Utrecht

Destinations

Skip overcrowded Amsterdam and follow locals to these spots instead

Amsterdam is becoming oversaturated with tourists, so much so that it recently prompted residents to sue the city.

10/10/2025

Nature

Parents warned to keep kids away from forest where wolves live

Europe's wolf population has come back from the brink of extinction thanks to conservation efforts.

02/08/2024

Ecotech

This new vertical forest will breathe out 41 tonnes of oxygen a year

Italian architect Stefano Boeri has received the European Lung Foundation (ELF) Award for improving urban air quality.

25/05/2023

Netherlands

Four-year-old Dutch boy hits two parked cars in joyride

Police said they may have discovered the "new Max Verstappen".

02/05/2022

Netherlands

Utrecht mayor apologises for Dutch city's past role in slave trade

Mayor Sharon Dijksma said she was acknowledging the "dark side of our city's history".

23/02/2022

Earth News

Dutch ecologists invented a fish doorcam and it's got thousands hooked

Over 100,000 people rang the bell in just two months and people from all over the world tuned into the underwater livestream of the Dutch canal

07/06/2021

Netherlands

Getting from A to bee: Utrecht installs green bus stops

The municipality of Utrecht installed 316 green-friendly bus stops complete with a green roof, bamboo seat, and LED lighting.

12/07/2019

World

Watch Raw Politics: Utrecht shooting and Brexit latest

Watch Monday night's full episode of Raw Politics

18/03/2019

Netherlands

What we know about the Utrecht shooting

A summary of what we know about the tram shooting in Utrecht, the Netherlands

18/03/2019

Netherlands

Sperm mix up possible, Dutch fertility centre warns

Twenty-six women receiving a specialised fertilisation treatment in Utrecht may have been fertilised using sperm from the wrong donor.

28/12/2016