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1 Mook
Road Map D4. * 825. @ 83.
n Witteweg 10, Plasmolen
(024-6961762).
The village of Mook is on the
River Maas in the very north
of Limburg. On 14 April 1574,
the Prince of Orange’s army
was routed on the nearby
Mookerhei by the Spanish. The
star-shaped fortifications of the
Heumense Schans from the 80
Years War stand atop a 43-m
(141-ft) ridge from the Saalian
Ice Age. It offers a fantastic
vantage point from which to
view the Maas valley.
South of Mook is the recreation
area of the Mookerplas lake
and the fine estate of Sint
Jansberg, where the Bovenste
Plasmolen, an ancient watermill,
has been restored.

2 Venray
Road Map D5. * 43,000. @ 27, 29,
30, 39. n Passage 4, Venray (0478-
510505). ( Mon pm. The magnificent 16th-century Venlo town hall in the Markt
During World War II, Noord course. You can also take the 4 Venlo
Limburg was the scene of heavy waters at the Thermaalbad Road Map D5. * 100,000. @
fighting. An English and a Arcen spa; its mineral-rich water n Klasstraat 17, Bookstore Koops
German (at Ysselsteyn) military is extracted from 900 m (2,955 ft) (077-3543800). ( Fri pm, Sat.
cemetery lie near the town. underground. Other local delights
Nearby Overloon is home to the include special Arcen beer, The combined city of Venlo/
Oorlogs-en Ver zetsmuseum asparagus (with an asparagus Blerick began as a Roman
(War and Resistance Museum). market on Ascension Day), and settlement. In the Middle Ages
In 1944, Venray was largely the drink distilled by the Branderij it grew rich on trade. The
destroyed. The 15th-century De IJsvogel, housed in the 17th- 15th-century St Martinuskerk, a
basilica of St Petrus Banden, century Wijmarsche water mill. Gothic hall-type church, and Ald
with its magnificent interior, Outside Arcen is the Nationaal Weishoes, a Latin school built in
was given a new 80-m (262-ft) Park Landgoed de Hamert. the Gelderland Renaissance style
tower in restoration works. The dating from 1611, are among
Geijsteren estate on the Maas, Y Kasteeltuinen the few historical buildings to
where old Maas terraces are Lingsforterweg 26. Tel 077-4736010. have survived World War II. The
visible in the terrain, is an Open Apr–late Oct: 10am–6pm town hall was designed between
outstanding rambling area. daily. Closed rest of the year. & 1597 and 1600 by Willem van
- = Bommel. The local Museum
Van Bommel-Van Dam features
3 Arcen modern art; the Limburgs
Museum, archaeological finds.
Road Map D5. * 9,000. @ 83.
n Klasstraat 17, Bookstore Koops
(077-3543800). E Museum Van Bommel-
Van Dam
The main attraction of Arcen, Deken van Oppensingel 6. Tel 077-
picturesquely located on the 3513457. Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun.
Maas, is the finely restored Closed Mon, 1 Jan, Carnival, 25 Dec.
17th-century Arcen castle with its E Limburgs Museum
Kasteeltuinen (castle gardens). Keulsepoort 5. Tel 077-3522112.
They incorporate a rose garden, Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun.
subtropical gardens, Eastern Exquisite gardens of the 17th-century Closed 1 Jan, Carnival, 25 Dec.
gardens, a pine forest and a golf Arcen castle ∑ limburgsmuseum.nl
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p401 and p415

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