Nijmegen river cruises, Netherlands

What's great about Nijmegen river cruises?

Being the oldest city in the Netherlands isn’t Nijmegen’s only claim to fame. It’s also home to the highest density of al fresco terraces in Holland, the majority of which belong to the hundreds of bars and restaurants that call this place home. You’ll find most of them in the old quarter, which is pulled up along the bank of the Waal River – a riverside glass of juniper gin is a top pick here. Eating and drinking aside, Nijmegen boasts the oldest shopping street in the country, called Lange Hezelstraat. It’s lined with oodles of shops, where you can buy everything from a pair of wooden clogs to tulip-decorated ceramics. Follow the avenue past the city’s centrepiece church and you’ll soon reach the Valkhof Museum. Here, you can take a look at thousands of Roman artefacts, before unwinding in the next-door public park – it’s the perfect place for a shaded picnic.