WHO WE ARE

Guide In Groningen is an initiative of Peter Bos, himself a so-called city dweller since 1988 (A resident of the city of Groningen is called a Stadjer).

Peter is a lover of the history of social developments and is inspired by Geert Mak, Michael Palin, Stephen Fry and of course our own Groningen Beno Hofman.

The courtyards, the Hanseatic League, the university, socialism and the city are favourite subjects.

But also beer, links with other countries, means of transport and urban developments and of course rugby (Go RCG!!)

VISION ON THE PROFESSION OF CITY GUIDE

A good guide is half encyclopedia and half entertainer and knows how to convey local knowledge to the guests of, in this case, Groningen in a fascinating and entertaining way.

We really don't know everything yet and that's not necessary because there is far too much to know, and sometimes we even learn something from our guests.

But we do like to get as many questions as possible. If we don't know something yet, we will find it out for you. That makes the walk more challenging for us and more relevant for our guest. Otherwise we might as well give you an old Dutch walkman with a standard tune. We don't like that.

After a city walk, our guests always know more and often have nice conversations during or after the walk.