Spot a Maastricht bitter beer

Spot a Boekhandel Dominicanen interior

Walk into the Boekhandel Dominicanen bookshop in the old Dominican church. Photograph the gothic-ceiling interior.

Spot a Limburgse asparagus plate

In spring/summer find a plate of white asparagus (asperges) on a Maastricht restaurant menu. Photograph the dish.

Spot a Limburgse vlaai

Find a Limburgse vlaai (the local lattice-topped fruit or rice tart) in a Maastricht bakery window. Photograph the slice with the criss-cross top.

Spot a Maastricht art-deco facade

Find an art-deco or Limburgse Klein-Brabant facade on a Maastricht street (often around the Stationsstraat). Photograph the facade.

Spot a Maastricht bitterballen plate

Find a plate of bitterballen on a Maastricht café table. Photograph the line-up.

Spot a Maastricht canal reflection

Find a still stretch of the Jeker river or one of the city canals with the buildings reflected. Photograph the mirror image.

Spot a Maastricht Carnival mask

Around February/March find a Carnival mask, costume, or window decoration. Outside the season find a Carnival souvenir or shop. Photograph the mask.

Spot a Maastricht cobblestone street

Find a cobblestone street in the Stokstraatkwartier or Jeker quarter. Photograph the stones leading away.

Spot a Maastricht Dutch bicycle

Find a Dutch upright bicycle parked on a Maastricht cobblestone street. Photograph the bike.

Spot a Maastricht Dutch flag

Find a Dutch flag flying on a Maastricht building. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Maastricht historic boutique storefront

Walk down the Stokstraat and find a boutique with a historic facade. Photograph the storefront.

Spot a Maastricht hofje courtyard

Find a small Maastricht hofje (courtyard, often behind a small archway in the Jeker quarter). Photograph the entrance.

Spot a Maastricht stepped gable

Find a stepped gable on a Maastricht canal house. Photograph the silhouette.

Spot a Maastricht street sculpture

Find one of Maastricht's many bronze sculptures (mestreechs accent in stone). The Mooswief on the Markt is famous. Photograph the bronze.

Spot a Maastricht stroopwafel

Find a fresh stroopwafel in a Maastricht bakery or market stall. Photograph the warm wafer.

Spot a Maastricht Vlaamse frites cone

Find a paper cone of Belgian-style frites at a Maastricht friet stand. Photograph the cone.

Spot a Maastricht waffle stall

Find a Belgian-style waffle stall (this close to Belgium they're everywhere). Photograph the waffle.

Spot a Sint Pieter cave-entrance sign

Walk to the Sint Pietersberg and find an entrance sign to the Caves of Maastricht. Photograph the sign.

Spot the Bonnefantenmuseum dome

Find the Bonnefantenmuseum on Avenue Céramique, with its silver dome by Aldo Rossi. Photograph the dome.

Spot the Helpoort medieval gate

Find the Helpoort (Hell's Gate), the oldest surviving city gate in the Netherlands. Photograph the medieval brick tower.

Spot the Hoge Brug pedestrian bridge

Walk to the Hoge Brug, the white pedestrian-and-bike bridge over the Maas. Photograph the arch.

Spot the Limburg flag

Find the Limburg flag (horizontal yellow-white-blue with red lions) flying somewhere. Photograph the colours.

Spot the Markt town hall

Find the Stadhuis on the Markt, the Pieter Post 17th-century town hall with the bell tower. Photograph the facade.

Spot the Mooswief statue

Find the bronze Mooswief (the cabbage-seller) on the Markt fountain. Photograph the statue holding her vegetables.

Spot the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek facade

Find the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek (Basilica of Our Lady) with its dark fortress-like west tower. Photograph the towers.

Spot the Sint Janskerk red tower

Next to Sint Servaas find the Sint Janskerk with its bright-red 70-metre tower. Photograph the red tower.

Spot the Sint Servaasbasiliek

Walk to the Vrijthof and find the Sint Servaasbasiliek with its red-stone Romanesque facade and the small Schatkamer (treasury) sign. Photograph the church.

Spot the Sint Servaasbrug

Find the Sint Servaasbrug, the medieval-Renaissance stone bridge over the Maas. Photograph the seven-arched bridge.

Spot the Wyck riverside terrace

Walk across the Sint Servaasbrug to Wyck and find the Stationsstraat or Rechtstraat with the riverside terraces. Photograph the terrace.