This is the reason why you want to go to Maastricht today

Once a year, Maastricht, or may I say MY Maastricht, becomes the art capital of the world. For ten days, the MECC is transformed into The European Fine Art Fair where international galleries showcase paintings by old and new masters, art, antiques, design, and exotic jewelry. A maze of corridors, a parade of showpieces, and a traffic jam of champagne bottles. Designer dresses, tailored suits, fur coats, and sparkling diamonds. The best art dealers, the finest pieces, and the richest on earth.

I find it beautiful. Not only to wander around all the beauty but especially to stroll through the city. To plop down on the heated terraces and watch how the Chloës, the Guccis, MaxMaras, glitter shoes, and fur hats pass by. I give you just one task for the coming week: pack your prettiest outfit, travel south, and indulge in art in any form. Whether it's the masterpiece by Van Gogh on the wall or those new, towering pieces in the window of that little boutique on the most beautiful old Stokstraat. Look, look, and maybe also buy? I'm going to paint my nails and throw my Chanel over my shoulder, see you there?