Valkenburg, the Netherlands: A Christmas Market in a Cave! (Gemeentegrot & Fluweelengrot)
We went to Valkenburg in Limburg, the Netherlands to go to a Christmas market with a twist: it was held inside a cave system! We did our Christmas shopping, tried gluhwein (mulled wine), chocomelk, and a freshly baked stroopwafel, and had an awesome day in a cute little town not too far from Maastricht. What a unique Christmas market. Great day out for sure!
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Kerstmarkt in Gemeentegrot Valkenburg
Kerstmis en Valkenburg aan de Geul zijn al jarenlang op een speciale manier met elkaar verbonden. Gedurende de donkere dagen verandert Valkenburg, gelegen in het sprookjesachtige Heuvelland, in een sfeervol kerststadje. Met sfeervolle lichtjes, kerstbomen, engelenhaar en soms onverwacht een pak sneeuw, ademt Valkenburg één en al kerstsfeer uit. Wie niet beter zou weten, zou denken dat de Kerstman uit Valkenburg komt.
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In Valkenburg aan de Geul, the Christmas town (Dé kerststad van Nederland), not far from Maastricht, you can really get into the mood for the christmas time. The beautiful town shines in the Christmas glow and that for over 30 years. There are a lot of caves and with the Gemeentegrot also the oldest, largest and most visited underground Christmas market in Europe. Here you can stay for hours and just enjoy. The highlight is Saturdays and Wednesdays, the half-hour Christmas parade. We were here for the first time and have had a lot of fun, we just did not make many other attractions, because there should be more than 200 km of underground passages there and at 12 degrees constant cave temperature, the weather does not matter!
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In Valkenburg aan de Geul die Weihnachtsstadt der Niederlande unweit von Maastricht kann man sich so richtig sich auf das Fest einstimmen. Das wunderschöne Städtchen erstrahlt im weihnachtlichen Glanz und das schon seit über 30 Jahren. Hier gibt es eine Vielzahl von Grotten und mit der Gemeentegrot auch den ältesten, größten und meistbesuchtesten unterirdischen Weihnachtsmarkt Europas. Hier kann man stundenlang verweilen und einfach nur genießen. Der Höhepunkt ist Samstags und Mittwochs die halbstündige Weihnachtsparade. Wir waren zum ersten Mal hier und haben riesen Spass gehabt, viele weitere Attraktionen haben wir einfach nicht geschafft, denn es soll insgesamt über 200 km unterirdische Gänge dort geben und bei 12 Grad konstante Grottentemperatur kann einem das Wetter auch egal sein !
Playlist: Christmas & New Years Day
Time: 2th december 2017
Location: Valkenburg aan de Geul / Nederland
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Valkenburg the Christmas town of the Netherlands [Part II] 4K
Valkenburg aan de Geul is perhaps the next Christmas city in Europe and it is located in the Netherlands. Not far from Maastricht you can really get into the mood for the festival. There are a lot of caves and with the sand sculptures in the Winterwonderland and the Kerstmarkt in the Fluweelengrotte we summarized after two years the open highlights in our second part in this video. You can really spend hours in the festively decorated streets and just enjoy. Because the weather was so nice on the first day of Advent, we went up to the mood with the Kabelbaan Wilhelminaturm to enjoy the beautiful view.
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Time: 30th november 2019
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Weihnachtsmarkt in Valkenburg (Christmasmarket in Valkenburg)
Die Stadt Valkenburg liegt nur wenige Kilometer hinter der deutschen Grenze (bei Aachen) in den Niederlanden. In den kalten, dunklen Wintermonaten verwandelt sich der Ort in eine prächtige Weihnachtsstadt.
Hoch über der Stadt thront dann auch die eindrucksvolle Ruine der Valkenburg, die einzige Höhenburg in den Niederlanden. Direkt daneben befindet sich die Fluweelengrotte, ein aus Sandstein gehauene Höhlen, in der jährlich der größte unterirdische Weihnachtsmarkt Europas stattfindet. Bemerkenswert sind dabei hier auch die Kohlezeichnungen an den Felswänden die zum größten Teil aus dem 18. jahrhundert stammen.
Aus Sand sind auch die Skulpturen die man in der Wilhelmina-Grotte sehen kann. Passend zur Jahreszeit wurde die Weihnachtsgeschichte nachgebildet.
The town of Valkenburg lies a few kilometers from the German border (at Aachen) in the Netherlands .In the cold, dark winter months, turned the place into a wonderful Christmas City.
High above the city perched the impressive ruins of Valkenburg, the only hill castle in the Netherlands. Beside there is the Fluweelengrotte, a carved sandstone caves, which takes place annually for the largest underground Christmas market in Europe. Noteworthy are also the charcoal drawings on the rock. The most of them are from the 18th century. From sand also are the sculptures in the Wilhelmina-Cave, with whom has formed the christmas story.
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We visited the castle at Valkenburg and the caves, Fluweelengrot, underneath.
Valkenburg Castle is a ruined castle in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. It is unique in the Netherlands by being the only castle in the country built on a Hill. The castle is listed in the top hundred of Dutch cultural monuments. Wikipedia
Fluweelengrot
The caves beneath Valkenburg have been excavated for more than 2,000 years and inhabited by various people dating back to the Roman period. The Fluweelengrot (Velvet Cave) lies beneath the ruins of a castle. There are more than five kilometers of secret passageways that during medieval times were used to help save the castle when marauders attacked. Another highlight in Fluweelengrot is the names carved into the walls by U.S. soldiers when they came to liberate Valkenburg from the Germans toward the end of World War II.
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Netherlands, Valkenburg aan de Geul is a small community which has long been a real tourist magnet. People come here to discover the mines and caves with their drawings that date back to Roman times; another attraction is the Valkenburg castle from which you can observe the glorious landscape of Limburg.
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Valkenburg aan de Geul (Limburgish: Valkeberg) is a municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch province of Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul.
These days Valkenburg is especially known for its many tourist attractions, its chalk houses (locally called mergel or marl) and the attractive hilly countryside. The main sight are:
Valkenburg castle, of which only a ruin remains, though still impressive;
several other castles, castle farms and stately homes, mostly situated along the Geul river;
Oud-Valkenburg, a small village along the Geul with a particularly picturesque ensemble of a gothic church, two castles (Genhoes and Schaloen) and several historic farmsteads, all in local marlstone;
several watermills, two in the old town;
parts of the city walls and two of three city gates survived (Berkelpoort and Grendelpoort; there are plans for the third gate to be rebuilt);
old court building (Spaans Leenhof);
Saint Nicolas church, a Gothic church in Valkenburg with some late Medieval wood carvings;
Saint Gerlachus church in nearby Houthem Sint-Gerlach, with Baroque frescos by Johann Adam Schöpf, painted on marl;
several former marl quarries (locally called 'caves', although they are largely man-made), offering guided tours; some have interesting charcoal drawings and marl sculptures, one has been recreated as the catacombs of Rome (designed by Pierre Cuypers), another one as a coal mine; in the winter Christmas markets are held in some quarries;
a 30-metre-high (98-foot) viewing tower (Wilhelminatoren) atop a hill, connected to the town below by aerial lift
Thermae 2000, a sauna and wellness resort;
a Holland Casino branch, as well as a large park around it (Kuurpark)
two amusement parks; one focusing on popular fairy tales (Sprookjesbos)
Valkenburg is situated in a part of the Netherlands that is known for its natural beauty and many historical buildings. The area, although quite hilly, is perfectly suited for walks or (mountain) bike tours.
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Weihnachtsparade in Kerststad Valkenburg | Dezember 2019 |Holland Netherland
Jedes Jahr zur Adventszeit Mittwoch und Samstag findet diese zauberhafte Parade statt.
Weihnachtsmarkt in Valkenburg (Fluweelengrot und Gemeentegrot)
Valkenburg, nur wenige Kilometer hinter der deutschen Grenze bei Aachen, bietet im Dezember ein besonderes Schauspiel: Die unter der Ruine der Valkenburg gelegenen Höhlen, Fluweelengrotte und Gemeentegrotte verwandeln sich in ein Meer aus Lichtern, Tannen und Weihnachtsschmuck und beherbergen den größten unterirdischen Weihnachtsmarkt Europas.
Neben Kohlezeichnungen aus dem 18. Jahrhundert verrichten dann Elfen ihr weihnachtliches Werk. Ob dieses stark amerikanisierte Weihnachten nun Kitsch oder Weihnachtsfeeling pur ist, muss jeder für sich selbst entscheiden. Wer jedoch einmal in der Nähe ist, sollte sich den Weihnachtsmarkt zumindest einmal angesehen haben.
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Veiligheid en Truffels in Gemeentegrot Valkenburg
Lange werkdagen, Glühwein, Truffels, en een flinke duit in het zakje van de gemeente. Kerststad Valkenburg is in volle gang.
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Christmas market and old drawings in cave the Fluweelengrot in Valkenburg.
The Fluweelengrot (Velvet Cave) was created by limestone mining and located in the Dutch town of Valkenburg.The cave is named after Andrew Flouin. In the 17th century, he owned the cave.
The underground mine is the result of marl extraction for the construction of the Castle Valkenburg and lies beneath the castle ruins. Following the completion of the castle, the marl was used to build houses. By the extraction of marl is an extensive labyrinth of corridors and tunnels created. The length of the Velvet Cave is over 10 km of tunnels.
In 1937, a whole new part of the cave uncovered. There were several escape routes from the castle to the caves discovered by accident.
In the French period filled the cave an important role in the history of Valkenburg. Because the church no longer could be used in the cave was made a chapel. Pastor Widdershoven spent there every Sunday Mass, but also the chapel used to baptize. When a person is baptized had to bring his own water: namely marlstone does not retain water.
World War II the cave served as shelter. At the beginning of the war Valkenburg was spared for the violence of war. In September 1944 the cave served as shelter for the people when heavy fighting took place.
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De Fluweelengrot is ontstaan door mergelwinning en bevindt zich in de Nederlandse gemeente Valkenburg aan de Geul. De grot dankt zijn naam aan Andreas Flouin. In de 17e eeuw was hij eigenaar van de grot.
Een andere lezing is dat de grot is vernoemd naar het Fluwientje, de steenmarter met een fluweelzachte vacht. De ondergrondse groeve is ontstaan door mergelwinning voor de bouw van Kasteel Valkenburg en ligt onder de kasteelruïne. Na de afronding van het kasteel werd de mergel gebruikt voor de bouw van huizen.
Door de winning van mergel is een uitgebreid labyrint van gangen en tunnels ontstaan. De lengte van de Fluweelengrot bedraagt ruim 10 km waarbij het complete gangenstelsel van alle grotten meer dan 200 km bedraagt.
In 1937 werd er een heel nieuw gedeelte van de grot blootgelegd. Er werden diverse vluchtgangen van het kasteel naar de grotten per toeval ontdekt.
In de Franse Tijd vervulde de grot een belangrijke rol in de Valkenburgse geschiedenis. Omdat de kerk niet meer gebruikt mocht worden werd in de grot een kapel gemaakt. Pastoor Widdershoven bracht daar iedere zondag een mis maar gebruikte de kapel ook om te dopen.
Bij een doop moest de persoon wel zijn eigen water meenemen: mergelsteen houdt namelijk geen water vast.
In de Tweede Wereldoorlog diende de grot als schuilplaats. In het begin van de oorlog werd Valkenburg gespaard voor het oorlogsgeweld. In september 1944 diende de grot als schuilplaats voor de bevolking toen er hevige gevechten plaatsvonden.
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Join me, #YourTravelBlogger, as we tour this adventurous and historic labyrinth of art and darkness. In 1853, to make the caves more attractive to tourists, the tales of the kingdom were drawn onto the cave walls. The walls were smoothed out, blackened with charcoal, and then the drawings were scratched into the wall with a sharp object.
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A bit of history... Under the ruins of the Valkenburg Castle in South Holland, dating back to the 11th century, lay the Velvet Caves. The caves were originally formed when marl was mined from the ground to form the castle walls. In times of siege, the secret passageways, which were only discovered in 1937, allowed the knights and their footmen to escape the castle and attack the enemy from behind or secretly bring supplies in. The Velvet Cave has many secrets. In the Second World War, during the German occupation, the cave served as a hideout for the people of Valkenburg and for the American troops.
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VALKENBURG CHRISTMAS MARKET IN A CAVE [ Dutch Kerstmarkt Impressions Video ]
Check out these impressions on the Valkenburg Christmas Market in a Cave. No talking, we just show you the vibe in the caves. If you want to visit, make sure to get tickets online. It will save you a lot of waiting time. Be prepared to have to wait in line even with online tickets (shorter waiting, but still). Enjoy the video about the Gemeentegrot Valkenburg Netherlands. Valkenburg aan de Geul is a gorgeous little city,
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Fragmenten van een tour door de donkere mergelgroeve