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Lourdes Grotto and Mariapark Meersel-Dreef

Lourdes Grotto and Mariapark Meersel-Dreef

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Lourdes Grotto and Mariapark Meersel-Dreef

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Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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🥾Ruben🍻

March 25, 2022

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This Maria Park with the Lourdes Grotto has been a well-known pilgrimage site in Belgium and the Netherlands since 1895. The apparition of Mary in Lourdes (France) in 1858 also …

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

April 7, 2023

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The forest opposite the monastery, which initially served as a monastery garden, was given a new destination as Maria Park. Father Jan Baptist Rutten had promised to build a Lourdes grotto if he returned safe and sound from a mission in Punjab (Pakistan). And so it happened.

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Jantje 🇧🇪 🚲🚶🏻‍♂️

April 8, 2026

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Although Meersel-Dreef is the smallest village in Hoogstraten, it is a strong tourist attraction. You won't find cathedrals or large castles there, and famous artists have never lived there. But …

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Elevation 10 m

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Wednesday 13 May

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77 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Location: Hoogstraten, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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