Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Venlo, Netherlands

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 25 m
Descend 27 m

Experience Venlo in Netherlands in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Venlo

Sight 1: Heilige Familiekerk

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Heilige Familiekerk Parsifal2000 / CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

The Holy Family Church is a church building in the Dutch city of Venlo in the municipality of the same name. The monumental church is located in the Hogekamp district east of the Venlo city center, at the intersection of Belletablestraat and Hertog Reinoudsingel.

Wikipedia: Heilige-Familiekerk (Venlo) (NL), Website

46 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Henri Belletable

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Henri Hubert Belletable was a Dutch soldier, a Belgian officer and founder of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Family in Liège, Belgium.

Wikipedia: Henri Belletable (NL)

752 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Sint-Martinusbasiliek

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461 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Heilig Hartbeeld

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The Sacred Heart statue is a statue made by August Falise in the Dutch city of Venlo, in the province of Limburg.

Wikipedia: Heilig Hartbeeld (Venlo) (NL)

46 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Museum van Bommel van Dam

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Museum van Bommel van Dam Rob Oo / CC BY 2.0

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. Exhibitions are held of paintings or drawings, sculpture or photography.

Wikipedia: Museum van Bommel van Dam (EN), Website

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Limburgs Museum

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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.

Wikipedia: Limburg Museum (EN), Website

804 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: De Wachters

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The Guards are four cast-iron war memorials located in the municipality of Venlo and designed by the Japanese-American sculptor Shinkichi Tajiri. The statues are located on the Maas bridge between Venlo and Blerick and were designed in memory of all war victims in the Second World War. On 2 May 2007 the statues were unveiled by Queen Beatrix.

Wikipedia: De Wachters (NL)

770 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Mariakerk

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Mariakerk Cuypers, Pierre Joseph Hubert (Fotograaf) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Church of Our Lady Immaculate Conception is one of the churches in Venlo, and is located in the Sinselveld district. This church was one of the last to be designed by Pierre Cuypers. It is popularly called St. Mary's Church.

Wikipedia: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Onbevlekt Ontvangenkerk (Venlo) (NL), Website

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