Simpelveld

Worth seeing in and around Simpelveld

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
   Parkstad Limburg Stadion

   The Parkstad Limburg Stadion kstɑt ˈlɪmbʏrx ˌstaːdijɔn], Ripuarian: [ˈpɑʁəkʃtɑt ˈlembøʁəç ˌʃtaːdijɔn]) is a football stadium in Kerkrade, completed in 2000. With a present-day capacity of 19,979 seats, the stadium was officially opened on 15 August 2000 with a friendly between Roda JC and Real Zaragoza.

   3.1 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. Benedictusberg Abbey

   St. Benedictusberg Abbey, also Mamelis Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery established in 1922 in Mamelis, a hamlet which administratively falls within Vaals, Netherlands.

   3.6 km · monastery in Mamelis near Lemiers, Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   James the Greater Church

   The James the Greater Church is a Roman Catholic church, located on the Pastoor Neujeanstraat 6 in Bocholtz, Netherlands. First mentioned in the 14th century, the current church was built in 1869 by Pierre Cuypers.

   2.4 km · church in Bocholtz, Netherlands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Saint Bernard Church

   The Saint Bernard Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, Netherlands. Patron saint for the church is Bernard of Clairvaux.

   3.3 km · church in Ubachsberg, Netherlands · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Sint-Remigiuskerk

   The Saint Remigius Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Simpelveld, The Netherlands. It is a neoroman cross shaped church with three naves, a tower with a waisted top, and a round apse.

   100 m · church in Simpelveld, Netherlands · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij

   The Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij or ZLSM is a heritage railway operating from its main station of Simpelveld to Schin op Geul and Kerkrade in the south of the Netherlands. It also runs across the border from Simpelveld to Aachen-Vetschau and has an extensive collection of stock.

   400 m · heritage railway in southern part of the Netherlands · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Vrouwenheide

   The Vrouwenheide is a hill in the Netherlands and former heath land, just south of Ubachsberg in the municipality of Voerendaal. With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.

   2.6 km · hill in the Netherlands · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The town has a few national heritage sites. There are some old farms and a number of religious sites.

1. 01
   Loreto Monastery
2. 02
   Hellingbos

   Just behind the city hall and the Loreto monastery lies a park called the "Hellingbos".

3. 03
   Replica of the Sarcophagus of Simpelveld

   The real sarcophagus is part of the collection of The Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, but a really good replica can be found at the city hall.

4. 04
   Huize Damiaan

   This former monastery was founded in 1892 by followers of the canonized Belgian father Damian.

5. 05
   Remigiuskerk

   The Neo-Romanesque church was built in the 1920s but it is the church interior that is of significant historic value and therefore listed as a national heritage site.

From Wikivoyage: Simpelveld, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   ZLSM
2. 02
   Natuurtransferium

   As in most small towns in the South Limburg region, many travelers use Simpelveld as a base for hiking and biking in the area.

From Wikivoyage: Simpelveld, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

For a village of its size, Simpelveld has a good number of places to eat, although several are cheap fries & snacks places. On Mondays and on evenings after 21:30 you might find yourself hard-pressed to get anything else, since most places are closed then. If you're in one of the many chalets, self-cateringen is a good alternative.

1. 01
   Friture Oranjeplein

   One of the most popular "fritures" around.

2. 02
   Grillroom Pizzeria Nefertiti

   The local grill and pizza place is run by an Egyptian owner and is open till late.

3. 03
   Cafetaria ’t Pastorieke
4. 04
   Restaurant / Brasserie de Driesprong

   Located outside the village centre, next to the Bungalow park and Natuurtransferium.

5. 05
   Maxime

   This place has been around for long, with quality going up and down over time.

From Wikivoyage: Simpelveld, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Simpelveld

Airports

Maastricht Aachen (MST), 17 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 75 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 81 km

• Eindhoven → Simpelveld

  76 km · quickest by road, 1h 57m · €10–14
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• Rotterdam → Simpelveld

  160 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · €23–32
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• Amsterdam → Simpelveld

  187 km · quickest by road, 3h 43m · €22–31
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