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Groningen is a great town, feels very safe and everything you would like to see is at a walkable distance. I may be prejudiced as I have lived there before, but it's even more pedestrian friendly than it already was.

Nice city center to walk around. Good place to spend couple of days. Despite on many bicycles crossing everywhere, a lot of young people, Groningen center gives me a sense of tranquillity. Maybe it is due to absence of car/moto noise around.

A beautiful and vibrant city . A great balance between old and the modern symbolised by Martini Tower and the Forum sitting side by side. Walking around is very easy and it's great to see so few cars. Be wary of bicycle riders though. Wide selection of restaurants available though be aware that it would be difficult to find a kitchen open after 9 pm.

Groningen is a beautiful city, built beautiful in the same timeperiod as Amsterdam. It's less touristy, unfortunately, the city council has been Post-Modernising the architecture in an attempt to deal a crucial blow to the 'pittoresque-ness' of the place. This is not Warsaw, which got re-built after being blown to smithereens after WW2 this is Groningen, with its many style-corrupting building permits for the last 70 years (or since World War 2). The Vindicat Building of prior to WW2 had black collumns, the Naberpassage after WW2 was a mastodont of mediocrity that's recently been replaced by a spaceship or just a warehouse-type-building-housing a library -depending who you ask. Visit: Bourtanghe (fortrest on the eastern border, Pittoresque! Visit 'Het Pannekoekenschip' Visit : 'De Vismarkt' (spices, fish, vegetables free dumpsterdiving upon market- closingtime). Visit: the Cinema's (Pathe and Forum Images in the Groninger Forum structure). Visit: the Kanton-Groningen (courthouse). Visit: the Cityhall. Visit: the University, the old building that is. Visit: the many café's, bistro's, but keep your cost of living in check by visiting the 'Aldi'mart to the south of the centre and the Nazzar to the north of the centre. Visit: the Noorder Plantsoen for a quiet walk. Visit: Het Stadspark for one closer to a highway. Visit: Paterswoldse Meer (Eelde Paterswolde / Hoornse meer (same lake but on the Groningen Side. Now this is relevant: the restaurants on the south side of the 'Paterswoldse Meer' are mutch better than the one on the north, south though, not south-west. Visit: Zuid-Westhoek to rent a boat for a boatride over the like. Visit Zuidlaardermeer! (cheaper boat rent, lesser restaurants.

Beautiful and cosy city, not too big and not too small. Lively and plenty of bars and cafes. Slightly expensive, but to have a good time still won't break your wallet. Highly recommend for a relaxing trip including strolls along the canal, through the narrow street cities and exploring bars with great music and quirky interior. My friend said it felt like Amsterdam, just a lot more charming, clean and less touristy!

An amazing, vibrant city. Love that so many people - young and old - cycle but the 2 taxis I took while in Groningen were so impatient with cyclists and complained about them. Such a pity as part of the charm about Groningen is how easy it is to get around by bike.