Point 10 – Hiding in the caves

Fluweelen grot

In the Fluweelen grot (Velvet Cave) under the ruins of the medieval castle, many charcoal inscriptions like this still remind us of the days, when most of the Valkenburg population found shelter in the former block breaker caves, while outside the war raged. But they knew, that it could not last very long.

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