Enjoying your stay in Nijmegen
Gelderland, The Netherlands
Nijmegen is a beautiful city eventhough you might find it a bit crowded.
Enjoying the Nature:
There are lot of nature routes for walking and biking in and around Nijmegen. The famous of them is the Berg en Dal
route.
http://www.lekkerwandelen.nl/
http://www.wandelnet.nl/
Nearest National Park: Hoge Veluwe Site about the area http://www.theveluwe.com/.
Botanical Garden
Not to be missed are the two historical parks in the center of Nijmegen:
Kronenburger park
Valkhof park
You should visit Goffert park in the middle of the city on a hot summer day and will enjoy the cool of the trees!
You can visit the Staddijk park - if you live in the south of the City.
Attraction Parks:
Visiting Museums:
Museaum Park Orientalis (Closed for renovation till 2011)
Afrika Museum
Velorama - Bike Museum Nijmegen
MuZIEum - Museum about blind
Het Valkhof - Valkhof Museum
Nijmegen Natural History Museum
National Liberation Museum
Open Air Museaum Arnhem - this is in nearby city, highly recomended!
Wild-Life Attractions:
Nearest: Burger's Zoo Arnhem
Transportation: Getting around
Novio - Site of local Nijmegen bus company
(To be continued...)
Links:
- Virtual Tourist: Nijmegen
- Tourism Board Site: Region of Nijmegen
- English Language Churches in Nijmegen
- Expatica: Living in the Netherlands