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Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Limburg, Netherlands · Europe
Valkenburg works well as a base: 5 minutes from Klimmen, 16km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Valkenburg is a town located in Limburg, Netherlands. With a population of 3,400, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Valkenburg sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Valkenburg to your route.
The 1979 UCI Road World Championships took place on 26 August 1979 in Valkenburg, the Netherlands. In the same period, the 1979 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in Amsterdam.
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Valkenburg is located in Limburg, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 50.8652 latitude, 5.8320 longitude.
Valkenburg has a population of approximately 3,400 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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Full driving guide for Netherlands8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
10 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
16 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
18 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
20 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
33 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
43 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Belgium's highest, wildest plateau of peat bog and boardwalk trails, often the snowiest corner of the country.
44 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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