VALKENBURG AAN DE GEUL tourist attractions

Valkenburg aan de Geul is a tourist destination with two family amusement parks and famous thermal baths. A big attraction is the complex of caves, the corridors of which are 250 km long, and some of them are open to the public.

The most important attraction of Valkenburg is the cave complex that was formed in the limestone rocks on which the city is built. Some of the sidewalks are open to visitors. In the City Cave, you can see sculptures exhibited by contemporary artists. On the walls of the Velvet Cave, inscriptions and paintings from several hundred years ago have been preserved. The area of the MergelRijk quarry, which has been in operation since Roman times, is connected to the caves.

The city is a great place for a family holiday. There is the Amusement Park de Valkenier, founded in 1932, and the extraordinary Fairytale Forest, in which scenes from popular fairy tales and fairy tales have been recreated. Here you can move to the land of childhood, and children have the opportunity to meet their favorite heroes. The offer of active leisure is completed by A GoGo Valkenburg, an adventure park with the possibility of playing paintball in caves, a climbing route and zip lines, as well as the summer toboggan run Valkenburg. After playing in the fresh air, you can relax in the large Thermae 2000 thermal bath.

There are also some interesting sights in Valkenburg. The most important of these are the ruins of Valkenburg Castle from the Middle Ages. The Schaloen Castle with the Oud-Valkenburg Castle Garden is also nearby. An unusual place is the Museum of the Roman Catacombs, a replica of the catacombs from Rome made in the early 20th century, which is now one of the major attractions in the area. In turn, in the closed Valkenburg Coal Mine, you can learn more about the local mining traditions.