Netherlands Gelderland Nijmegen
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Netherland's oldest city retains little of its ancient buildings, but many historic sites remain alongside diverse museums and fine parks.
Few Roman remains are visible today; a fragment of the old city wall can be seen near the casino and the foundations of the amphitheatre are traced in the paving of the present-day Rembrandtstraat. The Valkhof museum, on the Valkhof, has a permanent display of the history of Nijmegen. Take a walk through town and see the 15C town hall, the Great Market, a 16C weighing hall, the entrance to St. Stephen's church courtyard, a 15C Latin school, the 13C St. Stevenskerk, as well as a series of small seventeenth-century houses that now serve as trinket shops. Nijmegen is also home to several interesting and impressive museums.
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