A LITTLE-KNOWN DUTCH TREAT

The Boston Globe | September 14, 2005| | Copyright

GRONINGEN, the Netherlands "People think we only have cows and sheep here," said Roberto Werker, an intern at Hotel de Ville, one of the city's classier places to sleep. "Groningen is a well-kept secret."

I had thought exactly that as I drove into Groningen. Splashy suburban architecture clashed with the strong odor of livestock wafting off the fields. "Hip college town" was not the phrase that came to mind.

But my father had told me that this was the northern Netherlands' most vibrant city. He had lived here as a university exchange professor. When he learned I would be passing through the ...

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