Welcome to episode two of the Meet Maastricht Podcast. This episode we're chatting about the Capuchins' Court (or Capucijnenhof in Dutch) which has a varied history as a centre for Catholic education in the 19th and 20th centuries, a student hang out in the 70s, and now a modern residential area in the city centre - amongst other things! 

In our 'Ask a Local' segment for this episode, you can also find some great suggestions (even if we do say so ourselves) for fun child-friendly activities in Maastricht. If you have any questions about these or do some of the things we talked about let us know! 

Activities / places mentioned: 

De Groene Loper

Centre Ceramique

Natural History Museum

Aldenhofpark

Some WWII Wartime recipes online 

Virtual museum tours 

Harry Potter themed fun

Google Arts and Culture

If you have something you have always wanted to know about Maastricht or wanted to ask a local, please contact us through social media or our website and we will do our best to answer your questions in future episodes!

We will also share photographs of the Capuchins' Court on our social media and website so keep make sure to have a browse while we learn about Maastricht together.

You can find and contact us at:

Website: meetmaastricht.eu

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Welcome to our very first Meet Maastricht podcast episode! This episode we are discussing the hidden gem that is the Cell Brothers' Chapel (or Cellebroederskapel in Dutch) in the city centre, a beautiful little chapel with a fascinating history. Do you know how the chapel got its name? Listen to find out ;)

On this episode our resident local Lucy also answers some of your burning Maastricht-related questions! Thanks to @giustina_kam on Instagram and Marjorie Shaw on Facebook for the great questions.

If you have something you have always wanted to know about Maastricht or wanted to ask a local, please contact us through social media or our website and we will do our best to answer your questions in future episodes!

We will also share photographs of the Cellebroederskapel on our social media and website so keep make sure to have a browse while we learn about Maastricht together. 

You can find and contact us at:

Website: meetmaastricht.eu

Instagram: @meet_maastricht

Facebook: Meet Maastricht

Find out more about the Cellebroederskapel on their website here.

The string music used in this episode comes from a free Facebook concert held at the Cellebroederskapel on the 20-03-2020. The concert features musicians Nikita Akulov, Andrey Roszyk and David Abrahamyan and was originally broadcast by Visit Maastricht. You can check out the incredible acoustics of the chapel in the full concert video here.

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