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The winding little river "Leu"
Pavlik_NL Says: Already in my Heythuyzen page I have told about the wonderful small rivers that Limburg has many of. The "Leu" is one of them and running through it's magnificent natural valley (partly a nature reserve park) it holds many beautiful places. As well on it's winding way...
From castle farm to Nunhems Seeds Company
Pavlik_NL Says: Next to the castle is a huge complex of white buildings that look still like the beautiful old large farm house it must have been. The castle farm consists of more then one "Limburgian hoeve" a square shaped building with an open centre, holding livinghouse, stables and...
Pavlik_NL Says: Hidden between the trees one can barely see the castle of Nunhem. It is also not possible to visit it as still a family of nobility lives here and part belongs to the Nunhems Seeds Company. It was mentioned first in the 15th century and what you see now is mainly created in...
Pavlik_NL Says: Anywhere you go in Nunhem you will meet little places of worseship, especially chapels and crosses are favourite. There are of course the classic ones like the already mentioned Servatius and Jozef chapel, but there are also modern variant in Nunhem present. In the picture a...
Chapels, a whole colllection of chapels
Pavlik_NL Says: Nunhems is rich of them and the most famous one is bares the same name as the church in this village: Saint Servatius (bishop in the Lowlands in the 4th century). It is situated on a hill in the forest of Nunhem and still a place of pelgrimage. Already in the 18th century...
Saint Servaas church, the small one
Pavlik_NL Says: Saint Servatius or simply Servaas in Nunhem is the centre of the religious believe that still has a strong hold on the Limburgian people. The holy Servatius was here and by wonder made a well in the village. It still is to be seen behind a chaple in the village (see other...
Hotel-restaurant Houben: A place where you will stay Bourgondian style
Pavlik_NL Says: The only place where you can stay in Nunhem is hotel restaurant and cafe Houben, but you will stay here very pleasant and good. Limburgian hospitality is famous and here you will find out why.
Legends, saga's and ghost stories
Pavlik_NL Says: There are many stories in these regions. Here is one of Nunhem."A girl promised eternal love to her fiancee, or she will give a whole barrel of lampoil to the church for it's candles. The girl broke not only her vow to her husband to be, but also to the church. After she...
Nunhem, well, this is quite off the beaten path
Pavlik_NL Says: Nunhem in the not so frequently visited mid-Limburgian landscape is definately off the beaten path for the foreign tourist. It is also not recommended to especially go there when you are visiting the Benelux, but nice to pass through on a travel through the area. For Dutch...
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The only place where you can stay in Nunhem is hotel restaurant and cafe Houben, but you will stay here very pleasant and good. Limburgian hospitality is famous...
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Nunhem, village of chapels and seeds
Just North of Haelen (a village North-West of Roermond) along the stream of the small river "Leu", there is this little village called "Nunhem". The name obviously doesn't say you anything, but in...
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