Houthem

Worth seeing in and around Houthem

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Cauberg

   The Cauberg is a hill in Valkenburg aan de Geul, a town in the South Limburg region of the Netherlands. The hill played an important role in the early development of tourism in Valkenburg.

   1.8 km · hill in Valkenburg aan de Geul, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Valkenburg Castle

   Valkenburg Castle is a ruined castle in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. It is unique in the Netherlands in that it is the only castle in the Netherlands built on a hill.

   2.2 km · castle in Valkenburg, Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Schaloen Castle

   Schaloen Castle is a castle in Oud-Valkenburg in the South Limburg municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in The Netherlands. The castle is a national monument.

   3.7 km · main castle building in Oud-Valkenburg, Netherlands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   De Valkenier

   De Valkenier was an amusement park in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. The attractions focused mostly on families with children below the age of twelve.

   1.7 km · amusement park in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Heunsberg

   The Heunsberg is a 145 meter high hill in the South Limburg area of the Netherlands, part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul. The hill is located directly south of the center of Valkenburg and the hamlet of Neerhem.

   2.4 km · hill near Valkenburg, Limburg, Netherlands · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hermitage at Schaelsberg

   The hermitage at Schaelsberg is a monumental hermitage in Schin op Geul, in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. Built in 1688 for the lords of nearby Schaloen Castle, the chapel and attached living space, housed a succession of 16 hermits from its foundation until 1930.

   4 km · building in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Château St. Gerlach

   Château St. Gerlach, formerly St.

   300 m · castle in Houthem, Netherlands · Wikipedia

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Getting to Houthem

Airports

Maastricht Aachen (MST), 5 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 71 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 82 km

Stations

Valkenburg railway station, 2.3 km · Houthem-Sint Gerlach railway station, 800 m · Meerssen railway station, 3.9 km

• Eindhoven → Houthem

  67 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · €9–13
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• Rotterdam → Houthem

  148 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · €22–31
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• Amsterdam → Houthem

  178 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · €21–30
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