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.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Mechelen-aan-de-Maas
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Mechelen-aan-de-Maas
Mechelen-aan-de-Maas works well as a base: 10 minutes from Leut, 3km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Mechelen-aan-de-Maas is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Leut, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Mechelen-aan-de-Maas?
Within an hour or so of Mechelen-aan-de-Maas: Hoge Kempen National Park (3 km), Vrijthof Maastricht (13 km), Valkenburg Marl Caves (15 km), Thorn (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Mechelen-aan-de-Maas?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Chimay Street Circuit and Mosel Valley Wine Route.
Where is Mechelen-aan-de-Maas?
Mechelen-aan-de-Maas is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Leut.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,374
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.9659, 5.6914
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Worth the detour from Mechelen-aan-de-Maas
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Valkenburg Marl Caves
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
15 km · about 30 min 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.
24 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Vaalserberg Drielandenpunt
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom)
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
35 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Gileppe Dam
A 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Mechelen-aan-de-Maas
- 33 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
- 46 kmGileppe DamA 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
- 59 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
- 80 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
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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