Walk or cycle around Groningen with one of these special routes. After all, they all have something extra. Listen to a podcast while walking through Groningen, spot de Ploeg's art in the landscape with a handy app or solve a mystery together with your children while cycling through Zoutkamp. From art and music to history and the future. There is something for everyone.
The Plough
The beauty of clouds, the vast expanse and the light that constantly changes the colour of the landscape. This is the Groningen countryside that was so loved by art group De Ploeg. Experience this special landscape yourself with De Ploeg E-bike routes. You'll suddenly see the Groningen countryside from a completely different perspective. You can navigate through the landscape using the cycle junctions. A free app tells special stories along the way: photos, music and sound fragments and of course (art) historical background information bring together the now and the then.
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Pearls in the Westerkwartier
Did you know that the Westerkwartier has the oldest cultural landscape in Western Europe? These cycling and walking routes lead you along the pearls of the Westerkwartier. In between, you will enjoy the interesting history of the area and the varied landscape. Use the route booklet or the free app. In the app, you will find sound clips and 360-degree photos.
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Children's cycle routes in the province
Cycle a fun route of up to 15 kilometres and play a super exciting game. Do you know how to solve the mystery and crack the code? Then you can go to the next level. Can't figure it out? Fortunately, there are hints to help you a little. Complete the tasks and solve the mystery together. Fietsplezier for the whole family.
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From Bach to Bowie
This musical city walk will take you through four centuries of music history. The route takes you to the most important places of then and now when it comes to music in Groningen. You can start the tour anytime and anywhere on your phone. During the walk, two guides will tell you everything from Bach to Bowie. Listen to colourful stories and of course: music!
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Groningen foreland
Walking through Groningen is walking through the Anthropocene, the current era in which man puts his fingerprint everywhere. Nowhere in the Netherlands is it more visible than here. Groningen is our foreland. Foreland is a place and a time. It is the land before the dike and it is also the future that you can already imagine, but where we are not yet. Walk with us through the centuries-old cultural landscape of Groningen and discover together the future to come.
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Welcome to the mound
Cycling along the Groninger wierden is like cycling through an open-air museum. You will find the most beautiful villages, churches and places to stop for a moment. The app takes you to all the sights and tells you interesting wierdenweetjes. So you not only learn more about the mounds and the landscape, but also about the people who live there.
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Listening route through the city
The south of Groningen was always an important place for contact with friends and enemies of the city. This art route takes you along several places south of the ring road. The spots tell something about the history of this special area, but are also very topical. At the locations, you can listen to soundscapes, poems and music fragments. This is how the past comes to life.
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Around Lauwersmeer
One of the most beautiful hiking and cycling routes in the Netherlands is the Rondje Lauwersmeer. The walking app contains the route with all the tourist, recreational and cultural highlights. The route can also be used offline. At every participating entrepreneur, you can get a stamp for your stamp card. A full card will earn you a medal and certificate, and when stamping you will receive a free postcard.
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Poetry routes
Create your own poetry route with the poetry nodes. The further you cycle, the more poetry you will hear. You can listen to as many as 300 different poems in total. The poems are by poets who took part in the Poets in the Prinsentuin Garden festival. Be surprised by the poems that match the surroundings.
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Podwalk through Winsum
Centuries ago, monks and squires walked the streets of Winsum. The village was named the most beautiful village in the Netherlands in 2020. In this podwalk, we take you back to these times. During the walk, you will be given directions which way to go to pass various historical sites.
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