To the south of our country – hello Limburg – travel, but for once look for something other than it suuje suuje (So ​​Maastricht)? Situated a little further north, in the green surroundings of Grashoek near Venlo, find your picking garden In the 7th Heaven and in our opinion this picking garden has everything a dreamy picking garden should have! Just when you think you've gotten lost on all those winding roads straight through the Limburg landscape, you reach this place - far away from civilization. Started in 2014 – and still dependent on it through crowdfunding – with ideological principles, the owners have managed to build a true paradise. Strolling through the lush orchards, flower and fruit picking gardens is an option here. The nice thing about a picking garden is of course being able to pick yourself: for a small fee (from 3 euros: Bart's on a budget these expensive days) you can pick everything with a woven wicker basket. That sounds as fun as it is! Read more.

Anyone who thought Limburg had no beach is wrong: at the beach pavilion Sunset Lounge Beach Club At the Roermondse Maasplassen (aha!) you will find an exotic lounge terrace, beach and beach pavilion in one place. After a wonderful day of sailing on the Maasplassen, settle down on the terrace. Add rosette and cheers!

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Now that autumn has started, we are busy mapping out beautiful autumn walking routes. When in Limburg, then make sure that the walk along the Arcen Castle Gardens located in the picturesque village of Arcen in North Limburg. You can spend hours strolling through the castle gardens and enjoying one of the most versatile flower and plant parks in Europe. A hot chocolate in a unique pavilion to warm up and let's move on! The pedometer reaches 10.000 steps automatically. Plus: there is a hotel! Park Hotel Horst. You don't have to think about that anymore.

A beer café named after 'the beer mug with lid (valve) from which Venlo residents drank their beer in the past'. If people wanted to order a glass of beer, they ordered a 'valve', according to the owner. 10 points and we're not even in yet. In 2021, the beer café serves no fewer than a hundred types of (special) beer and has its own city brewery. Every now and then it turns into a place for live events, from jazz music to a pub quiz ('Klep quiz'). Spend an evening in this authentic café located in a narrow, 16th-century street in Venlo and you are guaranteed a wonderful evening out.