Discover Maastricht with a Smile!

Hello, my name is Peter. Pleased to meet you! I was born and raised in Maastricht and I took up guiding during my student days. So, you could say I am an experienced guide. As I have studied history the region around Maastricht is a gem! Long before the Roman period there are traces of human activity to be found around Maastricht. And, yes the Romans were the ones that build the first bridge that resulted in the birth of Maastricht. But there's so much more to see in our fairly small but very interesting city! It's a history that spans about 2000 years but a story that continues to be written. To me history is a living thing because it involves people: People, past, present and future! This border region between Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands is interesting. Not only because of the three different languages being spoken but also because of its rich history that has given us the way of live we have today! Personally I love this bordertown because it has a feeling of "chique", of "la bella vita". We tend to enjoy life which is not to be mistaken for being lazy or slow! Besides being a Guide in my spare time I work in social wellfare in Liège, play drums with the Gumbo Jazzband and love our biggest and most important cultural festival: Carnival! Showing my guests around and make them feel at home with us is always a pleasure! If you're American, British, Japanese, French, Moroccan, Brasilian or any other nationality you'll enjoy being with us. I have been training students in guiding techniques for 16 years at Alternatives Formations in Wandre, Belgium. I started as a tourguide in the caves of Mount Saint Peter as a student in 1982 and have been an independant city guide since 1998. For certain monuments or tourist attractions in Maastricht only incompany guides are allowed.