Klimmen
Klimmen is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg.
Klimmen is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal, about 7 km west of Heerlen.
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Worth seeing in and around Klimmen
4 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.
- 01Valkenburg 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.
3.9 km · castle in Valkenburg, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 02Schaloen 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.
3.1 km · main castle building in Oud-Valkenburg, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 03Keutenberg
The Keutenberg is a steep hill in the south of Limburg, Netherlands. The start of the climb is in Schin op Geul, a small village near Valkenburg aan de Geul.
3.8 km · hill and hamlet in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 04Hermitage 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.
2.5 km · building in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands · Wikipedia
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Getting to Klimmen
- Airports
- Maastricht Aachen (MST), 9 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 73 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 77 km
- Stations
- Valkenburg railway station, 3.5 km · Klimmen-Ransdaal railway station, 1.2 km · Schin op Geul railway station, 2.4 km · Voerendaal railway station, 3.5 km
- Eindhoven → Klimmen69 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · €9–13
- Rotterdam → Klimmen152 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · €22–31
- Amsterdam → Klimmen180 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · €22–30
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Klimmen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Klimmen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundWhile that is more expensive for single journeys, it's a good option for day trips.
- Get aroundSome of the smaller hamlets are served by minibuses, but they leave from the regular platforms at e.g.
- Go nextThe German city of Aachen is just at the other side of the border and makes a great day trip.
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Next door to Klimmen
- Valkenburg aan de Geulmunicipality in Limburg, the Netherlands3.8 km
- Voerendaalmunicipality in the Netherlands2.6 km
- Schin op Geulvillage in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands2.6 km
- Hulsbergvillage in Beekdaelen, Netherlands2.3 km
- Oud-Valkenburgvillage in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands3.1 km
- Wijnandsradevillage in Beekdaelen, Netherlands3.2 km