Venlo

Worth seeing in and around Venlo

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
   De Koel

   De Koel, also known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel –, is a multi-purpose stadium in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands. It is currently mostly used for football matches and is the home stadium of VVV-Venlo.

   1.9 km · football stadium in Venlo, Netherlands · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Fort Sint-Michiel

   Fort Sint-Michiel was a Spanish fort situated in Venlo, the Netherlands. It was named after the archangel Michael.

   800 m · fort in Venlo, Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Museum van Bommel van Dam

   Museum van Bommel van Dam is a Dutch museum of modern art in Venlo in the southeast Netherlands. The museum belongs to the German/Dutch cooperation Crossart, a partnership between 7 German museums in Westfalen and 4 Dutch museums in Gelderland and Limburg.

   300 m · museum in Venlo, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ulingsheide Abbey

   Ulingsheide Abbey was a Trappist monastery in Tegelen, Venlo, the Netherlands, very close to the Dutch border with Germany. It was founded in 1884 as a daughter house of Westmalle Abbey in Belgium, to receive German novices in the wake of the Kulturkampf.

   3.6 km · monastery in Tegelen, Netherlands · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Limburg Museum

   The Limburg Museum is a cultural-historical museum in the Julianapark in the Dutch city of Venlo. The Limburg Museum, the Discovery Center Continium in Kerkrade and the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht are the three provincial museums in Limburg.

   400 m · museum in Venlo, Netherlands · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen

   The Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm is a German arboretum that has been used as a biological institute for many years. Part of the protected area in the city of Nettetal, it is situated in the "Kaldenkirchen Grenzwald".

   6.4 km · garden in Germany · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park

   The Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park or NMSM is a cross-border nature park in Germany and the Netherlands, which was founded in 2002. It is a regionally important recreation area.

   6.2 km · nature park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Castle d'Erp

   D'Erp Castle, also known as De Borcht, is a castle in Baarlo, Limburg, Netherlands. Dating back to the 13th century, it withstood sieges by William the Silent and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.

   6.2 km · castle in Baarlo, Netherlands · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Maastricht University Campus Venlo

   Maastricht University Campus Venlo is a satellite campus of Maastricht University located in Venlo, approximately 80 km north of Maastricht, Netherlands.

   600 m · satellite university campus in Venlo, Netherlands · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Werner-Jaeger-Forum

    Werner-Jaeger Forum, formerly known as Werner-Jaeger-Halle is a theatre in Nettetal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

    9.4 km · theater hall in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Much of the historic centre of Venlo was destroyed in World War II, and several remaining houses were replaced by new projects in the years that followed. Some of the oldest houses are not recognizable as such, as modern façades have been placed in front of them. Nonetheless, there's plenty of history still around, especially in the city centre.

1. 01
   Stadhuis

   Built at the end of the 16th century, this renaissance-style building remained remarkably undamaged in the war.

2. 02
   Romerhuis

   Historic house, built around 1491 and well preserved.

3. 03
   Gasthuisstraat

   This street, despite it looks, is in fact the most medieval street in the country.

4. 04
   Limburgs Museum

   The collection of this museum shows the history of the wide region through art, archeological finds and anthropological object of all kinds.

5. 05
   Museum van Bommel van Dam

   Keulsepoort 1,.

6. 06
   Sint Martinusbasiliek

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Things to do

Several hiking routes are available for the area around Venlo. Distances and kinds of terrain vary. The Venlo Greenpark route takes you to see the Floriade parks and gardens which were established for the 2012 Floriade show, a huge flower and plants event that's held in the Netherlands once every 10 years.. At the east side of town, there are several interesting natural areas.

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Where to eat

The Kwartelenmarkt and Grote Markt area are good places to look for restaurants, especially in summer when they set up outdoor terraces on the squares.

1. 01
   Weekmarkt Venlo

   Monseigneur Nolensplein 50 (in the north of the town centre).

2. 02
   Snackrestaurant Het Plein

   Bolwaterstraat 1.

3. 03
   Café Bruxelles

   Parade 42.

4. 04
   STEK

   Begijnengang 2.

5. 05
   Grill & Wraps

   Vleesstraat 40A.

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Getting to Venlo

Airports

Weeze (Niederrhein) (NRN), 26 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 43 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 56 km

Stations

Venlo railway station, 400 m · Kaldenkirchen station, 5.1 km · Blerick railway station, 1 km · Tegelen railway station, 3.4 km · TrafficPort Venlo, 7.8 km

• Eindhoven → Venlo

  49 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · €6–8
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• Maastricht → Venlo

  67 km · quickest by road, 1h 36m · €8–11
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• Rotterdam → Venlo

  132 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · €17–23
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No local-transport research exists yet for Venlo

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 Venlo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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