The Tunnel Beach is famous for its unique, picturesque rock formations that offer plenty of material to work with when photographing. Don't miss the man made tunnel leading to the beach made by a local resident.

The ski resort Idre Fjäll has 80 km of well prepared tracks for cross country skiing, 30 of which are illuminated. They all start from the ski stadium adjacent to Västbacken and offer beautiful landscapes. The trails leading to the lake Burusjön or the Städien and the Nipfjället mountains are especially scenic. To ski you'll need a trail pass that you can get at Idre's tourist office, at Idre Fjäll reception and at some local businesses. Private lessons are also available for beginners.

You would almost miss them. Almost. Because as soon as you pass the entryway to the St. Servaas Basilica, you’ll figure out that it’s worth walking on. You’ll see for yourself that Maastricht doesn’t end at the Vrijthof. Sometimes you just have to take those few extra steps. That’s when Maastricht will surprise you with just how surprising the city centre really is. The Vrijthof has a number of little streets leading into it from all directions. They include Brusselsestraat, Grote Gracht, and De Kommel. Unlike the more idyllic boulevards in most of the rest of the city, these streets evoke a feeling of the urban, the artistic, the unknown. Here, students and locals come and go: artists, designers, professionals. It’s an area that’s moving fast: new shops, start-ups, young businesses, surprising concepts. Yet at the same time, it’s bursting with historic buildings, and is still very much a place where locals want to live. In truth, you can’t really describe the streets around the Vrijthof in a few words. It’s where local, university, business, authentic, forward-looking, and surprising Maastricht all come together.