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        The Kasteeltuinen,
         the gardens of the
        17th-century Castle
       Arcen (see p374), in the
          town of the same
         name on the River
         Maas, have a lovely
       rose garden, as well as
       subtropical gardens, a
        forest of Scots pines
          and a golf course.










     Oss
 Heusden
                      Gennep
 ’s-Hertogenbosch
 Oosterhout
            Uden
 Breda  Boxtel
 Tilburg
 Roosendaal            Venray
 NORTH BRABANT
 Bergen
 op Zoom  (See pp358–69)  Nuenen  Helmond          The Bonnefantenmuseum
                                            (see pp378–9) in Maastricht is housed in a
 Zundert                                     striking building designed by the Italian
     Eindhoven                                architect Aldo Rossi. The collections of
                                               old works of art and contemporary
     Valkenswaard               Venlo            international art are impressive.
                             Tegelen

           Weert    LIMBURG
                    (See pp370–85)
     The Van
     Abbemuseum      Roermond
                Maasbracht




                       Sittard
                    Geleen

                      Heerlen
               Maastricht
                                              The route through the Heuvelland
                                           (see pp384–85) passes among hills and dales
                 Eijsden                   and by meandering rivers, their banks dotted
                                            with old castles. Outstanding examples of
                                           these are the 17th-century Kasteel Eijsden
                                               and Kasteel Schaloen in Valkenburg.




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