Aachen Stroll Tour

Look forward to the old cathedral city of Aachen and the famous Aachen Cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and savour the famous "Aachener Printen".

Take a leisurely train ride to Eschweiler, where you hop on your bike and follow the small Inde river. At the foot of the Goldstein hilltop, it's worth taking a detour up to the Indemann, whose viewing platform offers spectacular views of the neighbouring open-cast lignite mine "Inden". Your flat cycle stage leads directly along the edge of the mining area! Passing the idyllic Lucherberger lake, you reach the lively little river Rur, which takes you to Jülich with its citadel.

How beautiful! A whole day awaits you on the varied Rur-Ufer cycle path! Here, wide open farmland alternates with small villages. You cycle along the well-signposted flat cycle path, mostly directly alongside the idyllic course of the river. Some quarry ponds along the way tempt you to take a break for a swim - including the Effelder Waldsee. It offers a lovely terrace for excursions in the immediate vicinity of the hotel.

You quickly cross the border and cycle along the most beautiful Dutch cycle paths. Daelenbrook Castle and the Romanesque basilica in Sankt Odilienberg lie along the way before you reach the mouth of the Rhine in the old Hanseatic city of Roermond. Marvel at the many listed buildings in the city centre, dominated by the cathedral. A stroll through the enchanting pedestrian zone is a highlight of this journey. From now on, the navigable Meuse will be your new companion. You cycle along embankment paths and well-maintained cycle paths through this varied water landscape to the white town of Thorn with its listed village centre and beautiful abbey church. Now it's not far to the hotel in Maaseik in Belgium. You will have cycled through three countries in one day!

Along the Meuse, you will cross the national border again and again as you cycle through the narrowest part of the Netherlands, which is only 4.8 kilometres wide here. Marvel at the oxbow lakes, nature reserves and the many Meuse lakes, which offer a variety of water sports. The heart of this special cycling region beats here with its beautiful cafés and beer gardens. In the afternoon, the picturesque church village of "Oud-Rekem", which was voted the "most beautiful village in Flanders" in 2008, beckons before you reach the medieval university city of Maastricht. Stroll through the historic city centre, which is home to around 1500 monuments, and marvel at the Gothic St. John's Church (Sint Janskerk).

Today you leave the familiar river landscape and cycle through the slightly hilly Zuid-Limburg. Look forward to the tourist centre of the southernmost region of the Netherlands. Marvel at the historic towns, old half-timbered houses, watermills, castles, fortresses and country estates. There are always romantic places to stop for a bite to eat! Cycle through the narrow valley of the Geul to Valkenburg with its extensive system of tunnels in the Fluweelen Grotto, before cycling back to Aachen via Vaals.