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Castle on the river In the 12th century, the lords of Location Cuijk built a castle at the mouth of the river Raam, the only spot on the banks of the Maas in the Land of Cuijk offering suitable moorings. ZWOLLE A settlement grew around the castle, Ideal trade route AMSTERDAM and Grave was born. From the middle ages, Grave grew into a prosperous trading town. This THE HAGUE ARNHEM is reflected in many of the town’s NIJMEGEN historic monuments. The Maas is still KLEVE an important trade route, as well as a DEN BOSCH XANTEN beautiful tourist spot. GERMANY EINDHOVEN

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This flyer has been produced thanks to the cooperation ofthe municipality of Grave, Platform for Tourism & Recreation, Grave Promotie, Weijsters & Kooij vormgevers, CumLingua Language & Communication and Graeft Voort • Photography: Ed van Alem, Marco van den Broek, Photography Club De Soos Grave, Anneke Gambon, Graafs Museum, Bas Jansen, W&K • Tips or suggestions: info@gravepromotie | © 2019 Subject to change FREE

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range of places to stay in Grave, check out out check Grave, in stay to places of range

the of details For you. awaits welcome

friendly and warm a setting, motel a

or for, looking you’re B&B centre town or

farmhouse characteristic a it’s Whether

Accommodation

in this unique historic setting! historic unique this in

yourself for hospitality Brabant famous the Winter Fair Winter 23 + 24 November 24 + 23

excellent restaurants. Come and experience experience and Come restaurants. excellent Saint Nicholas Procession Nicholas Saint 17 November 17

and international culinary delights in the the in delights culinary international and Liberation of Grave Remembrance Day Remembrance Grave of Liberation 17 September 17

Relax in one of the cosy bars. Or enjoy local local enjoy Or bars. cosy the of one in Relax Monument Weekend Monument 14 + 15 September 15 + 14

Or people watch in the heart of the town. town. the of heart the in watch people Or Market Garden Remembrance Event Event Remembrance Garden Market 13–22 September 13–22

by. go boats the as terrace a on Unwind Civil Guard’s King Marksman Festival Festival Marksman King Guard’s Civil 7 September September 7

culinary delights culinary Speciality Beer Festival Beer Speciality 1 September September 1

Picturesque terraces & terraces Picturesque Hot-air balloon Festival balloon Hot-air 9 + 10 August August 10 + 9

Nijmegen Four-Day Walk passing through passing Walk Four-Day Nijmegen

19 July July 19

atmosphere in the old town. old the in atmosphere ‘Tearjerkers’ Song Festival Song ‘Tearjerkers’ 7 July July 7

Come and Experience Historic Grave! Grave! Historic Experience and Come

the bustling market adds to the unique unique the to adds market bustling the Outdoor concert (bring your own chair) own your (bring concert Outdoor

4 July July 4

Dutch high-street stores. On Friday mornings, mornings, Friday On stores. high-street Dutch Equestrian Festival Equestrian

28-30 June June 28-30

terraces and restaurants await you. you. await restaurants and terraces

and many more, stand alongside well-known well-known alongside stand more, many and Whitsun Festivities Whitsun 7 - 10 June June 10 - 7

shops, characteristic events; and

gifts, homeopathic products, home interiors, interiors, home products, homeopathic gifts, Historic Spectacle Spectacle Historic 7 April April 7

delicatessen, shoes & clothes, flowers & & flowers clothes, & shoes delicatessen, festivals famous monuments;

In 2019 In specialist local retailers: art & antiques, antiques, & art retailers: local specialist

historic its Today, centuries.

gables are home to a surprising range of of range surprising a to home are gables

decorated with buildings Centuries-old

for foe and friend fascinated

wide. When can we welcome you? welcome we can When wide.

Characteristic shops shops Characteristic

attract people of all ages, from far and and far from ages, all of people attract

and surprised has Maas the on

Throughout the year, events in Grave Grave in events year, the Throughout

and present present and town fortified picturesque This

past Grave Enjoy Events Events

Origins and Discover EN growth, sieges Grave and EXPERIENCE and glory days Land van Cuijk

In the old heart beleefhistorischgrave.nl HISTORIC of the town, / beleefhistorischgrave you’re taken back Seven sieges landvancuijk.nl GRAVE In de 13th century, Grave was granted hundreds of years. city rights. In the centuries that Tourist Information Guided walks followed, the town experienced no Don’t forget to visit Tourist Information Learn all about our rich and often fewer than seven heavy sieges, Grave Southern Water line visitor’s turbulent history, and discover the including occupation and destruction centre in the historical townhall. Here, hidden gems of historic Grave by the Spanish and the French. But as you’ll find an extensive selection of with the help of an expert guide. the Grave anthem proudly declares: brochures and guides, and the team You can book a guided tour at “Time after time, our brave little town will be happy to help you. Other the tourist information office. re-emerged in freedom.” tourist meeting points can be found The team can also arrange Together with 10 other fortified towns, at Catharinahof (on Koninginnedijk), refreshments and other activities. The cobbled streets lined with 17th Grave is part of the important Dutch Motel Koolen (in Velp) and in other For further details, contact: and 18th century houses, narrow defences known as the Southern venues across the Land van Cuijk T +31 (0)486 87 00 67 or email alleyways and impressive monuments Waterline: the oldest, longest and most region: Boxmeer, Cuijk, Sint Anthonis [email protected]. recreate a bygone era. Each tells a utilised waterline in the Netherlands. and Mill & Sint Hubert. part of the Grave’s rich and turbulent history.

Castle on the river In the 12th century, the lords of Location Cuijk built a castle at the mouth of the river Raam, the only spot on the banks of the Maas in the Land of Cuijk offering suitable moorings. ZWOLLE A settlement grew around the castle, Ideal trade route AMSTERDAM and Grave was born. From the middle ages, Grave grew into a prosperous trading town. This THE HAGUE ARNHEM is reflected in many of the town’s NIJMEGEN historic monuments. The Maas is still KLEVE an important trade route, as well as a DEN BOSCH XANTEN beautiful tourist spot. GERMANY EINDHOVEN

BELGIUM

AACHEN

This flyer has been produced thanks to the cooperation ofthe municipality of Grave, Platform for Tourism & Recreation, Grave Promotie, Weijsters & Kooij vormgevers, CumLingua Language & Communication and Graeft Voort • Photography: Ed van Alem, Marco van den Broek, Photography Club De Soos Grave, Anneke Gambon, Graafs Museum, Bas Jansen, W&K • Tips or suggestions: info@gravepromotie | © 2019 Subject to change FREE Monuments in Belfort (Bell tower) 4 Arsenaal 7

The Belfort in the heart of the This impressive complex was once partly Grave 9 top tips town was built in the used as a coach house for the castle. functional, post-war Bossche When this was destroyed during the siege School style. This old bell tower of Grave in 1674, the ground was raised to will take on a new role as a create artillery positions. From the top of watch tower, giving visitors the mound, ‘the Kat’, take in the fabulous Saint Elisabeth’s Church 1 stunning views over the views over the town and surrounding historic rooftops of Grave, the countryside to the spires of Old Velp. Saint Elisabeth’s Catholic church dates river Maas and its floodplains. back to 1250. Much has changed of the original construction. Nevertheless, ‘the Elisabeth’, as she is fondly Old Velp: monasteries & small church 8 referred to by locals, is still an important feature of the picturesque Old Town Hall 5 Cycle or walk past the Kazematten fortified town. The lofty nave and and Sasse pumping station along beautifully carved pulpit are stunning. the dyke to Old Velp. The three The first Grave town hall was built on this And be sure to look up at the church towers are prominent on spot in the 13th century. The historic impressive Smits organ. For more the horizon, inviting visitors to building has been restored to its 1730 state, information (in Dutch), see the former monasteries of the and is, not-surprisingly, a popular venue st-elisabethkerk.nl Redemptoristine nuns, and for marriage ceremonies. This is also Franciscan monks. The small where you’ll find Tourist Information Grave Vincentius church is now an and the Southern Water Line visitor’s arts centre. For the latest centre. For more information, see exhibitions and concerts, see Maaspoort (Maas Gate) 2 zuiderwaterlinie.nl kunstinhetkerkje.nl

For centuries, many a captain would moor his vessel here, to trade grain, salt, coal, cheese, wine, herring, slate and other Hampoort (Ham Gate) 6 valuable cargo. The Maaspoort was their gateway to the fortified This Unesco monument from 1688 is town. Today, it provides the part of the original fortifications. It is backdrop for various water-front now home to the guild of the town Casemate bunkers 9 events, including the arrival of guard musket bearers as well as the Sint Nicolas by steamboat in Graafs Museum. The permanent Constructed in 1936 to protect the Grave bridge, these military mid-November each year. exhibition ‘A Window onto the Graafs bunkers still have the same extensive view as then. The Heritage’ takes you back in time importance of the simple yet highly effective structures during through the history of Grave: from the Operation Market Garden and the liberation of Grave is stone age to present day. There are undisputed. They are now a museum well-worth visiting. For also changing exhibits. You’ll find more Bagijnen Church 3 opening times, see graafskazemattenmuseum.nl information on graafsmuseum.nl and cloveniersgildegrave.nl Now home to the Protestant church and a multifunctional community centre, this former chapel dates back to 1526. It lies in a historic LOSWAL spot in the heart of Grave, next to MAAS the old beguinage (Beguine 2 courtyard) that originates from the end of the 13th century. MAASS MAAS N KADE TRAA T AT BEKAF RA ST O R U TE D Y E RU RK HA P RI VE OLIE HO R DE KE N E N OFSCHE HT SE KT ST N AC R ST MA RA AT AL S R T O JAN VA RA GS N CUYKDIJK T T AT 1 AG R MARINA RMERIE DW AA INFI 5 T HOOF i S T C HE ER 9 < TRAA 3 ES STRAAT TRAA BRUG HO 1 KM AWAY KO VENS AT NINGINNEDIJK RA OFSCHE T HA ST 4 GIJNEN T BA HAM S T PO RA ST TRAA AT TERNEN AT RA RA ST R ER AT AV K T N A ELSENS LI EL K A R AT I T J A TE S DEN N T KA S NE T I TR N A Key LU ST U RA H VA EEL ST T THS IS S E TJ R A B ORANJEBASTI G A TER ON E . JO ST IS PA Museum EL . T S Bus station 7

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