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Welcome to 'studio' Mauritius Church: 100%NL radio live from Jirnsum
JIRNSUM - Radio 100%NL stayed with us in Friesland this week! DJs Giorgio and Ingrid are traveling through the Netherlands this week with the "On the Road Without Money" challenge. They have to visit all the Dutch provinces and capitals in 5 days. So when they were looking for a place to stay for Monday night, we thought: why not?! Beside... Read this article
#SustainableThursday: 100% blue tie-dye cotton
Am I seeing this correctly? Yes, our breakfast tablecloth comes from... China! It's handmade by a sustainable designer from the southern province of Yunnan, where our daughter was born. The blue tablecloth is 100% tie-dye cotton, handmade, and dyed with the blue of the local indigo plant. We visited the tie-dye studio (photo) last May. In this... Read this blog
Summer offer: 5 days and nights of doing nothing, yet still doing something...
Summer offer: 5 nights for €499* in our #Pelgrim Studio, between Friday, August 29th and Friday, September 5th. Explore the wonderful world of #Friesland from Jirnsum, in the heart of Friesland. Email, call, or app us to book De Pelgrim: info(a)mauritiuskerk.nl. Worked through the summer and want to get away from it all now, before you go crazy? Co... Read this article
Seven days in Friesland: plenty to do!
A week in Friesland? We'd say there's plenty to do for at least a month! Want to experience the heart of Friesland for seven days first? Here are a few tips: Day 1 Arrival: Park in front of the, uh... church? Yes, in your own parking space * , beneath the church tower of Jirnsum. Wow, that's quite a 'homecoming'. So we're re... Read this article
Jirnsum: visit 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites
Did you know… Many of our B&B guests use our Mauritius Church to visit five (5!) UNESCO World Heritage sites. Yes, five top attractions accessible by car or bike from Jirnsum (and sometimes by public transport). Read below to find out which five they are. 1. Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker (Friesland) In beautiful Franeker—a historic... Read this article
