Brabant Monastery Trail Stage 6: Sint Agatha - Boxmeer
This walking route runs from the Monastery of Saint Agatha to the Carmelite Monastery in Boxmeer.
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This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Sint Agatha and Boxmeer. It runs from the Monastery of Saint Agatha to the Carmelite Monastery in Boxmeer. On the way you will pass various locations such as the Maria ten Hemelopneming church and former monastery Mariahof. You can also explore the Nepomuk Chapel and former monastery De Weijer and its adjoining park. This route is part of Brabant Monastery Trail, a trail in 15 stages.
Staying overnight
A number of monasteries along Brabant Monastery Trail have the option of staying the night. Always check in advance what is possible, some monasteries are only open on certain days. For all locations and up-to-date information, please visit brabantskloosterleven.nl (Dutch language). There are many hospitable hotels, B&Bs, campsites and other locations where you can stay the night in the trail’s surroundings. You can find an accommodation from this list of places to stay in Brabant.
Brabant Monastery Trail
While wal…
This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Sint Agatha and Boxmeer. It runs from the Monastery of Saint Agatha to the Carmelite Monastery in Boxmeer. On the way you will pass various locations such as the Maria ten Hemelopneming church and former monastery Mariahof. You can also explore the Nepomuk Chapel and former monastery De Weijer and its adjoining park. This route is part of Brabant Monastery Trail, a trail in 15 stages.
Staying overnight
A number of monasteries along Brabant Monastery Trail have the option of staying the night. Always check in advance what is possible, some monasteries are only open on certain days. For all locations and up-to-date information, please visit brabantskloosterleven.nl (Dutch language). There are many hospitable hotels, B&Bs, campsites and other locations where you can stay the night in the trail’s surroundings. You can find an accommodation from this list of places to stay in Brabant.
Brabant Monastery Trail
While walking, become acquainted with the life and work of the Brabant monks and nuns – then and now. Brabant Monastery Trail takes you past around fifty-five monasteries and abbeys in North Brabant in various stages. The total length of the trail is 330 kilometres, but there are also beautiful trails marked out around various monasteries.
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Signposting
Simply follow the signs and cycle along the route from one numbered junction to the next.
Signposting
Simply follow the signs and cycle along the route from one numbered junction to the next.
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Hotline routes
Hotline routesIf there is something wrong on the route, report it here.
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St. Agatha Convent
St. Agatha Convent
A convent of the past, present and future. St. Agatha Convent is the oldest convent in the Netherlands still to be inhabited. As you approach the village of St. Agatha, the convent can be seen from far and wide. It has been inhabited co
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Church of the Assumption
Church of the Assumption
In Beugen, you’ll pass the Church of the Assumption, built in 1420, which features a 17th-century choir and was restored by Pierre Cuypers in 1879. The tower was blown up during the war.
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Former Mariahof Convent
Former Mariahof Convent
On Hagelkruisstraat, you can see the former Mariahof convent of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo. They came here from Kleve in 1876 to teach children, nurse the sick, and comfort the unfortunate.
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Julie Postel Convent
Julie Postel Convent
Julie Postel was a teacher in the fishing village of Barfleur in Normandy who taught children from poor families and took in orphans.
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Nepomuk chapel
Nepomuk chapel
The Nepomuk chapel dates back to 1737 and was erected to replace the chapel inside the castle.
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Protestant church
Protestant church
This church was built in 1822 under the authority of a water works engineer.
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Former monastery De Weijer and Weijerpark
Former monastery De Weijer and Weijerpark
House De Weijer had a religious function from as early as the fifteenth century, being the house where the local vicar lived.
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Saint Peter's Basilica
Saint Peter's Basilica
Saint Peter Basilica was built after the Second World War, after the previous church was completely destroyed in 1944.
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Titus Brandsma Memorial
Titus Brandsma Memorial
Diagonally opposite the basilica you will find Burgemeester Verkuijlstraat with a memorial to one of the most famous Dutch Carmelites: Titus Brandsma.
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Carmelite Monastery Boxmeer
Carmelite Monastery Boxmeer
It is thanks to Count Albert of Bergh and Countess Madeleine of Cusance that there is a Carmelite monastery here.
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