Venlo Tourist Places to Visit in Venlo, Netherlands, Europe

Venlo Tourist Places to Visit in Venlo, Netherlands, Europe

Venlo is a city as well as municipality located in the Limburg province in the Netherlands, about 75 km northeast of the provincial capital, Maastricht and 180 km southeast of the national capital, Amsterdam. Venlo is especially noted for its cultural centres and festival celebrations.

Geography of Venlo:

Venlo coordinates with 51°22′ N latitude and 6°10′ E longitude, covering an area of 128.99 sq. km.

History of Venlo:

The municipality of Venlo is a merger of several other municipalities like Belfeld and Tegelen which were joined Venlo municipality in 2001, and Arcen en Velden municipality merged into Venlo in 2010. During the 9^th century, Venlo was one of the major trade centres in the Meuse-Rhine area and it gained city rights in 1343.

How to reach Venlo?

Venlo is served by the Maastricht Aachen Airport, located around 65 km away operating flights to Bergamo, Girona, London, Brive, Dublin, Faro, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Faro.

Ryanair, Corendon Airlines and Transavia.com are the three airlines serving Maastricht Aachen Airport.

Venlo is connected by train to Roermond, Nijmegen and Eindhoven in the Netherlands and Kaldenkirchen, Viersen and Monchengladbach in Germany.

The city of Venlo also houses many travel agencies offering bikes and cars for local travel on day and week basis with valid identity proof and advance.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Venlo:

Venlo is home to many colorful festivals showcasing the culture of the region such as Vastelaovend which is a carnival, celebrated in the month of February or March and another event is Zomerparkfeest which is a summer park festival, held in the month of August.

Including traditional handicrafts and retail outlets, Venlo houses all the types of tourist favor shops.

Some of the fine food corners in Venlo are listed below:

Eethuis Tante Toer
Milk and Cookies
Brasserie Sur Place
Cafe de Klep
Mozaiek eten & drinken

What to do in Venlo?

Visiting museums
Walking
Festival celebrations

What to see in Venlo?

Museum van Bommel van Dam:

The Museum van Bommel van Dam is a modern art museum in Venlo hosting drawing, sculpture and painting exhibitions year round. This inviting museum was established by Maarten, and Reina van Bommel-van Dam. It is a worth visit.

Venlo City Hall:

The Venlo City Hall is one of the major landmarks as well as tourist attractions of Venlo. Both interior and exterior designs will be a big treat for visitors’ eyes.

Limburgs Museum:

The Limburgs Museum is a historic and cultural museum in Venlo describing the complete history, culture and tradition of the region through objects and exhibitions.

Other places of interest in and around Venlo include:

Theatre “De Maaspoort”
Holland Casino Venlo
Toko Indradjaja
Attractiepark Toverland
Basilica of St. Servatius
Parkstad Limburg Theater
Discovery Center Continium,
Castle Ruins & Velvet Cave
Holland Casino Valkenburg
Maasplassen, Roermond
Snow World Landgraaf
Drielandenpunt
Het Aardbeienland
Museum aan het Vrijthof
Natural History Museum

When to visit Venlo?

Venlo can be visited throughout the year, especially between May and September will be ideal.

Where to stay in Venlo?

There are many modernized hotels in all around Venlo offering unforgettable hospitality services for guests coming to the place throughout the year with latest facilities including spa, hot water bath and arrangement of vehicles. List of the reputed hotels in Venlo include: