The Netherlands is more than just canals and tulips. The country hides real gems and unique spots worth exploring. In this article we will travel to Groningen, one of the most popular Euroculture universities, to discover one of the city's most emblematic buildings which, surprisingly, is barely 3 years old: the Forum Groningen.
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The Netherlands has four major supermarket chains that can be found all over any city: Albert Heijn and Jumbo are the two largest, followed by Aldi and Lidl as slightly more affordable chain counterparts. Here and there you might also find a Coop or a Spar as alternatives, and while chain supermarkets tend to be close by and convenient, you pay for that convenience in both price and plastic.
In this edition of the Euroculturer City Guides, Luca Gentile (Luxembourgish) shares his experiences of Groningen, where he did both his BA and his first semester of the Euroculture MA at the University of Groningen. After this, he moved to Bilbao to study at the University of Deusto. The City Guide Project is led by … Continue reading City Guide – Groningen
Moving around in a Dutch city is to experience a specific setting seemingly designed for bicycles. With the omnipresence of cycling tracks and a - almost - disappearance of any ground elevation, it seems that the Netherlands has been constructed specifically for the two-wheelers.
Bianca Rubino│biancarubino@gmail.com Groningen is a university town in the Netherlands with less than two hundred thousand inhabitants in which about every one out of five is a student. Groningen has a vibrant cultural life full of theatre, exhibitions, and concerts’ events. And yes, it plays a very central role in international underground music scene. Since the nineties, … Continue reading Eurosonic Festival: starting the year with the right beat!