The morning I set off for St Peter’s Fortress, I didn’t really have a clue what to expect. Normally I always google the places I want to visit beforehand, but this time I hadn’t managed to. I had even considered doing a tour because I thought “Who knows how big that fortress is…”. So I set off and let myself be surprised. The fortress is on a hill that you have to climb, but it’s not at all steep or anything. As I was there in January, the weather was of course grey and the landscape was somewhat uninviting except for the green of the lawn. Nevertheless, the place had that typical fortress atmosphere. I have no idea how to describe it. Not dark, but serious and with this atmosphere of history and lots of forgotten anecdotes between the walls. You can also look around a bit and get different perspectives of the fortress. Would I recommend going there? It’s definitely not a must-go, but since it’s on the way to my favourite view and biggest surprise in Maastricht, why not? Apart from that, it might fascinate the historians among you. And since the walk is completely free, Go for It!