City walk Nijmegen

Nijmegen, pearl on the Waal. City whose history dates back to Roman times. No wonder history is here for the taking. This walk takes you through the city center.

Nijmegen icons
The monumental Kronenburger Park (which Frank Boeijen referred to with his hit'Kronenburg Park\\\') is a wonderfully green oasis to stroll around. You can see the 30 meter Gunpowder Tower from 1426. A little further in the park you can see the Grote Bulwerk, also an ancient remnant of the demolished fortifications. In the historic city center you can see, among other things, the Stevenskerk from the sixteenth century. Behind it is the Boterwaag from 1612, another icon.

Valkhof Park
On the edge of the old core, you can walk into the Valkhofpark. This park is located on a hill overlooking the Waal. You will pass the Sint-Nicolaas chapel from 1030 and the Barbarossa ruin, an ancient remnant of the demolished Valkhof castle. On Tweede Walstraat you will pass a side street where you can view the Mariënburg chapel, which dates from 1431.

Paris on the Waal
Okay, if you walk along the Keizer Karelplein, the hustle and bustle is in stark contrast to the lee of the city center. But the Keizer Karelplein belongs to Nijmegen. In a sense, this roundabout even gives Nijmegen the touch of a metropolis. The square, which was built around 1880, was designed with the Parisian Place de l\\\'Etoile as an example. So you experience a bit of Paris on the Waal here. Especially if you look around, because you see remarkable buildings here. Such as De Vereeniging concert hall from 1915, the Stadsschouwburg and the neo-Romanesque Titus Brandsma Memorial Church from 1909.