Citytrip

Mapping Culturaal’s stories

Blogging allows you to use different media to create stories online. Being able to visualise a story on a map is not only interesting, but it also allows us to imagine more precisely and brings us closer to those places. Here is a Google map where you can find all the stories…

What to see in Alessandria, Italy

Alessandria is a town in the region of Piedmont, in Northern Italy, an hour drive from Milan, Genoa…

Top 12 things to do in Zagreb, Croatia

1. Visit the Museum of broken relationships

The Museum of Broken Relationships is one of a kind. It started as an installation in Zagreb following the split up of two local artists who asked themselves what…

9 things to do in Tallinn, Estonia

I was recently on a short trip to the Estonian capital Tallinn and was absolutely fascinated by the city. The old town is obviously the big attraction there but the problem with being too picture perfect and flooded by tourist is that it loses the fascinating aspect…

Motel Mozaique 7–8 April 2017, Rotterdam

Motel Mozaique is a festival that takes place in Rotterdam every year in April since 2001, when the city was European Capital of Culture. Music, theatre, performance and visual arts are presented at various locations over the course of a weekend.

‘Hieronymus Bosch — Visions of genius’ A magnet to the city of Den Bosch

500 years after the death of Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450–1516), one of the most important medieval artists from the Netherlands, the city where he lived all his life and gave him his name is hosting an…

Exit New York City

One fridge magnet in Chinatown reads: New York, the city of Dreams. I am tempted to buy it as a souvenir, desist, but then I get it a couple of days later, even though I don’t fully ‘buy’ it. My skepticism is also confirmed by looking at the tired faces of commuters on the metro, an army of…

Enter New York City

Birds are humming in my ears, it seems they are having a discussion. They seem to be chatting like locals, whining about the cold wind. I imagine them as having a nest around one of the pipes running along the safety stairs of this Lower East Side building. They cover the sound of cars…

Cologne, Germany: Woyton Café

If you are in Cologne and want a good cup of coffee Woyton Café is the place to be. Friendly barista can prepare great cappuccino, nicely presented with a heart shaped drawing on the foam. Topping it off with chocolate is no option there: “That’s for beginners”, they would…