Utrecht
Utrecht is a lively university city with unique dynamics. It’s small enough to explore the historic city centre on foot yet large enough to enjoy the numerous national and international festivals for days, the extensive shopping area with its wide range of cafés and restaurants, the canals with their special docks, the Zocherpark around the Singel (the main canal) and the many surprising museums. There’s much to discover in Utrecht. Roman churches, docks dating back to the Middle Ages, and of course the beautiful gothic dome tower: the highest church tower in the Netherlands and the symbol of Utrecht.
Catering
Connoisseurs have a large number of restaurants to choose from in Utrecht with classic to modern cuisine in every imaginable setting. Whether it’s a drink on the famous dock terraces on the Oudegracht (Old Canal) or a culinary delight in one of the many restaurants, the historic city centre is the perfect decor for both business lunches and dinners or simply an evening on the town with colleagues or friends.
A business destination
Utrecht is a real university city – with 65,000 innovative and creative students around means it’s always lively. This is also what makes Utrecht so attractive as a business destination. Scientific and medical centres and the centrally-located exhibition centre make Utrecht the Netherlands’ congress city of choice.
Culture
Utrecht has a particularly rich cultural heritage and offers a huge range of museums. You can admire the world’s largest Rietveld collection, a unique collection of chiming clocks or masterpieces dating back to the Middle Ages. There’s plenty for kids to do, like the railway museum, and the Dick Bruna house where thy can discover everything there is to know about Miffy.
Utrecht puts on festivals in all shapes and sizes. You can immerse yourself for days in films or classical music and seek the limits of modern performances in the many cultural breeding grounds or during Springdance, the leading festival for contemporary dance.
Living in and around Utrecht
Utrecht offers varied housing – there’s something for everyone. The city centre is lively and offers great entertainment with cafés on just about every street corner. There are also calmer outskirts like Lunetten or the Leidsche Rijn. Neighbourhoods like Lombok, Witte Vrouwen and Tuinwijk are somewhere in between.