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The most European Dutch destination
Good to know about Maastricht..
• Compact city: everything on walking distance
• Centrally located in Europe
• 8 international airports within 1 hour drive
• Interactive, energetic and atmospheric city center
• Oldest city in the Netherlands
• Over 4.000 hotel rooms
• Top international universities and colleges
in a range of 50 km / 30 miles
• Strong presence of both Medical and Chemical industry
“Being one of the top-3 Dutch
conference cities, Maastricht is centrally
located in Europe and has a truly
European dimension”
Maastricht is well-loved for its feeling of intimacy: it is compact,
easy to navigate, and everything is on walking distance. Being
one of the top three Dutch conference cities, Maastricht is
centrally located in Europe and the Euregion Meuse-Rhine. It
has a truly European dimension and that how it differs from other
Dutch cities.
Maastricht: Meet Europe
The city centre has a rich cultural history, which contain
picturesque medieval streets, beautiful squares and old
churches. And yet Maastricht is an entirely modern city thanks to
its wealth of modern architecture, top-notch accommodation
options (with over 4.000 hotel rooms!), an international
environment, top international universities and colleges in a
50km radius and eight airports reachable within just one hour.
For international conferences Brussels and Dusseldorf are the
main airports to access Maastricht.
Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre
The Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre (MECC) is the
cities multifunctional and intimate conference and exhibition
centre. The venue consists of three flexible, multifunctional
floors, which are all connected to each other. It contains two
Auditoria - which can be used both separately and connected to
one another – over 30 break-out rooms of various sizes, and a
large ballroom adjacent to the rooms. The ballroom (or Expo
Foyer) is perfect for an exhibition attached to the conference.
Having more than 25 years of experience in hosting large
international conferences with up to 5.000 delegates coming
from all over the world, the MECC together with the city of
Maastricht offer the best circumstances for a successful
conference.
Top 100 international non-corporate conferences
MECC and the city of Maastricht rank in the top 100 international
non-corporate conferences worldwide (source: ICCA
International Congress and Convention Association). Maastricht
is currently the third city in the Netherlands on that list, aiming for
the to the second place when it comes to large, multiday,
international congresses.
Maastricht city of..
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TEFAF (The European Fine Art
Fair): the most prestigious Fine Art
Fair in the world.
Birth place of the Euro
(Maastricht Treaty): signed on 7
February 1992
André Rieu: the world’s most
famous violinist