Fittingly, it was the youth who opened the first Via Belgica youth route on Friday, 7 April 2023. Pupils from Stella Maris College in Meerssen cycled and solved puzzles along the way, traveling from the replica milestone in Houthem-Sint Gerlach back to their home base.<\/b><\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"foto_tekst","foto":10174,"tekst":"
Roman heritage is made appealing to young people aged 12 to 14 with the recipe of \u201cdoing & thinking.\u201d The full route runs from Schin op Geul via Valkenburg (13.5 kilometers) to Meerssen. Participants can choose to complete it on foot or by bike. Along the way, the route always passes places directly or indirectly connected to the legacy of more than four centuries of Roman rule in South Limburg.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"tekst_foto","tekst":"\u201cIt has to be a challenge\u201d<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCycling or walking forms the \u201cdoing\u201d ingredient, while the second ingredient, \u201cthinking,\u201d consists of a series of puzzle assignments. The route was developed by Kris F\u00f6rster of KF inHeritage. \u201cI took my son, who is now 16, as a starting point. You work backwards from the question of what he found interesting when he was 12. Then you look for ideas that offer something for everyone: questions from chemistry, math problems, a rebus, and even a question in Latin. It has to be a challenge, not too easy. I believe you should have to put in a bit of effort.\u201d","foto":10177},{"acf_fc_layout":"foto_tekst","foto":10180,"tekst":"The good things newcomers bring<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWith the treasure hunt, the municipalities of Meerssen and Valkenburg, together with the Via Belgica project, aim to spark interest in the local Roman heritage. And that is important, as alderman Kevin Rouwette noted at the launch: \u201cWith the arrival of the Romans, the development of South Limburg really began.\u201d\r\n\r\nAt the request of Valkenburg and Meerssen, a second objective has also been incorporated into the treasure hunt: to highlight the importance of migration for a region, and all the good things that newcomers bring with them."},{"acf_fc_layout":"tekst_foto","tekst":"Fermented fish<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe cycling and puzzle-solving students of Stella Maris could literally taste those good things. With every puzzle successfully solved, they received from the seeress Fatidita (Elly Smit) ingredients once introduced by the Romans, such as garum (the fermented fish sauce), garlic, and olive oil. In the cooking classroom of Stella Maris, the pupils worked together in groups of five to prepare moretum, a spicy spread eaten on spelt bread (another Roman import).\r\n\r\nThe pupils had already been prepared during their history lessons. After the bike tour, Isa was impressed: \u201cIt\u2019s really interesting that those people lived here, just like we do now.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit\u00a0www.viabelgica.eu<\/a> or download the Via Belgica app.","foto":10183},{"acf_fc_layout":"tekst","tekst":"Discover more via TV-Valkenburg:https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100063704734292\/posts\/665211218945697\/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v<\/a>"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14323"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14337,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14323\/revisions\/14337"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"category","href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}