. The tower has a restaurant on the top.
| wikidata=Q300861}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aalborg Townhall | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Gammel Torv 2 | lat=57.048265 | long=9.920728 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Old City Hall (Aalborg) | image=Old City Hall (Aalborg).jpg | wikidata=Q7083685
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=Built in 1759 and served as city hall until 1912. Now is only used for wedding ceremonies and representative purposes.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Aalborg Zoo | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Mølleparkvej 63 | lat=57.037047 | long=9.897919 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Aalborg Zoo
| content=Cosy zoo with many "classic" zoo animals such as giraffes, elephants and big cats. The biggest enclosure is the savanna, where several African animals are free-ranging. There is also a big playground and a nice restaurant.
| wikidata=Q3253024}}
```
!Budolfi church
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Budolfi Church | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=57.047778 | long=9.919444 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Budolfi Church | wikidata=Q601654
| content=Built in the 1300s, this historic medieval church serves as Aalborg's cathedral..
}}
```
!Elbjørn !Jens Bangs house
(1623-1624)")
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Jens Bangs Stenhus | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Østerågade 9 | lat=57.048463 | long=9.921019 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Jens Bang's House
| content=Beautiful renaissance house, built in 1624 by the merchant Jens Bang.
| wikidata=Q12319228}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Jørgen Olufsens House | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Østerågade 25 | lat=57.049686 | long=9.921991 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Jørgen Olufsen's House
| content=Well-preserved renaissance house from 1616 by the merchant Jørgen Olufsen.
| wikidata=Q12320848}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Lindholm Høje | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Vendilavej 11, Lindholm Høje, Nørresundby | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=free
| wikipedia=Lindholm Høje | image=Lindholm-Hoje.web.jpg | wikidata=Q796045
| content=Ancient Viking graveyard landscape, with a few information stops about the history of the place. It was abandoned in 1200 AD due to shifting sand dunes, and excavated in the mid-20th century. There is an adjacent Lindholm Hoeje museum, including an on-site restaurant.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Royal Taxhouse | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Strandvejen 1 | lat=57.050444 | long=9.922164 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Built in 1902 representing national romantic architecture. In 2005, it was brought back to its original style. Next to the house is a musical fountain, during summer at 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00 Händel's Water Music accompanies the splashing water.
}}
```
### Museums
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Kong Christians Allé 50 | lat=57.042639 | long=9.905694 | directions=
| phone=+45 99 82 41 00 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Tu-Su 10:00-17:00, W 10:00-21:00 | price=Adult 95 kr, student 50 kr, children up to 18 years free
| wikipedia=KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg | image=KUNSTEN Aalborg 2006.jpg | wikidata=Q1802939
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Defence and Garrison Museum | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Skydebanevej 22 | lat=57.056017 | long=9.882923 | directions=
| phone=+45 9812 8821 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=10:00 - 16:00. November to March: as per arrangement for group visits (minimum 10 persons) | price=50 kr, children 25 kr
| wikipedia=Defence and Garrison Museum | image=Aircraft in the hangar at Aalborg Defence and Garrison Museum.jpg | wikidata=Q300858
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Springeren - Maritime Experience Centre | alt=Søfarts- og Marinemuseum | url= | email=
| address=Vestre Fjordvej 81 | lat=57.058889 | long=9.893889 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 11 78 03 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=10:00-16:00, closes later during summer | price=Adults 80 kr, children 6-14 years 40 kr. Free entrance for students each Monday
| wikipedia=Aalborg Søfarts- og Marinemuseum | image=2006 08 22 135929 Springeren 2 ubt.jpeg | wikidata=Q3357833
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=A marine museum on the wharf where you can play with model ships in the pool, visit submarine 'Springeren' and learn about the ships at the exhibition.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Gråbrødrekloster Museum | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Algade 19 | lat=57.0472 | long=9.9215 | directions=
| phone=+45 9931 7400 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Tu - Sa 10:00 - 16:00 | price=40 per lift load (max. 250 kg), Admission by self-service via the lift tower by the department store "Salling", Algade
| wikipedia=Gråbrødrekloster Museum | wikidata=Q15222206
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=Underground museum 3 m below Algade street. It depicts the history of the Franciscan monastery as well as the market place, the unknown churches and the city houses.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Historical Museum | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Algade 48 | lat=57.0481 | long=9.91803 | directions=
| phone=+45 9931 7400 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Tu - Sa 10:00 – 17:00 | price=Adults 40 kr, students 30 kr, children free
| wikipedia=Aalborg Historical Museum | image=Museumsbygning Aalborg Historiske Museum 01.jpg | wikidata=Q3357439
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=Exhibition is rather small and of limited value.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Lindholm Høje museum | alt=Vikingemuseet Lindholm Høje | url= | email=
| address=Vendilavej 11, Lindholm Høje, Nørresundby | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+45 9931 7440 | tollfree=
| hours=Tu-Su 10:00-16:00, during Apr-Oct closes 1 hour later | price=Adult 75 kr, students 60 kr, children below 18 years free
| wikipedia=Lindholm Høje | image=Lindholm-Hoje.web.jpg | wikidata=Q28759214
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=A historical museum at the Lindholm Høje burial ground. The museum describes the burial ground and the many graves from the Iron Age and the Viking Age, and contains archaeological finds from the area. The museum includes a restaurant.
}}
```
### Aalborg habourfront {#aalborg_habourfront}
The harbourfront has been renewed and is now centre for culture and
education. The entire area offers an inspiring city walk.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Utzon Centre | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Slotspladsen 4 | lat=57.049472 | long=9.926418 | directions=
| phone=+45 7690 5000 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Tu-Su 10:00-17:00 | price=Adult 80 kr, students 40 kr, children under 18 years free
| wikipedia=Utzon Center | image=Utzon Center Aalborg.jpg | wikidata=Q1434077
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=A cultural centre exhibiting art, architecture and design. Focuses on Jørgen Utzon's own work and other work somehow related to him. Also has a restaurant.
}}
```
### Nature sites {#nature_sites}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Kildeparken | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Gammel Kærvej | lat=57.042300 | long=9.914025 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Kildeparken | image=LindealleKildeparkenForaar2009.JPG | wikidata=Q12321796
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Lille Vildmose | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=56.8875 | long=10.220556 | directions=take bus #56 (Aalborg – Mou) or bus#58/458 (Hobro – Hadsund via Als and Øster Hurup), then walk last 1.5 km to the visitor centre
| phone=+45 99 31 75 50 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Lille Vildmose | image=Lille Vildmose - udsigt1.JPG | wikidata=Q1825179
| content=The largest raised bog in Western Europe, good wildlife exhibition center with small cafe and restaurant and excellent bird watching.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Egholm | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=57.063889 | long=9.843056 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Egholm | image=Limfjorden zs 1 ubt.JPG | wikidata=Q1297770
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=Small island in the fjord which can be reached by a short ferry ride.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Rold Skov | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=56.831614 | long=9.843602 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2023-09-16
| content=One of the largest forests in Denmark, Rold Skov dates back to the last Ice Age and presents amazing natural scenery. The forest has a visitors center in the small town of Rebild, about half-an-hours drive south of Aalborg.
}}
```
Do
--
- **Bicycle:** rent a bicycle and go along the fjord.
- **Football:** Aalborg BK (\"AaB\") were
relegated in 2025 and play soccer in First Division, the second
tier. Their Portland Park (capacity 13,800) is 1 km west of city
centre.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Casino Aalborg | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Ved Stranden 16 | lat=57.050996 | long=9.919609 | directions=
| phone=+45 9810 1550 | tollfree= | fax=+45 9933 7099
| hours=Su–Th 20:00-03:00, F Sa from 20:00 | price=50 kr
| lastedit=2017-07-25
| content=Offer American Roulette, Black Jack, Poker and slot machines. Nice experience, but the atmosphere here is not as chic and international as you might expect.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Ice-skating | alt= | url= | email=
| address=C.W. Obels Square | lat=57.049081 | long=9.919746 | directions=behind the Student House
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=24/7, but only in the winter | price=Free if you own your own skates, otherwise renting them is 50 kr
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Open Swimming Pool | alt=Friluftsbad | url= | email=
| address=Skydebanevej 14 | lat=57.056502 | long=9.886777 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=Free
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Nordkraft | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Kjellerups Torv | lat=57.0464 | long=9.93291 | directions=at the habourfront next to Musikkens Hus and the Utzon Center
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Nordkraft (Aalborg) | image=Nordkraft.jpg | wikidata=Q11991850
| lastedit=2017-11-09
| content=Nordkraft is a culture center with several cultural institutions including Skråen (a venue for jazz and rock concerts), Teater Nordkraft, the Biffen Art Cinema, the Kunsthal Nord art gallery and Dreamhouse (an innovative creation facility). It was established in 2009 in a former power plant.
}}
```
:\* `{{do
| name=Teater Nordkraft | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Teglgårds Plads 1 | lat= | long= | directions=in Nordkraft
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-02-02
| content=A theatre in Nordkraft culture centre. [ Granhøj Dans] is a celebrated international dance company that is part of Teater Nordkraft. Granhøj Dans relocated to Aalborg in 2016 from Aarhus.
}}`{=mediawiki}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Musikkens Hus | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Musikkens Plads 1 | lat=57.0475 | long=9.93306 | directions=at the harbourfront next to Nordkraft and the Utzon Centre
| phone=+45 60203000 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Musikkens Hus | image=Musikkens Hus - front.JPG | wikidata=Q12327958
| lastedit=2017-02-02
| content=The concert halls and school of music. Fantastic architecture.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Aalborg Karnival | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| wikipedia=Aalborg Carnival
| content=The biggest carnival in Northern Europe. If you want to have fun with Danish people this is a great opportunity.
| wikidata=Q1734117}}
```
Buy
---
Cheapest supermarkets are Netto, 365discount, Lidl and Rema 1000.
Working hours are 08:00-22:00 all week. Aldi is open 08:00-21:00 all
days, with the exception of Christmas and New Years Day and Eve.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Algade and Bispensgade | url= | email=
| address= | lat=57.04775 | long=9.92445 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
|lastedit=2023-05-01| content=Main shopping streets. Most shops close M-F 18:00, and Sa 14:00. Shops are closed Sundays unless it is a special Sunday (usually first of the month).
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Medinaen |alt=Food Street| url= | email=
| address=Reberbansgade, Urbansgade, Holbergsgade and Jens Bangs Gade | lat=57.04931 | long=9.91490 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
|lastedit=2023-05-01| content=Shopping area with a number of unique small shops and many places to dine.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Salling | url= | email=
| address=Algade | lat=57.04837 | long=9.92423 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
|lastedit=2023-05-01| content=Department store.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Wet Market | url= | email=
| address=Frederikstorv | lat=57.0450515 | long=9.9240109 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Saturday and Wednesday mornings from 09:00-13:00 | price=
|lastedit=2023-05-01| content=Fresh local vegetable produce, fresh meat, fish and cheese. The 'Fiskefrikadeller' (fish cakes) from Peter's Fisk are delicious.
}}
```
Eat
---
### Budget
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=eat
| name=Fontænen | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Prinsensgade 42 | lat=57.0463551 | long=9.9147032 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 16 17 02 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| content=It has the cheapest hot dogs in town, low budget fast food, what you need after a night out.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=1000fryd | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=57.0501700 | long=9.9174240 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
|lastedit=2023-05-01| content=An alternative bar, vegan dinner on Tuesdays for kr 20. You have to sign up before.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Husets Café | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Hasserisgade 10 | lat=57.046941 | long=9.910214 | directions=
| phone=+45 25 16 19 64 | tollfree=
| hours=Garden Café is open M-F 09:00-15:00. Dinner Café is open Tuesday to Friday from 17:30-21:00 | price=Adults 95 kr, kids (up to 12 yr) 45 kr
| lastedit=2023-05-01
| content=Non-profit cultural house which serves a daily vegetarian meal at a fixed price. Co-located with cultural and creative events, such as Husets ceramics workshop. No reservation needed.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Café Friends | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Vesterbro 91 | lat=57.049651 | long=9.916139 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 11 51 78 | tollfree=
| hours=Monday - Wednesday 10:00 – 22:00, Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00, Sunday 10:00 – 22:00 | price=100-150 kr
| lastedit=2023-05-01
| content=Nice location toward the street junction & have the option to stay out. Salmon salad with mixed fruit cocktail juice for 90 kr, but make sure to have kroner since they are not accepting euro.
}}
```
### Mid-range {#mid_range}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=eat
| name=San Giovanni | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Vesterbro 46 | lat=57.0476967 | long=9.9154537 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 11 37 55 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| content=Good Italian restaurant
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Pho Saigon | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Østerbro 22 | lat=57.046035 | long=9.933201 | directions=across the street from Nordkraft.
| phone=+45 98 12 28 88 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=95-160 kr
| lastedit=2023-05-01
| content=Authentic Vietnamese cuisine with wide range of noodle soups ('Mì Quảng', 'Phở', 'Mi') and sandwich ('Bánh Mì'). Includes vegetarian options as seen in the menu card available on their website.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Restaurant Kronborg | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Egholm 1 | lat=57.06211 | long=9.87402 | directions=Take the ferry to Egholm via 'Egholm Færgevej'.
| phone=+45 98 17 27 75 | tollfree=
| hours=Lunch 11:30-15:00, Dinner from 17:30 until last ferry. Closed Oct-Mar | price=135-225 kr
| lastedit=2023-05-01
| content=Traditional Danish cuisine (fish, poultry and pork dishes) located at Aalborg's island 'Egholm'. Supposedly known for serving Denmarks biggest 'Tartelet'. 'Onsdagsflæsk' is served on Wednesdays. Great option which comes with a nice view of Aalborg from Limfjorden.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{Listing| type=eat |name=Restaurant VB|alt=Restaurant Vestre Baadelaug|[email protected]|address=Bådehavnsvej 6, Aalborg, Denmark|lat=57.05693|long=9.90336|directions=accessible from Aalborg's Harbour|phone=+45 98 13 85 48|hours=Tu-Sa 11:00-21:00 |price=149-238 kr |lastedit=2023-05-01|content=Traditional Danish cuisine in the western part of Aalborg. The restaurant is in particular known for their 'Bøfsandwich' (beef sandwich).}}
```
There are many other good places to eat. Many such along Jomfru Ane Gade
where you can both eat and drink well at an affordable price.
Drink
-----
!Jomfru Ane street: The longest bar street in
Scandinavia.{width="250"}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{Marker|type=drink|lat=57.0502788|long=9.9188283|name=Jomfru Ane Gade|alt=Jomfru Ane street|url=
```
is a short street with 30 restaurants/bars. Drinks are cheap and the
bars are open late. You will see signs advertising 20-kr drinks and
20:00-00:00 happy hour.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=The Wharf | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Borgergade 16 | lat=57.051507 | long=9.916342 | directions=
| phone=+45 98117010 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| content=Has the best beer in town (same owner as '''Charlies''' in Copenhagen).
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=The Irish House | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Østerågade 25 | lat=57.049674 | long=9.921969 | directions=
| phone=+45 98141817 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=London Pub | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Boulevarden 7 | lat=57.046775 | long=9.920034 | directions=
| phone=+45 98117770 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=1000fryd | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Kattesundet 10 | lat=57.050188 | long=9.917392 | directions=
| phone=+45 98132221 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Aalborg's only bar run by activists. 1000fryd has been around since 1984 when Aalborg's alternative scene bought the place. Now the place is known for their ecological beer, underground music scene and do-it-yourself attitude towards life. 1000fryd has two reoccurring festivals, namely their Punk/HC festival and their Queer festival.
}}
```
- **Student house** right across the
Budolfi church hosts international evenings on Wednesdays, as well
as various concerts on Fridays. Very informal.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Behag din smag | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Maren Turis Gade 5 | lat=57.049765 | long=9.920934 | directions=
| phone=+45 8734 0486 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=M-F 09:00-18:00, Sa 09:30-16:30 | price=
| content=Coffee, tea and chocolate. If you enjoy good coffee, then this is the spot. One of the owners was the Danish Barista champion of 2007.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{drink
| name=Søgaards Bryghus | alt= | url= | email=
| address=C. W. Obels Plads 1 | lat=57.048882 | long=9.920049 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 16 11 14 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Brew pub, very modern ambiance, with the mash tuns in full view. Offers many styles of beer, including stouts, porters, IPA, and lagers.
}}
```
Aalborg is also the home of **De Danske Spritfabrikker** which produces
a great number of distilled beverages. Their most famous product is the
**Aalborg Taffel Akvavit**, colloquially known as a \"Rød Aalborg\" (Red
Aalborg).
Sleep
-----
### Budget {#budget_1}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Danhostel Aalborg | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Skydebanevej 50 | lat=57.053940 | long=9.872992 | directions=
| phone=+45 6011 6044 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=Single 470 kr, double 580 kr
| lastedit=2017-11-13
| content=A hostel outside the centre of Aalborg which contains some huts on an island and is close to the ferry to Egholm. It has dating furniture, small rooms, not clean kitchen and overall scores very low rating on the Internet.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Eyvind Andreasen B&B | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Kronprinsens alle 34 | lat=57.057595 | long=9.933008 | directions=
| phone=+45 98172562 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=270 kr single, kr 325 kr double
| content=Friendly place just north of the bridge. Has three rooms sharing bathroom, kitchen, separate entrance. TV, beer and wine available in the kitchen at very reasonable prices.
}}
```
### Mid-range {#mid_range_1}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=sleep
| name=Comwell Hvide Hus Hotel | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Vesterbro 2 | lat=57.0421526 | long=9.9117198 | directions=close to Kildeparken
| phone=+45 98 13 84 00 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| wikipedia= | wikidata=
| lastedit=
| content=The hotel is on a beautiful and central location, within walking distance of most attractions.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Hotel Gestus | alt=Hotel Chagall | url= | email= [email protected]
| address=Vesterbro 36 | lat=57.046977 | long=9.914844 | directions=
| phone=+45 9812 6933 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=Small and homey hotel in the heart of Aalborg.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=sleep
| name=Helnan Phønix Hotel | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Vesterbro 77 | lat=57.0483306 | long=9.9154238 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 12 00 11 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| wikipedia= | wikidata=
| lastedit=
| content=Classic historic hotel in the middle of Aalborg.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=First Hotel Aalborg | alt=Slotshotellet | url= | email=
| address=Rendsbruggade 5 | lat=57.048467 | long=9.927912 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 10 14 00 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=View of Limfjorden, close to Aalborg’s pedestrianised boutique shopping, and 3 minutes walk from the new outdoor harbour pool.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=sleep
| name=KOMPAS Hotel Aalborg | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Østerbro 27 | lat=57.0465894 | long=9.9347673 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 12 19 00 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=The cozy hotel at Østerbro.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=sleep
| name=Scandic Aalborg City | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Europa Plads 1 | lat=57.0440636 | long=9.9129937 | directions=
| phone=+45 70 12 51 51 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=It has modern and comfortable rooms in the heart of Aalborg.
}}
```
### Splurge
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Scheelsminde Hotel & Gastronomi | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Scheelsmindevej 35 | lat=57.019758 | long=9.904922 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 18 32 33 | tollfree= | fax=+45 98 18 33 34
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=A nice 4-star hotel-restaurant catering to business people.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Radisson Blu Limfjord Hotel, Aalborg | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Ved Stranden 14-16 | lat=57.050883 | long=9.920001 | directions=
| phone=+45 98 16 43 33 | tollfree= | fax=+45 98 16 17 47
| checkin= | checkout= | price=1200-2000 kr per night
| content=Big 4-star hotel with a view towards the Limfjord.
}}
```
Connect
-------
### Internet
- **Det nordjyske
Landsbibliotek** (library),
Rendsburggade 2, section *Nørregadehjørnet* in \"Team Natur\".
Cope
----
### Languages
Almost every Dane speaks English. Most people will respond in English to
any question you may have. Many Danes also speak some German, Spanish or
French, due to having studied them in school. Most Danes understand the
other Scandinavian languages, Swedish and Norwegian. Information on
public transport and in government offices is often printed in English.
For the most common phrases in Danish, see the Danish
phrasebook article.
### Currency
The currency is Danish kroner (crowns). Visa and MasterCard are normally
accepted in any restaurant, taxi or store. ATMs accept all major credit
and debit cards and are available in English language.
Go next {#go_next}
-------
There are lots of beautiful nature around, easily accessible only by
car.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{Listing|name=Rubjerg Knude|alt=|url=|email=|address=|lat=57.44906|long=9.77542|directions=|phone=|tollfree=|fax=|hours=|price=|wikidata=|lastedit=2020-08-08|content=impressing sand dunes and a lighthouse in the sand}}
```
- Bulbjerg
- Fur island
- Mors
- Skagen
- Frederikshavn
- Hirtshals
For beach, you can take a bus to Blokhus (around
40 km) or Hals (around 30 km) and walk some 3 km north, or take a less
frequent bus that passes Hou, to, e.g., Bisnap strand.
- Fårup Sommerland. This amusement park can be reached by bus from
Aalborg Rutebilstation. The amusement park has many rides and a
water park.
```{=mediawiki}
{{routebox
| image1=Tabliczka E45.svg
| imagesize1=22
| directionl1=N
| majorl1=Frederikshavn
| minorl1=Sæby
| directionr1=S
| majorr1=Aarhus
| minorr1=Hobro
| image2=Tabliczka E39.svg
| imagesize2=22
| directionl2=N
| majorl2=Hirtshals
| minorl2=Hjørring
| directionr2=S
| majorr2=END
| minorr2=
}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{IsPartOf|North Jutland}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{geo|57.05|9.93}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{usablecity}}
```
|
Aalst
|
```{=mediawiki}
{{pagebanner|Aalst WikiVoyage Banner.jpg|unesco=yes}}
```
**Aalst** is in East Flanders,
Belgium. A medium-sized town by Belgian standards,
with a population of around 77,000 people. Aalst is between the larger
city of Ghent (*Gent*) and the capital,
Brussels.
Understand
----------
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing
| name=Tourist Office | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Hopmarkt 51 | lat=50.937460 | long=4.037009 | directions=
| phone=+32 53 72 38 80 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=M-F 09:00-17:00, Sa 10:00-17:00, Su and holidays 13:00-17:00 | price=
| content=Features a 360° movie.
}}
```
Get in {#get_in}
------
### By train {#by_train}
The
`{{marker|type=go|name=Aalst Railway Station|url=|lat=50.942693 |long=4.039141}}`{=mediawiki}
is in the centre of the city.
- Direct connections from Brussels and
Ghent. Aalst is 33 minutes away from Brussels,
and 30 minutes from Ghent.
### By bus {#by_bus}
The Flemish national bus company, De Lijn, has lines to Aalst from
Dendermonde, Berlare,
Geraardsbergen and other neighbouring
towns. For more information regarding different timetables
(unfortunately only available in Dutch):
`{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}`{=mediawiki}.
### By car {#by_car}
The expressway E40 passes through the city.
Get around {#get_around}
----------
```{=mediawiki}
{{Mapframe|50.9380|4.0400|zoom=15}}
```
See
---
!Grote Markt with Borse van Amsterdam and the
Belfry{width="260"}
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Béguinage | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Begijnhof | lat=50.935699 | long=4.044732 | directions=Between Anna Snelstraat and Pontstraat
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Built in 1261, only the original shape of the square with its small houses has been preserved. Ste Catherine’s church, dating from 1787, is a rare example of religious architecture in classic style. The church is now used by the Orthodox community. A béguinage is a collection of small buildings used by Beguines. These were various lay sisterhoods of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries, comprising religious women who sought to serve God without retiring from the world.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Borse van Amsterdam | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.938550 | long=4.038079 | directions=To the left of the belfry, at the former "meat house"
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=The Borse was built in 1630. It was erected in renaissance architecture with open gallery. The building was used as a hostelry along the old commercial route Lille – Amsterdam. You can wine and dine here in a stylish and pleasant setting.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Country House
| alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=Town Hall
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Around the inner court yard, you’ll find the buildings in rococo style of the former country house. It was built as residence and administrative seat for the government of the Land of Aalst. Today, many town services are housed here. The ornamental Dutch gable of the main building with sundial and oculus (small round window) is flanked by the monument for the victims of 1830 and the bronze statue of Ondineke. She is the main character in the novel ''De Kapellekesbaan'' (''Chapel Road'') from Louis Paul Boon. Walk through the pedestrian passageway to the backyard of the town hall where you can admire the beautifully renovated rear elevation.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Faluintjes | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.9326 | long=4.1117 | directions=between the Affligem Abbey and the water castle of Moorsel lies Faluintjes nature reserve
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| content=Four rural villages of Aalst, namely Baardegem, Herdersem, Meldert, and Moorsel, together form the Faluintjes region. They are the green lungs of Aalst. The word "Faluintjes" is explained in different ways. According to some, it is a corruption of the French "vallée", the valley of the Molenbeek brook. Others recognise the French word "fallourdes", which means faggots. Did the monks make this swampy valley passable by using stacks of faggots? Or would it be a corruption of the Celtic "fallæn", the French "fallun" – "fallunière" or stone quarry? Whatever, the Faluintjes remains a linguistic mystery.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Grote Markt | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Grote Markt 19 | lat=50.938631 | long=4.038528 | directions=
| phone=+32 53 72 38 80 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=24/7 | price=Free
| lastedit=2017-10-14
| content=The central market square in Aalst or Grote Markt is a pleasant, yet stately square with several imposing monuments and various restaurants and pubs. It is the administrative, economic, and social heart of town. The belfry is a {{UNESCO}}.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Keizersplein | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.938 | long=4.03389 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2024-01-25
| content=The bourgeoisie of the 19th century used the fronts of the former medieval bulwarks for building their mansions. The walls rendered in white are decorated with pillars and ornamental elements and, often, also with a balcony above the entrance gate. Here lived at the time the headmen of the conservative party and, particularly, many factory bosses who had their factories in their back garden. In 1997, the whole complex of mansions and rows of trees in the middle were protected as townscape. The statue of Queen Astrid, erected in 1938, and that of King Baudouin, dating from 1991, form the beginning and end of the row of trees.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Oud Schepenhuis | alt=Former city hall with belfry and "gebiedshuis" | url= | [email protected]
| address=Grote Markt | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-07-19
| content=The main attraction on the Grote Markt is no doubt the former Aldermen's House with belfry and late Gothic extension ("Gebiedshuis"). The Oud Schepenhuis was built in 1225 and is the oldest preserved aldermen's house in the Low Countries. The high saddle roof and four round corner towers will later become typical of late medieval town halls. The belfry from 1407 owes its elegance to the octangular tower with open gallery. The façade holds two statues picturing the Counts of Flanders and Counts of Aalst and the inscription ''Nec Spe Nec Metu'' ("no hope, no fear"), the motto of Philip II, who in 1555 was welcomed as Count of Aalst. The decorative belfry tower received UNESCO world heritage status in 1999 and houses one of the oldest carillons in Belgium. The carillon still reminds people every quarter of an hour of the centuries-old presence of the belfry on the Grote Markt. The neo-Gothic figures of the tower clock were replaced in 1960 by a dial with half spheres. Since then, people from Aalst have referred to the belfry as the "tettentoeren" or "breasts tower", a reference to the resemblance between the clock's half spheres and a woman's breasts. The Gebiedshuisje, the protruding late-Gothic extension, was the place from where the bailiff or alderman proclaimed new laws for people gathering at the Grote Markt. Five statues decorate the face: Lady Justitia, Dirk van Aalst (the last count who died in 1166), Pieter Coecke (court painter), Emperor Charles V, and Cornelius De Schrijver (humanist and Latin poet). Every month, all members of the town council gather here for the town council's meeting. The second floor is fitted out as a meeting room and the ground floor and cellar are let as exhibition rooms. You can visit the Belfry only by booking a guided group visit. The tour of the Belfry takes about 2 hours, the price for the guide is {{EUR|60}} and up to 20 people are allowed per group. Contact the tourist information department for more information.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Railway Station | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=The railway station and its surrounding quarter were designed in 1852 by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaer. He got his inspiration for the design from the gallery of the Borse van Amsterdam. The battlement, corner turrets, and central turret evoke memories of a medieval castle.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=St Martin's Church | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-07-19
| content=Jan Van der Wauwe, a renowned architect, replaced the former place of worship, which was destroyed and had become too small, by the present church. The construction of the St. Martin's church started in 1480 but the church was never fully completed according to plan. For financial reasons, the construction works would be stopped 180 years later. The designers and clients had a much larger building in mind. Still, for the self-assured urban community the imposing church became a symbol of power. The main church of Aalst is a fine example of late Brabant Gothic. In the Museum ‘t Gasthuys you can still see a scale-model of the St. Martin’s church as it should have looked according to the architect. The painting ''Christ makes Saint Roch patron of plague victims'' by Peter Paul Rubens was commissioned by local beer and hop merchants. Many objects of art embellish the church: the gravestone of Dirk Martens, the renaissance sacrament tower of Jeroen Du Quesnoy the Old, some frescos, the imposing Van Peteghem organ, and several stained-glass windows from the Ghent atelier of Casier. The "popular window" in the right-hand transept played an important part for the urban meridian. The meridian lies in the form of a copper strip in the floor of the St. Martin’s church. At noon, when the sun falls through an oculus (small hole) of this stained-glass window, this generates a ray of light on the copper strip. In the beginning of the 19th century these meridians were used to establish a standard time for the whole of the Belgian territory. Such uniform time was needed to draw up the time schedules for the trains, which were introduced in Belgium in 1832.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Terlinden Castle | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.942423 | long=4.014998 | directions=Square J. Geerinckx
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=The former coach house and orangery now holds a branch of the Aalst library. The castle gardens, measuring 2 hectares, still have their original pattern of roads and bulwarks and have been landscaped in country style. The gardens are open to the public, the castle is not.}}
```
### Museums
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Town Museum 't Gasthuys | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Oude Vismarkt 13 | lat=50.938179 | long=4.042422 | directions=
| phone=+32 53 732 345 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=Free entrance to the museum and its exhibition
| lastedit=2017-07-19
| content=Town Museum 't Gasthuys is in the oldest part of town and got its name from the old hospital that used to be here. In popular speech a hospital was also called "gasthuys". Archaeological finds from Aalst are exhibited and various temporary exhibitions are organised here. In the central meeting place a short history of Aalst is told and at the guests' table you can consult information brochures and books. In the Carnival Museum (on the attic floor), you'll find out more about the history and typical features and elements of Aalst Carnival. In the former hospital wards, an exhibition showcases in an attractive, modern and engaging way what the DNA of Aalst consists of. The exhibition takes you on a trip through the history and present of the city of Aalst, shedding lights on 8 different aspects (politics, war, everyday life, festivities, Healthcare, science and innovation,...) of what makes Aalst so uniquely Aalst.
}}
```
### Statues
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Valerius De Saedeleer Statue | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=Oude Vismarkt
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=The artist from Aalst, Valerius De Saedeleer (1867 -1941), received his first artistic education at the Ghent Academy of Fine Arts and painted mainly the Leie region and the Flemish Ardennes. He is one of the most prominent representatives of the School of Latem (first period). After his death, this honorary citizen was interred in a monumental grave in the public graveyard of Aalst. Some of his masterpieces are exhibited in Town Museum ‘t Gasthuys. From this museum, amidst his masterpieces, you can catch a glimpse of the artist’s statue.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Louis Paul Boon Statue | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=Oude Vismarkt, front garden of Town Museum 't Gasthuys
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Louis Paul Boon (1912-1979) wrote about the eventful social history of Aalst and its environs. The town where he was born and its history are his main sources of inspiration. His novels ''De Kapellekesbaan'' (Chapel Road) and ''Menuet'' (Minuet) are his most popular and most translated works for which he was also nominated for the Nobel Prize. Other literary works of Boon include: ''Zomer te Ter Muren'', ''Mieke Maaike'', ''De bende van Jan de Lichte'' and ''Daens''. To honour him, Aalst erected a statue: "The Narrator". It embellishes the front garden of Town Museum 't Gasthuys. In his novels ''De Kapellekesbaan'' and ''Zomer te Ter Muren'' Louis Paul Boon describes the life of Ondineke, a sly working-class girl who will do anything to climb the social ladder. Town Museum 't Gasthuys contains a small statue of her. An exact copy can be found in the town hall's inner courtyard. }}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Dirk Martens Statue | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=Dirk Martens (1446 -1534), from Aalst, is generally considered as the person who brought the craft of printing to the southern part of the Low Countries. In 1473, he set up his first printing atelier in Aalst. His statue was designed and cast in bronze by Jean Geefs. In 1856, it was given a permanent place on the Grote Markt. Because of its typical green and black colours from oxidised bronze, people from Aalst often refer to this statue as "the black guy". He was also an important promoter of humanism in Europe at that time. He published, among others, works from his good friend Erasmus and printed the first edition of ''Utopia'' from Thomas Moore and also the travel stories of Christopher Columbus.}}
```
### Parks
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Town Park | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.92912 | long=4.0466 | directions=Bordered by Parklaan, Désiré De Wolfstraat, and Erembodgemstraat
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2024-01-25
| content=The town park was laid out in 1915 to create work for the men of Aalst to protect them from Germans conscription. The park was conceived as a spacious recreational area with promenade walks and playgrounds around two fishponds – the balloon pond and the mirror pond – and comprises more than 100 different kinds of trees. The original park constructions (a milking parlour, a card clubhouse, a garden shed, and a bridge) still exude the aura of those days. The milking parlour owes its name to the compulsory and unlimited sales of dairy products as of 1916. Today, the milking parlour, with comfortable terrace, invites people for a drink and a bite, offering a wonderful view over the park.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Kravaalbos | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=50.9337 | long=4.1576 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2024-01-25
| content=The Kravaalbos is one of the last remaining woods to the northwest of Brussels and is for the most part in Meldert. It is part of the former coal forest, which also covered well-known woods such as Sonian forest and Hallerbos. In the Middle Ages, this stretch of woods became widely known for its stone quarries, which also explains the name of the woodland: "kravaal" comes from "carvaal", or "car" and "vaal", "car" meaning "stone" and "vaal" "valley". In the 12th century, its development started on the initiative of the monks of the Affligem Abbey. It was an important source of income for Meldert.
}}
```
Do
--
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Cultural Centre De Werf | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Molenstraat 51 | lat=50.939047 | long=4.042281 | directions=
| phone=+32 53 732 812 | tollfree= | fax=+32 53 732 849
| hours= | price=
| content=A meeting place for performing arts, classical music, theatre, and comedy. The open glass building symbolises bringing culture to the streets and passers-by.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Netwerk | alt=Centre for Contemporary Art | url= | email=
| address=Houtkaai | lat=50.94218 | long=4.04264 | directions=
| phone=+32 53 709 773 | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2024-01-25
| content=Netwerk offers a comprehensive modern art programme with expositions, lectures, workshops, screenings, and concerts.
}}
```
```{=html}
<!-- -->
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Aquatopia | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Zwembadlaan 2, 9300 Aalst | lat=50.93898 | long=4.05712 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2024-01-25
| content=Swimming pool, with diving tower, 25m and 50m pool, and fun room.
}}
```
### Events
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Park Concerts | alt=Parkies | url=
| email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=In the city park
| phone= | fax=
| hours=M evenings, Jul-Aug | price= Free
| content=Music and atmosphere, by a range of excellent artists. }}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{listing | type=do
| name=After-Tour Criterium | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| hours= | price=Free
| content=Every year, the Tour de France travels through France. Riders climb the Alps and Pyrenees, put on sprints and do time trials to finally reach Paris. On the Monday following their arrival in Paris, Aalst become a cycling hub when the first After-Tour Criterium is contested in the city. The organisers boast not only the big names of cycling at the start in Aalst, but also the tour's green and yellow jersey winners.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Carnival | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= |tollfree=| fax=
| hours= | price=
|lastedit=2020-10-04| content=Aalst Carnival, Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras or, as they say in Aalst, "Oilsjt Carnaval". They’re all about the same phenomenon: a three-day carnivalesque popular festival. Traditionally, on Sunday and Monday before Ash Wednesday the original carnival procession parades through the streets of Aalst. More than seventy groups, all from Aalst, give their personal and humoristic view on figures and events of the past year. Then, the typical street carnival bursts out, a wonderful mix of partygoers in colourful and inventive costumes.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Cirk! Aalst | alt=Circus | url=
| email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price= Free
| content=Cirk! Aalst is and will always remain an accessible open-air summer festival for a broad public: young, old, families with children, typical festival visitors, circus fans, or passers-by. Everyone will find something to his liking during this three-day circus in Aalst.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Pikkeling | alt= | url=
| email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price= Free
| content=A freely accessible harvest festival organised every year at a farmstead of one of the Faluintjes villages Baardegem, Herdersem, Meldert and Moorsel. This folkloric festival pays tribute to the joys of harvesting, with typical Flemish harvest scenes being demonstrated by farmers in traditional clothing. Much attention is paid to international folklore and typical regional dishes are promoted.}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{do
| name=Winter Fair | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=Hopmarkt, Houtmarkt, Espanadeplein, Keizershallen, & Grote Markt
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2017-07-19
| content=For many years, the Winter Fair has been the ideal appetiser for Aalst Carnival. When the more than hundred fairground attractions take in their places on the various market squares, carnival tension starts to rise. The recipe for a successful visit to the fair consists of the following ingredients: swinging or whirling around in one of the many spectacular attractions, sniffing up the atmosphere at nostalgic fairground attractions and enjoying a delicious doughnut ball ("smaâbol").
}}
```
Buy
---
Five shopping streets, all leading to the central market square (Grote
Markt), constitute the economic heart of our town. Next to the big
chains you'll also come across many small and trendy boutiques. Most
shops are open from Monday to Saturday, from 10:00-18:00. On Sundays and
holidays, doors remain closed except on Open Sundays during special
shopping weekends.
Some shopping highlights are the "Top Sales day\" (first Saturday of
May), the Summer Fairs (last weekend before Summer sales), Autumn
Shopping (first weekend of October) and the Year-end Shopping Sundays
with lively Christmas village and ice-skating rink on the central market
square.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{buy
| name=Saturday Market | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=Grote Markt, Nieuwstraat, Korte Nieuwstraat, Hopmarkt, Vredeplein, Vlaanderenstraat and Keizersplein
| phone= | fax=
| hours=08:00 – 13:00 | price=
| content=}}
```
Eat
---
The brown gold of Aalst. There is nothing better with a cup of coffee
than a piece of Aalsterse vlaai. They are made of \"mastellen\"
(rock-hard bread with cinnamon, comparable to a bagel). In June 2010,
these bakers received an official logo as recognised manufacturers of
Aalsterse vlaaien.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Bakery De Ridder Wim | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Korte Zoutstraat 30 | lat=50.936022 | long=4.039289 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Bakery Lowie | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Heilig Hartlaan | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Bakery Malpertuus | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Kattestraat 67 | lat=50.940388 | long=4.036401 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Bakery Verleysen | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Hoogstraat 3 | lat=50.960963 | long=4.032183 | directions=Hofstade
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Nelson BVBA | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Vlaaien van Aalst, Rampelberg 59 | lat= | long= | directions=Baardegem
| phone= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=With a stall at the Saturday market.}}
```
Drink
-----
Sleep
-----
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=B&B ‘t Slaapmutske | alt= | url=
| [email protected]
| address=Zijpstraat 97 | lat= | long= | directions=Hofstade-Aalst
| phone=+32 47 253 0070 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Het Gedicht | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Denderstraat 15 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+32 48 678 3359 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Hof Selmussen | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Blektestraat 140 | lat= | long= | directions=Hofstade-Aalst
| phone=+32 53 215 053 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Holiday cottage | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Grote Baan 13 | lat= | long= | directions=Herdersem-Aalst
| phone=+32 53 214 810 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Hostellerie De Biek | alt= | url=
| email=
| address=Moorseldorp 3 | lat= | long= | directions=Moorsel
| phone=+32 53 607 640 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Hotel Royal Astrid | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Keizersplein 27 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+32 53 706 500 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Ibis | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Villalaan 20 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+32 53 711 819 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Keizershof Hotel Aalst Centre | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Korte Nieuwstraat 15 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+32 53 774 411 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=New Hotel de la Gare | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Stationsplein 11 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+32 53 775 843 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Station Hotel | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=A. Liénartstraat 14 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=La Vie en Roses | alt= | url=
| [email protected]
| address=Tinnenhoekstraat 61 | lat= | long= | directions=Moorsel-Aalst
| phone=+32 53 788 034 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=De Zwarte Maan | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Dirk Martensstraat 11 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+32 53 783 729 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=}}
```
Connect
-------
Go next {#go_next}
-------
- The national capital Brussels is only a short
drive or train ride away.
```{=mediawiki}
{{Usablecity}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{IsPartOf|East Flanders}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{geo|50.93809|4.03919|zoom=15}}
```
|
Aarau
|
```{=mediawiki}
{{pagebanner|Aarau Wikivoyage Banner.jpg}}
```
**Aarau** is the German-speaking capital city of the northern
Swiss canton of Aargau. It lies south of the
German border, east of Berne
and Basel, north of Lucerne,
and west of Zurich.
Get in {#get_in}
------
### By train {#by_train}
The
`{{Marker|type=go |lat=47.39145 |long=8.05129 |zoom=18 |name= station |image=}}`{=mediawiki}
of Aarau lies on major train lines and is thus easily accessible. Direct
trains connect to Zurich (25 minutes main station, 45 minutes airport),
Basel (35 minutes) and Berne (40 minutes).
### By car {#by_car}
Aarau lies on the A1 highway and is accessible from either exit Aarau
Ost when coming from Zurich or Aarau West when coming from Berne or
Basel.
Get around {#get_around}
----------
```{=mediawiki}
{{Mapframe|47.390165|8.046065|zoom=13|height=|width=|layer=|staticmap=|align=|name=}}
```
The best way to get around is by bus and train. Get a zone dayfare to
which is valid for all bus and trains in this zone.
See and do {#see_and_do}
----------
The old town is nice to stroll around. A special feature are the around
70 painted roofs along the city centre.
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Stadtmuseum Aarau | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Schlossplatz 23 | lat=47.394419 | long=8.045231 | directions=
| phone=+41 62 836 05 17 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Tu W F 11:00-18:00, Th 11:00-20:00, Sa Su 11:00-17:00 | price=Fr. 8/5
| image=Schlössli Aarau.JPG | wikidata=Q1370412
| lastedit=2017-03-13
| content=This museum in a castle tower tells the story of 100 people from Aarau over the centuries. It also houses temporary exhibitions.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name=Meyersche Stollen | url= | [email protected]
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=IG Meyersche Stollen; Postfach 3367; 5001 Aarau
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| content=
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{see
| name= Visitor centre Frey chocolate| alt= | url= email= [email protected]
| address= Bresteneggstrasse 4, Buchs AG| lat=47.38711 | long=8.08786 | directions= Bus 1 from Aarau station
| phone= +41 62 836 24 25| tollfree= | fax=
| hours= Tu-Su 10:00–17:00| price= Fr. 12/6
| lastedit=2017-01-24
| content= While Frey chocolate is not as known as other chocolate brands abroad, it is very popular in Switzerland, due to the fact that it is sold at the Migros supermarket chain. The exhibition at the factory shows how chocolate is made. There is also a chocolate tasting included in the visit.
}}
```
Buy
---
Chocolate formed like Swiss army knives (Mercur).
Eat
---
- small rolls from Mayer bakery
- delicious chocolate, can be found everywhere.
- Try the Chinese restaurant near the tourist office (they come from
Hong Kong)
- Mercur chocolate also sells small cups of good expensive ice cream
(green tea ice cream, too)
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{eat
| name=Pizza Hüsli | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Bahnhofstr. 92 | lat=47.39250 | long=8.05323 | directions=
| phone=+41 628220064 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours= | price=
| lastedit=2016-12-07
| content=
}}
```
Drink
-----
- Try hot white chocolate from Caotina (for example at a café near the
theatre) or the famous Swiss \"Ovomaltine\" (hot or cold, similar to
cocoa).
Migros supermarkets do never sell alcohol, but you can get Beck\'s beer
at coop markets (Igelwaid)
- Cardinal beer tastes light, there is also an Irish pub for Guinness
lovers
- Boiler Club is a small under ground club in the middle of the
Altstadt on Rathausgasse. The music is different every time you
visit and is guaranteed to make you dance. Try the local Boxer Beir
or the Tequilla shots with a slice of Orange and Cinnamon powder.
Sleep
-----
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Aarau-West | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Muhenstrasse 58, Oberentfelden-Aarau | lat=47.35028 | long=8.04851 | directions=
| phone= +41 62 737 01 01| tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=Fr. 131/198 single/double
| lastedit=2017-01-12
| content=3-star business hotel 3 km away from the train station Aarau. Very quiet area with on-site golf course and tennis courts.
}}
```
- ```{=mediawiki}
{{sleep
| name=Aarauerhof | alt= | url= | [email protected]
| address=Bahnhofstrasse 68 | lat=47.392 | long=8.050 | directions=
| phone=+41 62 837 83 00 | tollfree= | fax=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=Fr. 145
| lastedit=2017-01-12
| content =At the Aarau train station in the city centre. 3-star hotel with modern business and meeting facilities.
}}
```
Connect
-------
Go next {#go_next}
-------
```{=mediawiki}
{{Usablecity}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{geo|47.4000|8.0500}}
```
```{=mediawiki}
{{IsPartOf|Zurich (region)}}
```
|
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|
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|
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