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Maastricht is a city in the Netherlands. The city about 2000 years old is one of the oldest cities in the country and has a vast cultural panorama.

Bonnefanten Museum is the largest museum in the city. The building dates from 1995 and is located along the river Maas. In this museum there are several collections and galleries of both the great works of the most important masters of earlier centuries as pieces of contemporary art. There are also curious collections of statues, vases and other utensils of clay and silver artifacts.

There are Marres cultural center in the huge rooms of the mansion home, variety of modern art. The mansion is a cultural center with a large organic garden and has an impressive library with a lot of books on the various streams of art.

There is also an underground museum with artifacts from Roman times under the Hotel Derlon. Other important museum is the Museum of Natural History also Spaans Gouvernement Museum, the Museum of Spanish government.

The city has many bookstores. One of the most famous is in Dominicanenkerk, a former church converted into a hotel that has a large reading room with frescoes on the walls.

In recent years, the city of Maastricht has earned a reputation for its many festivals. Music festivals are undoubtedly the most popular. The festivals entertain both older and young people. There are festivals for classical music, medieval music, dance, pop and jazz. Although music is the focus of this class of events, there are many festivals of theater, dance and poetry.

One of the biggest events is the Arts and Antiques Fair to be held in March. For a few days, art lovers can buy exclusive artwork and a large number of artifacts dating from the last 6000 years.

As the saying goes, Maastricht is music. In this city, as highlighted by the music festivals, there are the Opera Zuid Limburg Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society Mastreechter Staar. However, the theater is also one of the players in the panorama of the city. The Bonbonnière Theatre and Academy of Music in Maastricht, in addition to smaller theaters are the two bodies to give life to hundreds of plays in the city.

Markt Square is the Market Square which has now become a pedestrian area. Here is the City of Maastricht seventeenth century.

Wyck district is a historic district. Nearby is the Céramique district full of museums and ancient pottery shops. Both districts are filled with gourmet boutiques, antique shops with all kinds of treasures, and a variety of exotic restaurants.

The monumental Basilica Sterre der Zee, Stella Maris Basilica, dating from the eleventh century, is located in the Plaza Onze Lieve Vrouweplein. During the summer months, the square of the basilica is filled with lovely terraces.

In Vrijthof Square are the basilica and the church Sint Sint Servaas Janskerk. The Basilica of St. Servatius is filled with artifacts and ancient works of great religious significance, history and culture.

During the Christmas season, the city is full of lights. The whole center is filled with decorations, but highlights one of the most prominent neighborhoods, Jekerkwatier neighborhood where you can taste and buy delicious and typical products of the region. In Vrijthof Square is an ice rink for the enjoyment of the premises. During this period he also recommended to try the delicious traditional sweets, mulled wine, the oliebollen and waffles.

The city also has several parks, among which Stadspark Park, west of the river, or park Monsigneur Nolenspark, where the remains of city walls. Sint Pietersberg Nearby is a hill where Fort Sint Peter, the eighteenth century.

The Caves of St. Pieter, or San Pedro, form an impressive underground labyrinth with more than 20,000 corridors. The cave walls are filled with detailed drawings and inscriptions. Interestingly, for several sieges, especially during the Second World War, many city residents were hiding in underground caves to prevent the destruction of bombs. Today you can still see the facilities at the time.

The city still preserves many ancient blockhouses were built in the galleries to protect the city. The strong Helpoort was the old entrance to the city, dating from the XIII century and is the oldest in the Netherlands. Are also medieval walls and Fort Willem, dating from the nineteenth century.

Maastricht is located in the province of Limburg. Near the city is Limburg, a charming town full of Roman ruins and medieval castles. The vineyards, like forests, are part of the landscape of this town. Found in Limburg Limburg hills, and the hill is Cauberg Thermae 2000, a luxurious spa with views of nature. The spa has several natural sources of hot springs, and there is a large indoor pool, an outdoor pool and saunas.

A short distance from Maastricht is the Labyrinth of Three Point and countries. From this place, Vaals, visitors can see the countries of Germany, Belgium and Holland at a time. Also nearby are the Gaia Park Zoo and one of the country’s most spectacular gardens, the Mondo Verde. The gardens are located in Valkenburg, near the hills full of charming villages. The gardens have plants around the world, and visitors can see how China Siberia in winter or spring.

Landgraf is another nearby village, where Snow World. This place is famous for having three slopes in the interior, so that visitors can enjoy their favorite winter sports during most seasons.

Belo Horizonte is a city in Brazil, and is one of the cities where matches will take place World Cup 2014. The city, sometimes known as Beag, is one of the largest cities in the country.

Belo Horizonte is the capital of Minas Gerais. The city dates from the eighteenth century and still retains some of the buildings in classical style. The city has a contemporary style with modern buildings, like the Pampulha Complex, one of the icons of the city.

There are city views to the hills and mountains nearby. The city has numerous parks, such as the downtown City Park. The Parque das Mangabeiras, near the Praca do Papa, is one of the highest points of the city.

There are larger parks, among which is the Parque das Mangabeiras, which is six miles from downtown. Since this park is stunning open views towards the Serra do Curral and the city. Another park highlight is the natural reserve of Parque das Mangabeiras, where several species of birds and mammals.

The region is famous for its music. Some bands, like Uakti using traditional materials like wood, metal or glass to create music with an edge, yet traditional. The dance is also important in the life of this city. There are many groups devoted to contemporary dance. Each year, some dance schools are responsible for organizing projects to promote dance in the most troubled regions of the city.

There are several museums in the city. There are some museums, like the Museum of Mineiro or Abílio Barker Historical Museum. The city has several museums dedicated to art, as the Pampulha Museum of Art. Other museums are devoted to natural history, such as the Natural History Museum, Botanical Gardens and the Museum of Mineralogy. There are some curious museums, like the Telephone Museum or the Museum of Puppetry, which belongs to the comedy troupe Giramundo.

The theater is an important part of the city’s cultural life. Theatre companies strive to create plays of various streams. Notable groups, next to City Hall of Belo Horizonte, are responsible for preparing the biennial festival, filling the streets with artists, courses on theater and theater.

Belo Horizonte is famous for his drink Cachaca. La Comida di Buteco is a food festival every year chooses the best snacks and tapas bars in the region.

Some of the most interesting of the city are the historic and Pampulha. Other interesting neighborhoods is the neighborhood of Lourdes, famous for the Basilica of Lourdes, and the district of Santo Agostinho, where is located the Church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima.

The neighborhood of Pampulha is the most contemporary of the city, and here is the Mineirao stadium, one of the largest in the world. The Church of Sao Francisco de Assis is one of the most visited, with a modernist architecture.

The impressive historical center of the city stands the Cathedral Boa Viagem and the Church of Sao Jose. For here too there are several museums, one located in the old station Estacao da Praca. In Sete de Setembro Square is the Obelisk, 1922 an obelisk that celebrates a century of independence of Brazil from Portugal.

The liveliest area of the city is Savassi, full of restaurants, bars and galleries. Here also is the Praca de Liberdade and the Palácio de Liberdade, which, curiously, was the first building in the city. The most unique is undoubtedly the Rua do Amendoim, known for creating an optical illusion or a magnetic done when the cars parked on the hill seems to climb uphill.