Valkenburg Castle Ruins - Daalhemerweg 27
About Valkenburg Castle Ruins
De Fluweelengrot is ontstaan door mergelwinning. Als gevolg van het werk van de blokbrekers ontstond er langs de Daalhemerweg een uitgebreid labyrint van oude en grillige gangen, waar in de loop der eeuwen schilderingen en beelden zijn aangebracht.
De grot staat in onmiddellijk verband met de historie van het middeleeuwse Valkenburg en die van het kasteel in het bijzonder. Oude en jonge gangen hebben elkaar op verschillende hoogten gekruist; instortingen hebben nieuwe verbindingen tot stand gebracht. Na zoveel eeuwen zijn de vluchtgangen van de ridders van het kasteel toegankelijk. Een wandeling door de gangen roept de riddertijd in onze geest op: de tijd toen de kasteelheren hier een geheime uitweg zochten. In 1937 werden de vluchtgangen blootgelegd. Ook in later perioden heeft de grot nog historie geschreven.
Contact Valkenburg Castle Ruins
| Address : | Daalhemerweg 27, 6301 BJ Valkenburg, Netherlands |
| Phone : | 📞 +8 |
| Postal code : | 6301 |
| Website : | http://www.kasteelvalkenburg.nl/ |
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| City : | Valkenburg |
| Description : | Ruins of a hilltop castle built in the 14th century at the site of even older fortifications. |
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onginn dusit on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A woman waiting for a man she loved in her past lives is here.
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Aileen Vetus on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice walk and view from the top. However, all stones has name carvings making it less good.
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Robert Diel on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Whenever I visit Valkenburg I also will visit these Castle Ruins. Valkenburg Castle is a castle ruin in the South Limburg fortified town of Valkenburg. The high-altitude castle, which is rare for the Netherlands, is located on the Heunsberg, an offshoot of the Margraten plateau. The castle, once the stronghold of the lords of Valkenburg, was destroyed in 1672 but never completely demolished. Below the castle are several escape corridors and the Castle Quarry. The Valkenburg castle ruins are an important tourist attraction and have been a protected national monument since 1967. It always is a happy occasion and an experience to visit here.
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Tim Croes on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Prett cool spot to walk through. Not much information to be found on site. Would love to be able to read about stuff.
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Andreanne U. on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Booked tickets online to visit the castle. Though it was convenient, we had to pay a little bit more to visit the Velvet Cave too. Tip: If you want to visit both the ruins and the cave, there is a kiosk where the Velvet Cave (Fluweelengrot) is located & they sell the combined tickets there. It wasn't possible to book that kind of ticket online. The ruins were interesting & needs a whole lot of imagining when you start reading the descriptions. Worth the visit.
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Madhu Kudukkasseri on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice view from here to the Village top. But unfortunately was closed due to Corona Hard-lockdown ..
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CL on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Easy experience to get in. Tickets available through kiosk. Museumkaart holders can scan directly at the turnstile. Audio guide available on your own phone using free wifi. But the program is mostly repeating what you can read on the signs which are in Dutch and English. Nice views.
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April Croes on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great free stop with the Museumkaart. Very glad they had an elevator to get up the first hill, and the rest wasn't too bad. Great views of the city and lots of fun seeing the ruins of such an amazing old building. Was also fun to see all the old inscriptions in the stone from prior visitors ? Was just missing a souvenir shop ?
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