Maaseik

Worth seeing in and around Maaseik

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.

1. 01
   Juliana Canal

   The Juliana Canal, named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, is a 36 km long canal in the southern Netherlands, providing a bypass of an unnavigable section of the river Meuse between Maastricht and Maasbracht. It is an important transport connection between the ports of the Rhine delta and the industrial areas of southern Limburg and southern Belgium.

   9.6 km · 36 km long canal in the southern Netherlands · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lilbosch Abbey

   Lilbosch Abbey is a monastery of the Trappists founded in 1883 and located in Lilboscherveld in Pepinusbrug, Echt, Limburg, in the Netherlands. The abbey is largely self-sufficient thanks to its own farm, which has an area of 110 hectares and supports not only the cultivation of crops but also free-range pig-keeping, calf-rearing and bee-keeping.

   8.2 km · monastery near Echt, Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Wessem-Nederweert Canal

   Wessem-Nederweert Canal is a canal connecting the Zuid-Willemsvaart at Nederweert to the Meuse near Wessem. Here it meets the wide Juliana Canal that connects to Maastricht.

   9.7 km · canal · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of Saint Anne, Aldeneik

   The Church of Saint Anne is a partly Romanesque, partly Gothic church in Aldeneik, Belgium.

   400 m · church in Aldeneik, Belgium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Thorn Abbey

   Thorn Abbey or the Imperial Abbey of Thorn was an imperial abbey of the Holy Roman Empire in what is now the Netherlands. It was founded in the 10th century and remained independent until 1794, when it was occupied by French troops.

   7.3 km · monastery in Thorn, Netherlands · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ommerstein Castle

   Ommerstein Castle is a castle in the village of Rotem in the municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem, province of Limburg, Belgium. The history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, but most of the present Neo-classical building dates from the 18th century, although the donjon survives from earlier.

   7.2 km · castle in the province of Limburg, Belgium · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Aldeneik Abbey

   Aldeneik Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Aldeneik, currently a mainly residential parish of Maaseik, in the province of Limburg in eastern Belgium. It was founded in 728.

   400 m · abbey in Maaseik, Belgium · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekapel

   The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekapel in Echt is a 17-century chapel in Schilberg, a hamlet between Pey and Echt in the Dutch province of Limburg. The chapel was declared a national monument.

   5.7 km · chapel in Schilberg near Echt, The Netherlands · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Karmelietessenklooster

   The Carmelite Monastery in Echt, in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands, also known as the Echt Carmel, is a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns established in 1879.

   4.6 km · monastery building in Echt, Netherlands · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sint-Landricuskerk

    Sint-Landricuskerk is the Roman Catholic parish church of Echt, dedicated to Saint Landry of Soignies.

    4.8 km · church in Echt, Netherlands · Wikipedia

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Getting to Maaseik

Airports

Maastricht Aachen (MST), 21 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 49 km · Weeze (Niederrhein) (NRN), 61 km

Stations

Echt railway station, 5.5 km · Susteren railway station, 6.2 km · Ophoven Airfield, 4.1 km

• Zaventem → Maaseik

  95 km · quickest by road, 1h 57m · €11–16
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• Charleroi → Maaseik

  121 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · €15–22
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• Oostende → Maaseik

  200 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · €23–33
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