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  • Batenburg

    Batenburg

    In Batenburg, a picturesque town on the banks of the river Maas, time seems to have stopped. Stra...

    BATENBURG

    Sight

  • Groesbeek’s aqueduct

    Groesbeek’s aqueduct

    The Romans took full advantage of the landscape with differences in level rarely seen in this cou...

    BERG EN DAL

    Sight

  • Hotel Courage Waalkade

    Hotel Courage Waalkade

    Set in the heart of historic Nijmegen within a stone’s throw from the shopping and entertainment...

    NIJMEGEN

    Hotel

  • Recreatiegebied De Gouden Ham

    Recreatiegebied De Gouden Ham

    The Gouden Ham is located between the villages of Appeltern and Maasbommel. The area is largely w...

    Appeltern

    Recreation area

  • Audiospot: Hotel Erica

    Audiospot: Hotel Erica

    After Nijmegen was bombed on 22nd February 1944, Hotel Erica in nearby Berg en Dal became a refug...

    Berg en Dal

    Luisterplek

  • Dolfijn Mook

    Dolfijn Mook

    Dolfijn Water Sports and Recreation in Mook (near Nijmegen) is the ideal place for an active and...

    MOOK

    Aquatic sport

  • Hotel & Bungalowpark de Zeven Heuvelen

    Hotel & Bungalowpark de Zeven Heuvelen

    De Zeven Heuvelen ('The Seven Hills') Hotel & Bungalow Park is located amongst the beautiful...

    GROESBEEK

    Tourist Information pillar

  • Amusement park Tivoli

    Amusement park Tivoli

    Amusement park Tivoli offers kids from two years old really great fun with exciting rides and amu...

    BERG EN DAL

    Amusement park

  • Holland Casino Nijmegen

    Holland Casino Nijmegen

    An exciting evening in one and the same venue? It’s possible in Holland Casino Nijmegen! Holland...

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles

    The Driel ferry - disabled for the Germans and unusable for the Poles The ferry before the war. This ferry, on which cars could cross the river, had been disabled by the ferryman in order to prevent the German troops from using it. .

    The first objective of the Polish troops was to use the Driel ferry to cross the river and to rea...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Café de Zon

    Café de Zon

    At café de Zon you can enjoy a delicious lunch with a nice cup of coffee. Or stop by for a drink...

    Lent

    Diner

  • Café Restaurant De Vink

    Café Restaurant De Vink

    Our restaurant is located in a stunning spot in the Ooijpolder. It features two terraces where yo...

    OOIJ

    Restaurant

  • Camping de Leigraaf

    Camping de Leigraaf

    De Leigraaf campsite has 15 pitches, 2 apartments and 2 dormitories, each with 10 beds, three sho...

    GROESBEEK

    Camp ground

  • Tourist info center Alter bahnhof

    Tourist info center Alter bahnhof

    Tourist Info Center Alter Bahnhof Kranenburg is thé place for all your tourist information about...

    KRANENBURG

    Visitors' center

  • Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek.

    Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek. Aid for the British troops strands when the DUKW with supplies becomes stuck.

    In the evening of Friday September 22nd 1944, parts of the allied ground army – coming from the s...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)

    Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)

    De Lange Hezelstraat, the oldest shopping street in the Netherlands, is home to a wide selection...

    NIJMEGEN

    Shopping mall

  • The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre

    The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre The heavily damaged church in 1945. The church was so damaged that it was decided to rebuild

    On September 24th 1944, Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, commander of the ground army, visited...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Nijmegen - Mariken van Nieumeghen

    Nijmegen - Mariken van Nieumeghen

    Nijmegen

    Art and Culture

  • Landing sites – then fields and orchards

    Landing sites – then fields and orchards Historical and recent images combined: Polish paratroopers near Overasselt in September 1944 along with a present-day photo of Driel

    On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000...

    Driel

    Sight

  • DoeNijmegen.nl - Diverse Arrangementen

    DoeNijmegen.nl - Diverse Arrangementen

    How about spending an afternoon riding around on a Solex moped and then finishing off with one of...

    NIJMEGEN

    Outdoor and Survival

  • Campsite Op den Stuwwal

    Campsite Op den Stuwwal

    Campsite Op den Stuwwal is located in the tranquil countryside of Groesbeek. Groesbeek and its su...

    GROESBEEK

    Camp ground

  • Hoogeerd by Flow

    Hoogeerd by Flow

    Near Nijmegen, in Niftrik on the River Maas, you'll find the exceptionally welcoming Hotel Hoogee...

    Niftrik

    Restaurant

  • German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.

    German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire. Aerial photograph of Driel from 1944: (1) The landing zones (2) Route location, (3) The railway bridge and railway dike

    After the landing of the Polish paratroopers, the German commander quickly sent in troops from th...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski

    Headquarters and bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski The bust of Major General Sosabowski, unveiled in September 2020, was created by artist Martin Abspoel. It overlooks the headquarters.

    The bust of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski looks out over his headquarters, at Molenstraat 12...

    Driel

    Sight

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