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Much fun to go to especially with a few VT-ers
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Small & Quiet
In a nutshell
good for one day outing...
johngayton Says: From the summit of Vaalserberg there are several nature trails leading into each of the three countries and some that circle around taking them all in.There are plenty of maps and the trails are signposted in the relevant languages.
johngayton Says: There are several bars at the summit of Vaalserberg, a couple of which offer panoramic views. The Bezoekers looks over the Netherlands and has a wooden observation tower and a pleasant sunny terrace facing inwards onto its car park.The De Bokkerijder looks out over Germany...
johngayton Says: OK It's more of a hill than a mountain but it is well-worth a visit, just to say that you've done it, and there's several bars at the top to encourage your effort!There's a couple of observation towers from which you can get a panoramic 360 degree view over the three...
pieter_jan_v Says: The Drie Landen Punt is the point where Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands come together. It's the top of the Vaalser Berg (321 meters); the highest point of The Netherlands.
LoriPori Says: As you can imagine, this area attracts a lot of tourists. Besides the Drie Landen Punt ( 3 Land Point ) there is a Labyrinth and a Panorama Tower. From Valserberg, the highest hill in the Netherlands, one can admire the superb view of Aachen, just across the frontier.This...
Hotel Kasteel Bloemendal: Hotel Kasteel Bloemendal
myriam_c Says: This château, dating back from the 18th century, is a very nice setting for hotel-restaurant Bloemendal.The restaurant is in one of the wings of the castle. It's a bit too huge for my taste, nevertheless it was beautifully furnished with nice large tables and comfy chairs....
Ijssalon Italia: Scrummy Strudel
johngayton Says: There's quite a few attractive looking restaurants and patisseries on Vaals' main street and I chose this one because its terrace was fairly busy. I hadn't realised it was an ice-cream place until I read the menu. This was written in Dutch, although the friendly waiter...
Iksi Says: Vaals is located west from Aachen Germany, between this two cities is only the state border.You just need to find the bus that goes on the Vaalser strasse. Local bus company is called ASEAG.
Getting To Vaals From Maastricht
johngayton Says: There is a regular bus service between Maastricht and Vaals, the South Limburg Veolia #50 which goes on to Aachen. Buses leave from stand D, just outside the train station, approximately every 15 minutes with a journey time of about 50 minutes. The main Vaals bus stop is on...
If You Don't Fancy Climbing The Mountain...
johngayton Says: ...you can take the bus. There's an hourly bus service, the Veolia #149, which runs between Vaals bus station and the Vaalserberg summit. If you've come from Maastricht and have bought the day ticket then this is valid on this service.
From Aachen to 3 Country Point (Drielandenpunt)
ATLC Says: Here's the route plan for bus Veolia line 50 from Aachen main station (Hauptbahnhof) to Vaals:http://www.avv.de/web/download/linien/euregio/050_veolia.pdfThen from Vaals to Tentstraat 81 (that's your stop). From there a 3 minute walk to Drielandenpunt (Gemmenicherweg 35),...
johngayton Says: With the 2010 World Cup football finals taking place during my Netherlands visit there were a riot of orange flags and pennants in every town, in many cases decorating whole streets.Here in Vaals, despite its proximity to the German and Belgian borders, it was no different....
pieter_jan_v Says: In the past The top of the Vaalser Berg was the point where 4 countries came together. For a time the neutral Moresnet was country number 4. It was a piece of land disputed by Germany and Belgium for economical (coal) reasons.The streetname still reflects the old situation.
Mique Says: going up the tower is a definite fun thing to do. The view is very much worth it. But... after you exit the elevator you have to climb a stair to get to the actual platform. And those stairs and the pathway to it is see-through. And it is quite high.. Several of us had a...
Pdr28 Says: Just on the outskirts of Vaals (direction Maastricht) you can see this car -Calvin & Hobbes
Walking through the Villender woods
pieter_jan_v Says: There are several walking routes in the woods of the Vaalser Berg.One is the Krijtlandpad. Good walking shoes and some food and drink.
Mique Says: There were signs indication different routes to hike. Of course we didn't do any of them.. but if you feel like it. It is quite a nice area with lots of forests and hills Good walking shoes would come in handy. And a lightweight raincoat. Don't trust our weather too much..
johngayton Says: Whilst Vaals is a Dutch town the German border is actually on the main street and the town is more like a suburb of nearby Aachen with about 30% of its population being German. On the German side the post boxes and telephones are all German and the houses were sporting the...
johngayton Says: Both in the centre of Vaals and at the summit of Vaalserberg there are VVV Tourist Information offices. The one in the town centre is on the main street, Maasterichterlaan, and is part of the newsagent/gift shop Totaal Gemak whilst the one at the top of the hill is a wooden...
Iksi Says: Vaals is small city on the border to Germany.Easy to access from Aachen by car or bus.Big shopping mall at the entrance to the city.The city is also home to the art weeks Tri-Arts in July and to the smallest museum of the Netherlands, De Kleng Wach.
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Q: How can I get to DRIE LANDEN PUNT - 3 LAND POINT from Aachen? Is there a bus from Aachen that will take me to the observation...
A: Here's the route plan for bus Veolia line 50 from Aachen main station (Hauptbahnhof) to Vaals: http://www.avv.de/web/download/linien/euregio/050_veolia.pdf Then from...
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