Lower Rhine Region
Sample the finest of Germany and The Netherlands in the beautiful Lower Rhine region!
This piece of land in the heart of Europe is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful and most interesting cultural and recreational regions on the continent.
Experience the exciting interaction between nature and culture, tradition and present-day, and Netherlands and German history.
Facts:
- There is approximately 150 km of the Rhine River winding through the region.
- The Lower Rhine region covers an area of 5.756 km and has a population of 2.7 million.
- Experience two very different cultures without travelling far.
- Explore the beautiful national parks, green forests, gentle hills and numerous lakes and waterways.
- Discover over 500.000 years of history.
The Lower Rhine has its own airport which connects the region with the rest of Europe: the Airport Weeze, Ryanair destination Düsseldorf (Weeze).
Holiday Ideas
Nature & Parks
Nature on the Lower Rhine | Six Lakes Plain in Duisburg | Xanten Leisure Centre | Kamp Abbey | Historical Gardens | National Parks
Museums
Museums on the Lower Rhine | Duisburg Nord Industrial Landscape Park | Lower Rhine Open-Air Museum | Prussian Museum NRW | Xanten's Archaeological Park | Africa Museum | VELORAMA National Bicycle Museum | National Liberation Museum 1944-1945 | Orientalis Museum Park | MuZIEum | Museum Het Valkhof | Kaiser Wilhelm Museum | Museum of Silk Culture | German Textile Museum | Noordbrabants Museum | Liberty Park, National War and Resistance Museum | Hieronymus Bosch Art Center | Duisburg Museums 4 | Atlantis Children's Museum | Museum Kurhaus | Lower Rhine Museum for Folklore and Cultural History | B. C. Koekkoek-Haus | Museum for Modern Art | Dutch Water Museum | Dutch Open-Air Museum | Kröller-Müller Museum | Airborne Museum "Hartenstein"
