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ABOUT BAARLO

Baarlo is a small village in the south of The Netherlands, close to the German border. The nearest city is Venlo, about 10km from Baarlo. With several castles, Baarlo is also called ‘the Castle Village’.

Photo of the park in Baarlo
Photo of Baarlo, a small village in the South of The Netherlands, 7

a friendly small village

Baarlo is a very friendly village. Everyone in the village knows how many people will be visiting Baarlo during ProgPower Europe. They will help you in every possible way to make your visit a pleasant one.

Interesting things you should know about Baarlo:

  • around 6.500 inhabitants
  • part of the municipality Peel en Maas
  • 2 supermarkets, Plus and Aldi
  • 2 pizzerias (Palermo and Milano)
  • 1 (excellent) Chinese restaurant, very popular with our regular visitors (WOK Baarlo)
  • 1 pub (D Zwaan), as well as Sjiwa’s basement bar
  • 2 snackbars (De Lekkerbek and Wilhelmina)
  • 3 restaurants (Centraal Baarlo, Maes21, Brasserie Hofackers)

many annual events

During the day Baarlo is a very quiet village, but it celebrates several annual festivals. Some of these events are:

  • Nachtcross Baarlo (may)
  • Volksfeesten (june)
  • Baarlo Battert (june)
  • Ammyday, all American day (july)
  • Theater op straat (august/september)
  • Kermis (september)
  • and Ammyday festival.

 

And of course ProgPower Europe has become a well known event in Baarlo. It is probably the most international event in our village.

All in all Baarlo has more than enough to offer. The people are very helpful to make your stay during ProgPower as good as possible. Everything is within walking distance. Check out the photos of Baarlo, it will give you a good idea what to expect from this lovely place.

more info

More information about Baarlo can be find at www.baarlo.info. This is the information portal of our village, started a few years ago by a couple of dedicated volunteers. 

Below you see some nice photos of Baarlo. These are the best photos selected from a photocentest by baarlo.info. It wil give you an impression of our village.