Is Maastricht our FAVORITE Dutch City?

[@K55365]

When I visit Maastricht I feel like I'm abroad. People dress better, the food is better, the vibe is more chill 😂

[@jsb7975]

For more than 200 years Maastricht belonged (beside the bisdom of Luik) to the Brabant province of the Dutch republic. Limburg didn't even exist as a province back than.

[@paulbeaucuse2092]

I work there as an expat, they certainly dress well, I sudenly felt totally underdressed both in the office as well as during shopping in the weekend. And they are extremely chill, but also always late and will never hurry to be one time, which I got to get used to and did not fit in my picture before moving here.

[@adventuresbyrust]

Thanks for the tour. ❤❤ The buildings. The library paintings on the ceiling 😮❤

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Such a beautiful city! Thanks for following along!

[@carolinewild1557]

I’ve been a few times to Maastricht including one time when I ran a marathon from Vise in Belgium along the Meuse/Maas. My only marathon in two countries. I’m going back this coming weekend to do a Parkrun and to enjoy the Christmas market.

[@biondakersemakers4016]

The street behind the Hellgate used to be called the Hellstreet but A rich family living there didnt like it and the streetname was changed to St.Bernardusstreet. Extra note my grandmother was born in this street.

[@KCML82]

You went to Reitz, and didn't get the "zuurvlees", but ketchup? You missed out on that one! Fun fact: Reitz is the oldes fryshop in The Netherlands. Has been there since 1909.

[@steefvanburen7985]

One of the worst in the whole of Maastricht. They depend on their name instead of quality Their mayonaise has more water then the Maas River

[@sandraensinck6424]

Hii! Great you visited our country. Maastricht-girl here 😁 It’s a nice video with a couple of “flaws”… You ate the wrong food at Reitz since eating the fries with ketchup is kinda not done here 😆 The tradition would have been the fries with zuurvlees and mayonnaise. You were at the museum located at the Vrijthof, which is the most famous historical square in town but you didn’t show it. And then… the name Maastricht… translated the city of the Maas, the Meuse, the river surrounded by beautiful places and a historical bridge leading to the modern part you visited last through a beautiful historical part of the city. Another tip would be to visit the surrounding Heuvelland -land of the hills, with its beautiful nature, typical “vakwerk”houses and little villages and towns like Valkenburg. I hope you’ll enjoy these tips on your next time around! 😃

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for the info!

[@jeaninepaolo417]

Heavy Metal Doggo Montage. LOL..YEAH!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Nate’s best montage, to date. 😂

[@xandrios]

Happy Easter....*puts away a book about the big bang and evolution* .. Hah I see what you did there! ;)

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

🤫 You were watching very closely. 😂

[@aislingbooks]

Regardless of personal belief, I was taken aback that you'd make this insensitive gesture while pointing out that it's Easter weekend in the culture that you're still a guest in.

[@LalaDepala_00]

​@@aislingbooksIn the United States atheism is still an "edgy" thing. They are 40 years behind.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Hard agree. 😑

[@LalaDepala_00]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld That also means that mocking Christianity is still a big thing in the U.S. It used to be the same here 20 years ago, but the majority of atheists in the Netherlands still have a deep respect for Christian cultural traditions. Ive been an atheist my entire life, but I still celebrate Christmas, Easter, etc. It's not just religious, it is also cultural. Mocking Christianity is not a thing here anymore.

[@marcvb2044]

Thank you for your nice video ! I really loved it ! What I would really recommend in Maastricht is visiting the Sint-Servaas church and its 'schatkamer' (treasury room), very interesting. In addition, I would tell you surely not to miss the magically beautiful Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-plein, and also make time for a relaxed walk through the amazing Stadspark. Maastricht is simiply wonderful.

[@henkvisscher4379]

Don’t forget to see also nearby Aachen/Aken, a imperial city.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Next time! Thanks for watching!

[@_JoyceArt]

Katrina is absolutely right, there used to be a not-Limburg, Limburgse vlaai chain. And it was so mèh in comparison to our vlaai. I live less than 20 minutes from Maastricht, went to school there, go there at least once a month to shop. I walk past that bakery so often, know the mill, but I have never stopped there for vlaai. One of my favorite things to do, is visiting the bookstore, grabbing a cop of coffee and people watch.

[@hanvroman]

Maastricht definately has a fine different atmosfere from the rest of the Netherlands and their Maastricht accent is very sweet too.. love the place..

[@GerardKouwenhoven-xs7dy]

Also visit the caves and the casemates of Maastricht. Absolutely unique in the Netherlands! You haven't seen anything like this anywhere in the world. Don't miss this!

[@PatQuakernaat]

On the vlaai, a missed opportunity, cherry and apricot are the traditional vlaaien. But not a problem, you can buy them all over Holland. (multivlaai) Maastricht is great in the summer. In particular the south Limburg area is nice to explore. Beer brewers etc.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We had to limit the amount of vlaai we ingested on this trip. 😂 A reason to go back again!

[@Iamsanni]

There are actually two bookstores in churches in the Netherlands. Both very beautiful and both in very beautiful cities. The other one is in Zwolle. Please feel welcome to visit! You will also like an other church there (Grote Kerk) on which you can climb on the roof now temporarily because of Hanzeyear. Let me know if you need a guide!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

It’s on our list! 💜

[@ivopieters6362]

It's called hels gate because if people had leprosy they would brought them out of the city to a house at the other side of the wall. To the hell

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Wow! Thanks for the info!

[@MrRene1407]

actually it was the plague .. that's why the house on the other side is called Pesthuis (House of Plague) .. a tradition in 16th and 17th century in the netherlands and flanders to keep people with trasmitted diseases out of the city

[@Harrypjotter7]

Walk hills at Epen, (Geuldal) it’s beautiful visit het hijgende hert, eat at moeder de gans (Belgium)

[@GabberPinda]

You don't come all the way to Maastricht to eat some fries with some basic ketchup!😱🤦‍♂️🚮 He is famous for his Limburgs Zuurvlees. So you have to come back again especially for that trust me🙈🙏

[@ChaufMT]

And they don't even have the best fries. The queu in front is what it makes famous, not the quality. It is good, not best.

[@HPBrowningBoy]

Recommendations for next time: The statue of the original musketeer D'Artagnan, he was killed during the siege of Maastricht in 1673. The caves of the Sint Pietersberg. The Sint Servaas treasury is also quite impressive. If you are interested in natural history, Natuurhistorisch Museum, lots of info on how the hills of south Limburg came to be and dinosaur fossils. Close to Maastricht: the Netherlands American Cemetery, many of our brave liberators rest here and it has a newly opened visitor center.

[@ChaufMT]

You can visit the Sint Sevaas, the Fronten, kazematten, fort Sint Pieter, the caves, Jeker Valley, chateau Neercanne, the ENCI quarry...

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Next time!

[@BallenvanStaal]

That exposition looks awesome. Very very cool.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We really enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@stephanschultink7570]

I love Maastricht, even though I'm not living there. It's only about 45 -50 minutes traveling from where I live. Actually, it's kinda like my second home, that much I love it! It has a special place in my heart. The whole area around Maastricht is astonishing, not far from it you can also visit Valkenburg and/or the nearby towns. I hope you guys also visited "De Kruisheren" hotel in Maastricht. It's a big old chapel from middle ages around Cruisader's period. I stayed there for many times. Great vlog guys and keep them going! Many greeting from Belgium (Limburg)! 😍🤩😎👍

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We will have to check that out next time. We loved Maastricht and will definitely be back! Thanks for watching! 🫶🏻

[@joepe7343]

the helpoort was used to carry out plague victems out of the city thats also where the name comes from. we are actually one of 2 possible oldest cities nijmegen is another posibillity we just don't know which is older the basilica of our lady is actually our sweet lady (in dutch its onze lieve vrouwenkerk) past of the foundation of that church is from the old roman bridge that used to cross the river next time you go i reccomend the caves and kazamatten (both underground tunnels but diffrent) also fort sint pieter on the hill and the little cafe next to it

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for the info and for watching!

[@japie7886]

The artwork is from Sue van Gageldonk! Check out more of her work!

[@TheAviationYoutuber]

A little suggestion! Visit our underground caves underneath the “Sint-Pieters Berg” and the Jesuit cave near Chateau Neercanne!

[@andrei02ade83]

Super orasul, foarte multe de vizitat.Orasul maastricht oraș cu multa istorie.

[@bertoverweel6588]

Hallo lovely people, when there is a line for food it's great.

[@renevaanhold]

Next to the Helpoort (gate to hell) you had a discotheque called d'n Hiemel (meaning Heaven). As a young teenager I met my first girlfriend there. We kissed each other for the first time on the small tower next to it, called the Pater Vinck Tower. The Pater Vincktoren was one of forty rampart towers in the second city enclosure of Maastricht and was built in the 14th century. The tower was later named after the Franciscan Friar Servaes Vinck, who was beheaded in 1638 after the betrayal of Maastricht. His head (along with four other executioners) was displayed on a stake on a neighboring roundel, which has since been referred to as The Five Heads. Although I live in another part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 5600 miles away, I still love to visit my beautiful birthplace! Next time you visit Maastricht you should visit the so called Mergelgrotten. Very interesting!

[@mariellem909]

My parents also met in dn Hiemel ❤. Yesterday they should be married for 56 years but my father died 4 years ago....

[@hanvroman]

@@mariellem909 ..a match made in heaven! 💕

[@steefvanburen7985]

Dn Hiemel stil exists.

[@charleneakse5606]

Go/come to Maastricht at the Carnavalsweekend! It's Kingsday in Amsterdam on steroids! Bring your most colourful, glittery fantasy (clownesk) outfit, put facepaint on your whole face end enjoy a party like never before! And go to Maastricht for a concert of André Rieu at the Vrijthof (in july?)

[@robvoncken2565]

Boedding Krummel vlaai YUMMIE I live on the other side of limburg and we generally have this rivallary with Maastricht but fair is fair Maastricht has the best Vlaai

[@MarCel-op4fu]

Hey Guys, next time go have your self "Maastrichts Zuurvlees" or "Mestreechs Zoervleis" at Cafe Sjiek in Sint Pieterstraat. The best place to be for enjoying the Burgundian lifestyle.

[@MrOoofah]

Oh cmon. Maastricht has a lot of good restaurants. It had a good vibe. Somewhat affordable hotels.

[@airyaydayway279]

I don't think anyone is overly upset if you pick Maastricht as your favourite. It's historical and so atmospheric. Even late at night there is still life in the plaza's during summer, which you hardly see elsewhere. To clear this up first: Oily balls (oliebollen) are not strictly seasonal products. You can have them during festivities or the ''kermis'' and it is not sacriligious. The pie issue is very troubling. Vlaaien are flat pies, and we have taart, but unfortunately we do not have cake. Cake is just ONE specific baked good from the oven. (The bland one with no extra toppings.) So in Dutch everything is mostly taart. If you want to get the terminology right: The thin ones are franse frietjes, the medium ones are friet/patat, and the thick ones are vlaamse frietjes. In the north people don't care, however, do not call friet ''patat'' below the rivers. That is, unless you like the controversy.

[@Sidtepid]

I live in limburg en jou need to goo to tine dorpjes its pervect

[@roodborstkalf9664]

They are not old enough yet for that, they probably like it in 20 years.

[@whoiskcwhat]

Great editing, that also applies to the other videos.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Much appreciated!!!

[@squarecircle1473]

fries should always be drowned in the sauce. Not be neatly separated. 😅 Also, next time try mayo or peanutsauce... Damn... I want... hahaha! Nice video guys! :)

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Agree to disagree! 🍟 Thanks for watching!

[@Danny_TYD-]

yuhh i live in that city

[@MrOoofah]

Yes!!! The effing Treaty of Maastricht. This treaty set up all the parameters of the European Union. It laid the groundwork for all things EU, including the Schengen Treaty which abrogated any need for intra-Eu borders. No shit. There should be a required test on this for anyone coming here to live. Carry on. Be good. Tot ziens.

[@ChrisRedfield--]

Helpoort might be help and oort, Help place. IDK.

[@vaos]

Helpoort is the gate of hell, so called because the white house was the house where patients with the plague

[@jf6395]

As a Montanan Im all for TEXIT....lets get it done..... via con dios Texas welcome Puerto Rico still 50 stars....lol

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

😂 Thanks for watching!

[@rens4711]

Kruumele-vlaai😋

[@ikke5212]

😊😊😅

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

✌🏻

[@veronickhaesen1622]

Fries are from belgium not Frans. It’s belgium fries

[@tvaandering]

It is logical that they have CDs in the library, after all, the CD is a Dutch invention. By the way, i do enjoy your video's 👍

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for watching!

[@tvaandering]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld With pleasure. And the part i like the most is that Katrina is more tall then Nate and that she does have Nate in her pocket. Nate pretends to be the guy but in fact it is Katrina. That's kind of funny😎

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

(Nate responding) - Waaaiiittt…. No. I am taller by a tiny bit, but she wears BIG SHOES. 🫠

[@tvaandering]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld You are a nice couple. And that's a compliment 👍😘

[@Paul_C]

Never apologise over your pronunciation: You are getting there, and the difference between the pronunciation region wise is staggering. My parents were from Tilburg and moved to Eindhoven a year before I was born. Ma went to Tilburg each weekend because she had a hard time with Eindhoven/Tilburg pronunciation. Sure, I do have de zachte G, even abhor the guttural G. Vrijthof was perfectly acceptable.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for the encouragement! We keep on trying! 😂

[@leoschulpen6423]

That white building outside off the "Helpoort" was in medieval period the "Pesthuis " . All sick people where here brought to .

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Interesting!

[@Jan.Folkersma]

If I were a Maarstrichtenaar I would be a bit offended by this video. Four hours is not nearly enough for any city, but Maastricht? I'm no expert on this city, been there only a few times because it is so far far away, but even I can list a few things you missed. Vrijthof square, the Sint Servaasbrug, oldest bridge in NL (13th century). But you? Looking for food and dogs. On the other hand, in only four hours you did manage to make an entertaining video with great editing and music and some jokes. Next time you should stay for a night. There's probably a nice castle there somewhere. Over 6k subscribers, Yay!

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We were on our way to stay in a castle that night. It just means that we will have to go back!

[@jhonnycubero21]

One of the explanations for the name Helpoort is the name of a nearby house "In de Helle" in early 18th century, which was a common name for bakeries and smithies. The gate has had other names as well before.

[@woutersplinter4981]

The claim of Maastricht being the eldest city in the Netherlands is debatable, because multiple cities, like Nijmegen and Voorburg, claim the same. Nijmegen, as imperial city, has my preference over Maastricht, but loses it to Aken in Germany.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Thanks for watching!

[@pazyryk9]

It is more correct to call Maastricht the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Netherlands, since it remained an important city in Merovingian and Carolingian times as the seat of the bishop to whom Aachen belonged. In Nijmegen especially the Merovingian times are still a mystery before than the Valkhof castle starts to function in the Carolingian period and for Voorburg there is a huge gap between Roman Forum Hadriani and the medieval village which than is in no way a city ))

[@steefvanburen7985]

Nobody cares about voorburg en Nijmegen.

[@richardhainsworth5415]

Not French fries they are Chips

[@darrellhornick7764]

Why do you keep referring to Limberg (spelling)? Maastricht is in the Netherlands. Where or what is Limdberg (sp) you keep mentioning?

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

One of the 12 provinces of The Netherlands. Sorry we were not more clear!

[@pazyryk9]

Limburg is an area that is divided between the Netherlands and Belgium. And Maastricht is the capital. Fun fact: the border with Belgium around Maastricht has a strane angular form because it is was delimited by the distance cannons could shoot from the star-shaped city walls. We Limburgians are proud of our linguistical and cultural identity that differs from the rest of the country (just like the Frisians are). So we appreciate people noticing the differences. We also think our cuisine is better, more "Burgundian". So next time try typical Limburgian food like sour meat (in Dutch zuurvlees, in Limburgian zoervleisj), or rabbit in Limburgian fashion, and of course our smelly Limburgian cheese or rommedou. Other cool stuff in Maastricht are de StServaas church, the "caves" or the remains of the city fortress (Hoge Fronten). In the basement of hotel Derlon near Our Lady's church you can visit Roman remains. But the most impressive Roman remains is the bath house in Heerlen. In between the two you have the nice town of Valkenburg with the castle ruins on the hill.

[@JohanBlom7011112]

its not France fries. its Dutch. look up the difrence.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We get it… but in American English, most fried potatoes in this shape are called French Fries. Just a name. Hard habit to break! 🙃

[@japie7886]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld Friet! :-)

[@MrOoofah]

I take every one of my American friends to Maastricht. It’s special in that the restaurants serve very good food. Its proximity to Belgium and France has made it a foodie’s delight. There’s even a few hills here and in Vaals. Omg! Lastly it’s more true Dutch than Amsterdam can be because A’Dam has morphed into a cauldron of seedy bars and pathetic coffee shops and drunk tourists. True Nederlanders dislike Amsterdam and we all understand. Amsterdam needs a reboot. A cultural enema so to speak. 😳 First step-banish the cruise ships. Second- stop KLM and any travel agencies from promoting low cost stays in Amsterdam. Third- promote higher end culture and stop advertising the Red Light area and weed. Enough already.

[@stephanHK]

Nijmegen is the oldest Dutch city if you ask me...

[@Harrypjotter7]

It’s a endless discussion, but Maastricht is way more beautiful.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

It depends how you look at it. Maastricht was already one of the main living places of the Eburonen, a Celtic tribe that was genocided by the Romans around 50BC. That was nearly a century before Nijmegen became a relatively large Roman city over 2000 years ago, because 1 or 2 legions were based there. Nijmegen was much bigger than Maastricht in the 1st and 2nd century, but after 250 AD. The Romans were annihilated north of the highway Calais-Maastricht-Cologne and Nijmegen only emerged again as a city in the 7th or 8th century. We don't know what happened there between 406 and 600 AD.

[@hasashi38]

Maastricht is fun to go and drink something. But it is also kinda boring ... . Nothing really special.

[@Mdgd63]

Never call Dutch or Belgian frites, French Fries. That's an insult! The French are thin and dry things.

[@japanologMK]

Maastricht is more then food. Sorry, but you missed so many beautiful spots of this city. This video is kinda disappointing. But it's all good if you had a great time visiting Maastricht.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

We will be back! We added this stop on the end of a long trip. What are your top 3 places we should see?!

[@kubrabenelli9117]

Vlaai is overrated

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Hard disagree. 🫶🏻

[@leike160]

@@nateandkatrinadotheworld Me too!!!

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Bad vlaai is overrated, but they had very good vlaai. Katrina talked it about when she mentioned that Limburgse vlaai is now protected. Not everyone everywhere in the world can bake vlaai and sell it as 'Limburgse vlaai'.

[@marcelwevers9535]

Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands. Not Maastricht 😉

[@dennisengelen2517]

OMFG who the fuck eats KETCHUP with their fries?! 🤢

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

Literally millions of Americans. 😉

[@ingridwatsup9671]

Dennis … the “f” word is not necessary

[@wimschoenmakers5463]

If you have only a few hours to visit a city like Maastricht, your work/life balance is a big mess.

[@nateandkatrinadotheworld]

This comment is a big mess, am I right? 🥴🤣✌️

[@MrOoofah]

The cafes and restaurants in Maastricht are FAR better than most in Amsterdam. However, we understand there’s demand re “what’s awesome” re Amsterdam. Our favorite Amsterdam restaurants? 1. Seafood Bar. Two locations. Great food. Great Quality. Wow. Nice. (We like the Spui location). 2. Hotel Okura- sushi or teppan yakki. Bonsai!!! 3. Rijsttafel-many good places (eg Samma Sebo) 3A. Hoppe on the Spui- A brown bar that’s at least 400 years old. no food. Just quaff a beerje. I’d go full nuts and order anything with jenever . (Yes. It tastes like pee.)Just be an adult and do it. Make sure the old gents there see you do it. 🤟 4. FEBO- shit food yet perfect when drunk at 3 am. Uitstekend! 😳😵‍💫🤮 5. Robertos ! The Italian restaurant at the Hilton in Amsterdam Zuid. Warning- too expensive, but the food is killer awesome. Really. Just wow. Best enjoyed if on a company expense account. 😳🫣 or your parents insist on treating you to the best. Just don’t let them view the check. 🤭 Our favs in Maastricht? We’re not saying as we don’t want any tourists here. For real. Eet smakelijke en tot ziens!✌️🤟🖖