In the far northeast of the Netherlands, the city of Groningen serves as the metropolitan heart of the region of the same name. Its elite cultural uniqueness has been fashioned both by its isolated location and a historicdivergent from much of the Netherlands.Groningen is the capital of the region Groningen and with 182,000 residents by far the largesttown in the North of the Netherlands. Groningen dwells one of the oldest and largest universities of the Netherlands and with more than 40,000 students, and hence,full of life town.The main attractions of Groningen are the main square and its surroundings, The Martini Tower, the canals and the Groninger Museum - the structure on an artificial isle is a work of art in itself.