Win a camping trip in South Limburg
South Limburg, un-Dutch beautiful!
A green undulating hilly landscape, many castles and half-timbered farms, blooming orchards, sunken lanes and hollow roads, the rich language, culture and traditions, and delicious regional products: that is South Limburg! These unique characteristics make this southernmost part of the Netherlands an area with its own identity.
Pearls along the road
They lie like white pearls scattered in the undulating green hilly landscape: the characteristic half-timbered houses and half-timbered farms. Until the last century, farmers built and maintained these white houses with wooden frames themselves. Construction, where the skeleton is made of wood, stones, straw and loam, was the normal way of building houses in the Heuvelland until 1850. Along roads and paths, against houses or in the middle of the landscape, roadside crosses can be found everywhere in South Limburg. These small monuments are characteristic elements of the Catholic faith and all have their own story.
Standard orchards and the May tree
When the fruit trees are in full bloom in spring, they adorn this rolling region with their impressive display of colours. The rosy cherry blossom is followed by the cream-white pear blossom and the light pink apple blossom. Due to their landscape, cultural-historical and biological value, the standard orchards have been preserved here. Before the beginning of summer, fertility is invoked over the cattle and fields by planting a May tree. This old tradition can be found in villages such as Meerssen, Valkenburg, Noorbeek and Banholt. In the middle of the village, a tall, bare pine tree is 'planted' upright and decorated with the traditional wreath.
From the land to the plate
In South Limburg, everything grows and flourishes in the fields, in the extensive orchards, in the hop fields and on the wine estates. The sun-ripened harvest then comes into the loving hands of all kinds of professionals: syrup makers, winegrowers, bakers and brewers. Did you know that the traditional making of Limburg syrup has been added to the UNESCO list of intangible heritage? In an artisanal and traditional way, apples and pears are cooked in various places in South Limburg without the addition of colour, flavour and fragrance to make the most delicious syrups. These can then be found on the cosy farm terraces. Only an artisanal ice cream or a piece of vlaai is then still missing.
At the campsite
No other region in the Netherlands is as well suited for a camper or caravan trip. Rolling green hills, vast plateaus are interspersed with characteristic villages and the most beautiful views. Moreover, South Limburg has various tourist attractions and events that people like to visit in combination with a walk or bike ride.
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Giveaway - Camping in South Limburg
South Limburg is unique in the Netherlands and is excellent for a camper or caravan trip. Do you want to wake up soon in the Heuvelland and enjoy the rolling valleys, green hills and cool streams? Camping Cottesserhoeve is giving away a long weekend of camping in one of the most beautiful places in South Limburg. This campsite is hidden in the greenery at the very tip of the Netherlands, close to the Belgian border.
Have we whetted your appetite? Send an email quickly to marketing@vvvzuidlimburg.nl stating your name, address and telephone number and the subject 'Winactie Camping Cottesserhoeve'. Perhaps you will soon wake up in 'Os Sjoen Limburg'.
