Discover Utrecht: Must-See Attractions and Shopping Spots, Utrecht, Netherlands
Our first visit to Utrecht was two years ago as part of a three month adventure in Western Europe and it was always somewhere we wanted to revisit.
We have friends who live just south of the airport and so we recently combined a trip to see them with a few days based in Utrecht, both revisiting this fascinating city and also using it as a base to catch the train to a couple of other destinations.
Utrecht, itself, probably had it鈥檚 first inhabitants a millennia ago during the Stone Age and there were definite signs of inhabitation during the Bronze Age but it was the Romans who are mainly credited with building what was then a town.
They built a fort or castellum in about 50 AD at a crossing point on the River Rhine, at the northernmost point of their kingdom at the time, and called it Trajectum. This then changed into the Dutch word for a crossing 鈥� 鈥淭recht鈥�. The 鈥淯鈥� was attached to the front, highlighting it was downriver and thus distinguished it from Mass-trecht. The central square in Utrecht -Dom Square is the original centre of the Roman settlement and you can tour the underneath of the square as part of the DOMunder Museum. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
We have friends who live just south of the airport and so we recently combined a trip to see them with a few days based in Utrecht, both revisiting this fascinating city and also using it as a base to catch the train to a couple of other destinations.
Utrecht, itself, probably had it鈥檚 first inhabitants a millennia ago during the Stone Age and there were definite signs of inhabitation during the Bronze Age but it was the Romans who are mainly credited with building what was then a town.
They built a fort or castellum in about 50 AD at a crossing point on the River Rhine, at the northernmost point of their kingdom at the time, and called it Trajectum. This then changed into the Dutch word for a crossing 鈥� 鈥淭recht鈥�. The 鈥淯鈥� was attached to the front, highlighting it was downriver and thus distinguished it from Mass-trecht. The central square in Utrecht -Dom Square is the original centre of the Roman settlement and you can tour the underneath of the square as part of the DOMunder Museum. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Discover Utrecht: Must-See Attractions and Shopping Spots
Guide Location: Netherlands » Utrecht
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tina Walker
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Netherlands » Utrecht
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tina Walker
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- DOMunder Museum
- Domkerk or Cathedral of St. Martin
- Old Canal
- Hoog Catharijne-Shopping Centre
- Kazerij Stalenhoef
- TK Maxx
- Winkel van Sinkel
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