Nijmegen travel pictures

Sightseeing in Nijmegen

The oldest city of the Netherlands is Nijmegen, although it battles for that title with Maastricht. It was founded by the Romans because of its strategic location near the river Waal. Nijmegen is not the most visited tourist destination, but once a year visitors from over the whole world come to Nijmegen to walk the four day march. Besides the march there is a festival going on for seven days in a row which is free to enter.

The city has a small but interesting old center Its most attractive sight is the great market which is surrounded by several old buildings which serve as pubs and have beer gardens. From the square you also get a view on the St. Stevens church which looks out over the whole city of Nijmegen. Other sights include the Titus Brandsma church, the Petrus Canisius church, the Belvedere, the city hall and the Waal bridge. For a bit of city history visit the Valkhof park which contains an old chapel and a ruin. Another green space is the Kronenburger park where many student from the Nijmegen university hang out on a sunny day and has a medieval brick defense tower. If you get thirsty, head to the bars on the Molenstreet or the King's square.

Nijmegen is about 1.5 hour away from Amsterdam so it is still possible to visit it as a day trip. Given its small size you won't have to spent more than one day here to see the whole city.

Nijmegen travel photo gallery

Concertgebouw.	Concert hall.	Old buildings on the Bijleveld singel.	The Netherlands photo galleries that are available: Amsterdam, Breda, Den Bosch, Gouda, Haarlem, Leiden, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, The Hague, Tilburg and Utrecht.
Charles the great college.	Historical building.	Old houses in Dutch architectural style.
Opus building.	Historical houses.	Houses on the van Welderen street.
Old house on the Orange Singel.	Historical house on the Orange street.	Bicycles parked in the Molenstraat.
Pubs on the Molenstraat.	Bars on Molenstraat.	Historical houses and shops on the Molenstraat.
Petrus Canisius church on the Molenstraat.	King's square.	Monastery Doddendaal.
Powder tower at Kronenburger park.	Defense tower at Kronenburger park.	Kronenburger park.
St. Stevens church.	Tower of the St. Stevens church.	Gate leading to the great market.
Little square behind the St. Stevens church.	Side view of De Waagh.	De Waagh.
Historical building on the Great Market.	De Waagh and other historical buildings.	Full view of De Waagh.
Historical buildings near the Grote Markt.	Overview of the Great Market square.	Waalkade.
St. Nicolaas chapel.	St. Nicolaas chapel and the bridge over the river Waal.	Ruins of the St. Maarten chapel at the Valkhof.
Bridge over the Waal.	Belvedere.	Waal bridge.
Bridge leading to the Belvedere.	The Belvedere.	Burchtstraat.
City hall.	The historical city hall.	St. Stevens church rising above the Great market.
The historical city hall.	City hall on the Burchtstraat.	Historical buildings.
The main stopping street, Molenstraat.	Marienburg church.	Modern architecture of Marienburg.
Modern architecture of the Marikenstraat.	Kolpinghuis.	The front facade of the Kolpinghouse.
Central train station.	Central train station.	Historical house on the van Schaek Mathonsingel.
Titus Brandsma church.	View on the Titus Brandsma church.	Concert hall.