Margraten
Margraten is a village and a former municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.
Getting to Margraten
Margraten is on the main road from Maastricht to Aachen, and therefore easily reachable over the N278 from both directions. Bus line 50 will bring you here from Maastricht, Vaals or Aachen. The military cemetery is served by many buses, including line 50, but also line 150 (Gulpen-Maastricht) and line 48 to Valkenburg. There is no train station.
Worth seeing
Netherlands American Cemetery, 10 km east of Maastricht, on the N278. The World War II Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is the final resting ground for 8,301 American soldiers who lost their life in this region during the Second World War. It is on a hill in Margraten, along the ancient road from Maastricht to Aachen.
Where to eat
Eetcafé Chriske, Pastoor Brouwersstraat 7, eetcafechriske@home.nl. Tue-Sun 10:00-22:00. For cyclists it is possible to change clothes and to have a shower. Three-course menu €29.50. Wokparadijs De Kroon, Rijksweg 64,. Wed-Mon 16:00-23:00. Wok self-service restaurant All you can eat €19.50. Happy Garden, Rijksweg 47,. Tue-Sat 16:00-21:30, Sun 12:00-22:00.
Getting around Margraten the local way
- Go nextNearby destinations include: Maastricht, the capital of the whole province of Limburg and one of the most beautiful historic cities in the country Gulpen, the main village in the municipality to which Partij-Wittem belongs Valkenburg, the main tourist destinations in South Limburg Vaals, right on the border with Germany Simpelveld The old German city of Aachen and the Belgian Liège aren't far either, and make great day trips.
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