Top‌ ‌10‌ ‌Parks‌ ‌and‌ ‌Attraction‌ ‌in‌ ‌Utrecht‌ ‌

Has neither heard about Utrecht?! Have never been there!!

No one can resist himself after hearing and seeing the eye-catching cityscape of the fourth largest historical city of Netherland, UTRECHT that attracts tourists all over the world for ages. The beautiful old walls and canal waterside along with the tintinnabulation of the dome tower’s bells are perfect enough to make a memorable trip, a person could visit.

Talking about the benefits of Utrecht visit, it has memorable past and historical monuments, churches, museums, parks, etc for all group ages. Have a glimpse on the top 10 parks and attractions in Utrecht and feel its glory:

The Dom Tower/the Domtoren: The Cathedral Tower: The iconic and evocative centered place that has the history of Utrecht is the DOM TOWER. Since the 1300 centuries, this 112 long meter building has 465 steps from where you can even see Rotterdam and Amsterdam (due to its city’s structure). It has an impressive carillon of 50 bells that are closely seen climbing the stairs.

Earlier the Dom tower and St. Martin’s Cathedral were attached through the nave which was separated due to the destruction of the nave on Tornado in 1674. The Dom towers art galleries and hall takes you to mesmerizing visits of the old city and the Dom tower.

St. Martin’s Cathedral: The heart of Utrecht lies in this medieval Romanesque church. This monument has a beautiful pictorial view on its windows of St Martin’s life and is named after him. It was built on the barbarous roman church in 1254 and earlier was a part of THE Dom tower but separated after the destruction of the nave in the late sixteen century. This cathedral consists of the 14th-century choir, the 15th-century transepts, and two chapels; it has a beautiful cloister garden and a beautiful tearoom for visitors. All these beautiful and pleasant treats are free for visitors in Utrecht!!

De Haar Castle: Fairy tale castle is fantasy but in Utrecht, the friction became reality as De Haar Castle was designed by one of the famous Dutch architects Pierre Cuyper. it is the largest castle in the Netherlands with 135 acres of land covering the Rose Garden, the Roman Garden, the ponds and canals, as well as the many bridges, romantic vistas, and impressive avenues, antiquities, furniture, paintings, and tapestries, along with its rich décor, including ornate wood carvings and tableware, and a rare Japanese coach designed especially for women. To feel the European nobility one should visit it once.

The Oudegracht: Have you ever spent a beautiful evening in a beautiful cavern café, restaurant, galleries, or home near a beautiful canal-side built around 1000 AD ?! If not, visit this mesmerizing dream of Utrecht and connect the Rhine to the River Vetch. Earlier in the medieval period, the shore was used to cover numerous quays, wharves, and warehouses but today it has eye-splendid buildings and sightseeing for visitors.

Utrecht University Botanic Gardens: These parks are for Green panthers!! With the 22 acres of land, this attraction serves you 6 different botanic gardens divided as per different purposes like the discovery (Theme) garden is designed with many themes including medicinal plants and various types of inflorescence, discovering new plants, etc. whereas the evolution garden allows you to study different plant species and their evolution. The rock garden is 12 meters above the moat and is the largest rock garden having different types of species in it. Another important section of the botanical garden is tropical greenhouses with bunches of Orchids and Bromeliads along with the varieties of seasonal plants. Next to the discovery garden, Bee Hotel is there with different insects and small animals. The bee hotels and hives are there for bees. Be ready to taste the yummy nectar honey of Utrecht. The last but the most interesting part is Birders Den, popular for exploring birds and their stuff.

Tivoli Vredenburg: Bang your evenings with some live music concert customize as per your mood and genres in Tivoli Vredenburg built-in 1979 for music and entertainment. Tivoli not only serves the visitors the country’s largest music venue but also the chilling bars and cafes that are all rounded with sky-high buildings.

The Railway Museum/Spoorwegmuseum: the former old Maliebaan train station has founded and modified as ‘The Railway museum’ in 1927 that proves to be a time travel to the country’s transit history with a collection of locomotives including steam engines, railroads, aircraft, vehicles of armed forces, etc. Due to exhibiting the military types of equipment, it is also known as the National Military Museum. It has some beautiful shops and restaurants too for visitors.

Maxima Park: Prancing a beautiful 300 hectares park with modern art, sports activities, cycling paths, bars, restaurants, flowering gardens, colorful décor, etc. is going to be an amazing experience! The map of the park shows that the area of the park is as wide as the central city of Utrecht. If you want space from the hodgepodge of the city’s rush, this is the best place to spend time.

DOM Under & Cathedral Square: DOM Under is the base on which a pillar of 2000 years ago gothic St Martin church and DOM Tower is standing. It stores the remains of the original Roman fortress, Trajectum, and artifacts of destroyed parts of the cathedral (devastated in the 17th-century tornado). This series of catacombs is dozens of feet underground and provides an audio tour to tourists with highlighted visual flashlights.

Museum Speelklok: What if you find a place where you will hear some melodious tunes and have interesting vocal self-playing instruments, musical clocks, musical boxes, orchestras, street organs, etc that have been passed through generations and depicts the history and evolution of musical instruments in the Netherlands? You feel cheerful and bubbly hearing the music all around.

Utrecht has a package for all age groups. It can serve you as one of the best tourist destinations hotels and you will love to spend your days in the parks and museums and evenings on the canal side enjoying the music. Staying at Bunk Hotel can be the right choice to catch all the tourist places.