Back in primary school, you used to learn about the companies, the peat colonies and where potato flour came from. That was knowledge from the textbook.

Now with the Central Groningen car puzzle tour, you get a comprehensive impression of what the Central Groningen area used to be like and really is like now. And it will surprise you. Central Groningen is home to many treasures.

From historic Borgercompagnie, the route takes you past many, large characteristic Oldambt farms, through a so-called drawing-board landscape, to pretty villages and small towns with their pretty canals. Straight through the landscape you will also discover old watercourses that have their origins from the ice ages. Via the impressive rugged nature of the Roegwold, the route ends at a picturesque spot: at the Schildmeer.

What few people know is that the rest of the Netherlands, as far away as the world, benefits from this Central Groningen. This was true in the distant past, it still is and will continue into the future.

Do you want to discover what this much-discussed, typical Groningen identity can bring about? Then let yourself be drawn into the story of Central Groningen; what it has produced and what will the future offer?