The Holy Toast descends at the Laurenskerk
Laurenskerk Rotterdam opens a pop-up terrace at the Grotekerkplein. The Holy Toast will open on 4 May and serves toasted sandwiches, drinks, and sweets. The Holy Toast is an initiative of the Laurenskerk to create more liveliness at the Grotekerkplein. “We hope to attract people who come to enjoy the peace and quiet in the […]
Ruud den Haan opens a new store in Kralingen
Ruud den Haan already exists for almost a hundred years and has been on the Kralingse Oudedijk for forty of them. The fishmonger has stayed there. Opening a new bigger store at Oudedijk 133. The store has moved from Oudedijk 145 to the former bank on the crossing with the Mecklenburglaan. Twin brothers Christiaan and […]
Makii introduces new enamel pins of Rotterdam icons
Makki is a Rotterdam-based design studio mainly creating products for kids. Next to wooden animals and a Giant Colouring Picture they also designed enamel pins of icons in Rotterdam. There were already enamel pins of the Watertaxi, Euromast, Hotel New York, Central Station and a Cube house. The collection now includes de Hef, the Erasmus […]
Verborgen Tuinen presents the most beautiful gardens of Rotterdam
Some 60 owners of hidden gardens on the northern bank of the Maas will be opening their gardens to the public. Verborgen Tuinen (Hidden Gardens) is a unique annual event to discover the surprisingly green side of Rotterdam. On June 11 and 12 those interested can go on a voyage through the unknown world of […]
Hollywood Event Center brings leisure to the extreme
Hollywood Café already operated six Glowgolf locations and several Escape Rooms. On the Cor Kieboomplein the Hollywood Event Center has now added a whole series of new activities, such as an interactive Minigolf, 24 racing simulators, x-cube escape rooms, interactive darts, shuffleboard, curling on synthetic ice, and pool tables. Next to all the leisure activities […]
Restored grain elevator returns to Maritime Museum
The last working grain elevator in the world is returning to the Maritime Museum Rotterdam. For a year, Stadsgraanzuiger 19 was restored at the Talsma shipyard in Franeker. On May 2, the multi-day return trip begins. The return trip from Friesland, crossing the IJsselmeer and Amsterdam, takes three days. It’s broadcasted live via this stream. […]
Studio Makkink & Bey restores a historic pavilion in the Park
Hidden on the edge of the Park, near the Euromast, is a TB recovery center. It opened in 1937, by the design of architect C.J. Hemmes and initiator The Red Cross. Stichting Droom en Daad now saves it from demolition. They commissioned Studio Makkink & Bey to turn the former convalescent home into a public […]
De Buurtcamping lands at the Dakpark
Since 2013 local residents from all over the Netherlands meet each other at De Buurtcamping. For the first time, De Buurtcamping comes to Rotterdam. From July 8 to 10 the Dakpark will be the stage for the camping site. Locals build the campsite together, organize activities and get to know their neighbours during a relaxing […]
Celebrating 150 years of the New Rotterdam Waterway
Until mid-October, Rotterdam and the region will commemorate the opening of the New Rotterdam Waterway in 1872. This canal is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine. It gave Rotterdam the springboard to conquer the world and become an important port. The Waterway (Nieuwe Waterweg) is a busy shipping route since it is the primary […]
Prima Vista opens Premium Lounge at Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Prima Vista is Aviapartner Group´s brand dedicated exclusively for airport premium services. It now manages a premium lounge at Rotterdam The Hague Airport. In this lounge, passengers can enjoy extra comfort and rest. There are comfortable workstations and the premium lounge also has a catering facility. The lounge can accommodate 20 guests at a time. […]