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Maastricht Greeters
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People who want to share their love for the city with you, and are glad to free up a few hours for you.

Neighbours, retired teachers, students.

Nobody here is paid and nobody is on a rota. A greeter walks with you because they felt like showing someone their city that week. No qualification is required beyond enthusiasm and a few free hours.

10

active greeters

4

languages between them

100

greets a year

I moved here for university in 1978 and never got round to leaving. Showing someone the Jekerkwartier is the cheapest way I know to feel new here again.
A greeter
I taught geography for thirty-one years. Now I get to do the good part of the job with none of the marking.
A greeter
A greeter in Lisbon walked me round her neighbourhood for three hours and refused a coffee. I have been trying to pay that back ever since.
A greeter
My route always ends at the same market stall. Nobody has complained yet.
A greeter
People arrive expecting the Netherlands and leave having eaten Belgian, spoken German and heard a dialect they cannot place. That moment is the whole hobby.
A greeter

These are unattributed on purpose: they are about the hobby, not about one particular walk. Greeters are named in reviews of their own walks.

Meet one of us

Tell us when you want to come and we will look for a colleague who is free.

Request a greet

Would you like to become a greeter?

You do not need to be a historian, but you know plenty to tell. You like this city, want to meet people and are free for a few hours fairly regularly.

Become a greeter