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The Write Stuff By Tracey Taylor

The charming city of Maastricht is renowned for its beauty and culture, and its love of music, art, and the written word. And it’s because of this that we find a number of independent groups in the area offering supportive outlets for creatives. One such group is the Maastricht Writers’ Workshop.

The flag can be flown this afternoon for graduating students in the Netherlands, but where did this tradition actually come from?

For many graduating students, it can be flown again this afternoon: the Dutch flag with a school bag attached. It marks the end of secondary school. But where does this tradition actually come from?

A piece of Sicily in Maastricht by Fleur Leijte

On 2 June, Sicilery opened its doors at the Petrus Regoutplein in the Sphinxkwartier. Entirely run by Italian students, this food start-up aims to bring the best Sicilian cuisine to the Netherlands.

Rydell High comes to Maastricht by Tracey Taylor

With Grease currently playing in Maastricht, I was thrilled to head to the Theater aan het Vrijthof to catch the musical, and to have the pleasure of interviewing one of the cast members, William Spaaij.

Groet Mestreechs Dictee by Carol Herman

For those of us brought up in Anglo-Saxon education systems, the notion of voluntary participation in a dictation competition would be about as appealing as dropping by the local dental surgery for a spontaneous root canal treatment. Not so in the Netherlands where national as well as local “dictee” have become an annual tradition.

De Baron cocktail club review by Tracey Taylor

There is an impressive building proudly occupying a corner of the historic Vrijthof square in Maastricht. Behind its tall windows and lofty doors, you will find the city’s first cocktail club. With an incredible interior, terrific tunes, superb staff, and classy concoctions, this is Maastricht at its finest. This is, De Baron.

Museumnacht Maastricht review by Fleur Leijte

Last Friday, 8 April, Museumnacht Maastricht (Museum night) finally returned to Maastricht after having been postponed 3 times in 2 years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stoof Maastricht review by Tracey Taylor

Maastricht is already established as the culinary capital of Limburg (dare we say, the Netherlands?!) and one of the newest eateries in town is Stoof Maastricht. Our Culinary Correspondent, Tracey Taylor, went to find out more…

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