Nijmegen Discovery Tour: From the Valkhof Bluff to the Waal

Valkhof Museum

The Valkhof Museum stands on the old Roman hill. The glass building dates from 1998 and was refitted for its reopening on 6 June 2026. The collection combines…

Barbarossaruine Valkhof

The Barbarossa ruin is a remnant of Barbarossa's castle, completed around 1155. The castle was demolished in the 1790s.

Sint-Nicolaaskapel

The Sint-Nicolaaskapel has masonry from the first half of the 11th century. It was later absorbed into Barbarossa's castle. The interior opens only on announce…

Belvedere

From the Belvedere you look over the Waal and the 1930s Waal bridge. German bunkers stood on this hill in 1943; one remains near the chapel.

Hunnerpark

Public park. No ticket. Hunnerpark, east of the Valkhof bluff. Do not stand on the bridge roadway. Waalbrug opened 16 June 1936. North end taken on 20 Septembe…

Stevenskerk

The Stevenskerk was consecrated on 7 September the late 13th century and became Protestant in 1591. It was bombed in 1944; the tower was rebuilt in 1953 and th…