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DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Achel
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Achel
Achel is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Sint-Huibrechts-Lille, 36km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Achel is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 5,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sint-Huibrechts-Lille, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Achel?
Within an hour or so of Achel: DAF Museum (21 km), Thorn (27 km), Circuit Zolder (33 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Achel?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture and Brouwersdam.
Where is Achel?
Achel is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Sint-Huibrechts-Lille.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,365
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.2530, 5.4798
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Worth the detour from Achel
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
27 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Circuit Zolder
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Valkenburg Marl Caves
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
50 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Achel
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 67 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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