Wageningen Things to Do Tips by Pavlik_NL

The old citywalls and the parcs surrounding them

Wageningen still kept quite some monumental parts of it's old citywalls. Also the canals are still there in some places. This area has now-a-days found a lovely new purpose as being a kind of circular park. Bringing green, peaceful and calm environment it's a must to walk around the town's centre in combination with a visit to the shops and monuments within.

Hotel where a new era of peace and freedom began

In the town's centre it still stands, though heavely damaged in the last days of the worldwar. Here the allied commanders met with the Nazi-commanders, together with our beloved Prins bernard (then the husband of Princess Juliana, who became queen later, representing the state of The Netherlands. On the 5th of May 1945 the last still occupied country in Western Europe was freed of it's hated Nazi-regime and could start the fierce job of building up again the countries infrastructure, homes and everything else. Hotel "De Wereld" (how typical it's name : The World) now is a commemoratingplace as well still a hotel! In front of it, on the 5th of May-square a statue - symbolising freedom - is the real monument. On the fifth of May here the "fire of freedom" is lighted to be spread throughout the rest of The Netherlands (by bike!) and thus giving the starting signal of the festivities.