"Dutch University Town" Utrecht by Rixie

Utrecht Travel Guide: 624 reviews and 1,484 photos

Utrecht, as seen from the Dom Tower - Utrecht

Utrecht is a picturesque university town with winding cobblestone streets, canals, and bridges, a pleasant place to spend the day. It reminded me of Amsterdam but without the mobs and is located only half an hour from Rotterdam Centraal.

The train station is bizarrely laid out, so it took us a bit of time to find our way to the town center. Although it was a grey, rainy day, we still enjoyed walking around and seeing the sights.

Intro Updated Dec 31, 2005
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mvtouring May 11, 2009 at 3:42 AM

I must remember that things tend to be closed on a Monday, we will be arriving there on a Monday, so that day we will just explore :-)
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jayhawk2000 Mar 15, 2009 at 1:55 AM

Glad to hear you saw some sunshine at least, we were drenched during our short visit which is a shame because it's a lovely city in parts and boating down the canal sounds fun.
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VeronicaG Jan 27, 2006 at 10:07 AM

Paddling around Utrecht sounds like fun!
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sourbugger Jan 7, 2006 at 5:21 PM

yet another superb page. but i expected nothing less !