Lent
Lent is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter.
Lent is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter. It echoes the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry. Lent is usually observed in the Catholic, Lutheran, Moravian, Anglican, United Protestant and Orthodox Christian traditions, among others. A number of Anabaptist, Baptist, Methodist, Reformed, and nondenominational Christian churches also observe Lent, although many churches in these traditions do not.
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Worth seeing in and around Lent
10 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.
- 01Maas–Waal Canal
The Maas–Waal Canal is a canal in the Netherlands that connects the river Meuse to the river Waal. The channel is about 13.5 kilometres long and runs from Weurt to the south and ends at Heumen.
2.8 km · canal · Wikipedia - 02Velorama
The Velorama is the only bicycle museum in the Netherlands. It is located along the Waal River in the city of Nijmegen.
1.5 km · museum in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 03Museum Het Valkhof
The Valkhof Museum is an archaeology and art museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The museum has existed since 1999, created as a merger between the G. M. Kam museum of archaeology and the Commanderie van St.
1.7 km · archeological and art museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 04HAN University of Applied Sciences
The HAN University of Applied Sciences, mostly referred to as HAN, is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. It offers bachelor's and master's degree programs to over 35,000 students.
3.9 km · vocational university of applied sciences in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 05Kronenburger park
The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat.
1.8 km · The Kronenburger park in Nijmegen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 06Nijmegen railway bridge
The Nijmegen railway bridge is a truss bridge spanning the River Waal in the Netherlands, connecting the city of Nijmegen to the town of Lent.
1.2 km · bridge in Netherlands · Wikipedia - 07De Kinkelenburg
Kinkelenburg Castle is a castle in Bemmel, north of Nijmegen, in the municipality of Lingewaard in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
3.7 km · castle in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 08Concertgebouw de Vereeniging
Concertgebouw de Vereeniging is a concert hall located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The facility officially opened in 1915 and is built in a mixture of Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles.
2.3 km · concert hall in Nijmegen, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 09St Steven's Church
The Great Church or St. Stephen's Church colloquially called Steven's Church, is the oldest and largest church in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
1.6 km · Protestant church in Nijmegen, The Netherlands · Wikipedia - 10De Oversteek
De Oversteek, also called Stadsbrug, is a road bridge over the river Waal in the Netherlands. Opened in 2013, it is situated immediately to the west of Nijmegen city centre.
1.8 km · bridge in Nijmegen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
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Getting to Lent
- Airports
- Weeze (Niederrhein) (NRN), 35 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 57 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 89 km
- Stations
- Nijmegen railway station, 2.3 km · Nijmegen Heyendaal railway station, 3.9 km · Nijmegen Lent railway station, 600 m
- Eindhoven → Lent54 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · €7–10
- Amsterdam → Lent88 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · €11–15
- Rotterdam → Lent95 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · €11–15
- 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 Lent
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 Lent. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inNijmegen is probably one of the easiest places in the Netherlands to hitch from.
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Next door to Lent
Lent is 57 km from Utrecht, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.