Cycling through Appingedam and the surrounding area

Old mound villages, views over the Eems and a vast polder landscape: you can experience it all with this beautiful bike tour through Appingedam and the surrounding area.

Picturesque Appingedam
Appingedam is a picturesque old town where you almost stumble over the national monuments, such as in the Solwerderstraat. Stop here every now and then to take a good look at the characteristic buildings. From the bridge on Kniestraat you can take a look at the famous kitchens that hang above the Damsterdiep. You can also drive along the quay of this canal in Delfzijl. The story goes that the Belgian writer Georges Simenon invented his character Maigret on a boat in the Damsterdiep.

Wierdedorpjes
Cycling through Groningen mound villages you will see many characteristic buildings. The beautiful church in Holwierde is one of the oldest in Groningen, dating from the eleventh century. A little further on you can get a breath of fresh air on the dike along the Eems while enjoying the view. In Meedhuizen you will pass a striking thirteenth-century church: it is still partly moated.

Farmsum
Immediately when you cycle out of Delfzijl, you drive through the village of Farmsum. Here you can admire two sights, although you have to pay close attention to the first. There is still a real pillory on the Pijpplein. The copy was used between 1737 and 1854. A little further on you will pass the Aeolus, a monumental flour mill from 1811. The mill was originally located further north, but it was moved to its current location in the 1970s. The wooden superstructure was destroyed during that operation, and an almost entirely new octagon was subsequently constructed to replace it. The name of the mill refers to the wind god from Greek and Roman mythology.