De Koperen Geit

The Neanderthal site in Veldwezelt is the first and only protected archaeological site in Flanders. The geological structure of the walls is unique in its kind in North-Western Europe !

A visit of the Neanderthal site will teach you a lot about these people. What did they do here ? How did they arrive here and why ? How did they live ? You will experience at the same time how the climate evolved, and which effect it had on the vegetation, fauna and flora.

Our unique landscape played an important role in the history of our region. The most tracks of the past are disappeared or cannot be recognized anymore. Now we find all the information, in pictures and text, on the Landmarks, information cubes spinning on border community posts.

Some locations have already received an extra construction, like the Irish Cross in Lafelt, where an audio presentation in open air brings the bloody Battle of Lafelt back to life.

Opening hours:
Monday: 09.00 h.-12.30 h. & 13.30-16.30 h.
Tuesday: 09.00 h.-12.30 h.
Wednesday: 09.00 h.-12.30 h. & 13.30-16.30 h.
Thursday: 09.00 h.-12.30 h. & 13.30-19.30 h. (in July and August: from 13.30-16.30 h.)
Friday: 09.00 h. tot 15.00 h.
Saturday and Sunday: closed

Fancy a relaxing day out? Come and enjoy the peace and the beautiful nature of the Limburg Meuse!
Rental of kajak, caneo or rafting. 9km, 13km and 21 km routes from Lanaken/Maasmechelen(Belgium). Daily open from 1 april until 31 oktober! reservations and info: www.kajakmaasland.be / info@kajakmaasland.be / 0032(0)89/717390

Would you like to discover the region in a playful and interactive way? That’s possible: in the visitor’s centre you can visit the nature-led educational exhibition as well as the cartographic-educational exhibition.
the nature-led educational exhibition
The sliding windows, three-dimensional viewers, tunnels, doors, puzzles, sounds, lights and pictures of the nature-led educational exhibition reveal some of the secrets of that wonderful Voer-region. Did you know for instance that badgers and escargots or Roman snails are true inhabitants of Voeren? And that the mistletoe is hanging in the poplars as a real Christmas decoration?
Would you like to discover the other secrets of this region?
Then come and pay us a visit!
Let’s take a look …
Four inhabitants of Voeren welcome the visitor in their dialect. This immediately rouses the interest to get to know this “strange” region.
Next a panoramic view and a movie reveal a number of other secrets.
Through sliding panels you learn more about geology, the subsoil and the landscape. Interesting facts regarding fauna and flora are discovered in a playful way. By way of puzzles, buttons, tunnels, sounds and lights you get acquainted with a number of “special hosts” such as the badger, the escargot, the trout, the nurse-frog, the fire salamander, etc. “Southern and chalk loving plants” such as the mistletoe, wild marjoram, orchids, honeysuckle, red elderberry also love the region of Voeren ….
But not only nature is a main attraction point as the region also has a number of other worthwhile sights of interest such as the villages with their monumental and historic buildings and timbered houses: certainly worth a visit.
Beautiful pictures and pieces of craftsmanship will certainly rouse your interest. And the cow with a tower of milk will amaze every “townsman or woman”.

From Jan. 2 till Dec. 31: Mon. till Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Open Sat., Sun., and holidays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Voer-region is one of the finest Flemish hiking regions. The beautiful scenery can now be explored using the marked hiking network, worth approximately 124 km of pure hiking fun. Through more than 90 numbered intersections (crossroads of walking paths), the hiker can choose the itinerary and length of the walk in advance. Or follow one of the theme walks leading through forests, rivers, sunken roads, stately farmhouses and castles, distinctive half-timbered houses and beautiful views.