The oldest city in the Netherlands is Nijmegen, where the Romans built their fortress on the 35-metre-high Valkhofheuvel, a hill high above the Waal. In 777, Charlemagne had a palace built on this Rom...
One of the largest castles in the Netherlands was Montfort Castle, which was built in 1260 on behalf of the Prince-Bishop of Liège, Hendrik III van Gelre, on a ridge in the Vlootbeek Valley not far fr...
