{"id":2162,"date":"2018-08-04T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/urban\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T13:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:12:30","slug":"urban","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"UrbanGuides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"hero-homepage\">\n    <div class=\"carousel-projector\">\n                            <div class=\"slide slide-post\" style=\"background-color: #E6EDF0\">\n                                                    <div class=\"category\">Colonial<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/en\/tours\/rotterdam-ontrafelt\/\">Rotterdam Ontrafelt\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"excerpt\">From a colonial city to a &#039;super-diverse&#039; metropolis.<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"link-container\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to top, #E6EDF0 0%, #E6EDF0 50%, transparent 100%);\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/en\/tours\/rotterdam-ontrafelt\/\" class=\"link\">View Tour<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"slide slide-photo\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rdam-Ontrafelt-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"slide slide-post\" style=\"background-color: #FFF1D4\">\n                                                    <div class=\"category\">Architecture<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/en\/tours\/unesco-nelle-rotterdam-architecture\/\">Van Nelle Factory<\/a><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"excerpt\">Visit this marvel of modernism: one of the most remarkable factory buildings in Europe.<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"link-container\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to top, #FFF1D4 0%, #FFF1D4 50%, transparent 100%);\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/en\/tours\/unesco-nelle-rotterdam-architecture\/\" class=\"link\">View Tour<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"slide slide-photo\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/van-nelle-2.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"slide slide-post\" style=\"background-color: #77D19F\">\n                                                    <div class=\"category\">Climate<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/en\/tours\/rotterdam-innovation-sustainable-tour\/\">The Green City<\/a><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"excerpt\">Do you want to see how Rotterdam is making its city greener, more livable, more sustainable, and more climate-resilient?<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"link-container\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to top, #77D19F 0%, #77D19F 50%, transparent 100%);\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/en\/tours\/rotterdam-innovation-sustainable-tour\/\" class=\"link\">View Tour<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"slide slide-photo\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanguides.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/groene-stad.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <div id=\"header-intro\" class=\"intro-container\">\n    <h1 class=\"carousel-title\">\n    See things differently, see more     <\/h1>\n        <p class=\"carousel-intro\">Anyone who sets out with UrbanGuides will discover Rotterdam from a different perspective. 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Rotterdam is the European Capital of Culture. A curious little structure &#8211; the Parasite &#8211; piques the curiosity of our small group of self-styled city guides, just as every subsequent physical addition to the urban landscape would. Our small group gradually grows larger, more organized, and more professional. 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