The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady Visitation was built in Budel from 1904 to a design by architect C. Franssen, to replace the late Gothic church. The nave and the tower were built first. The neo-Gothic church was expanded by the same architect from 1910 to 1912 with a chancel and transept.
The church consists of a nave from 1836-1838, built by the water board inspector J. van der Reydt, a transept and choir from 1932 by J. Franssen and a west tower from 1908-1910, probably designed by C. Franssen. The latter remains to be verified.
The predecessor of this church was a late Gothic building from around 1450. However, this church was demolished in 1911 to make way for a new church. This church was designed by L. de Vries and is in neo-Romanesque style. A church designed by Caspar Franssen in Einighausen from 1906 served as a source of inspiration. It is a three-aisled brick cruciform church. The front facade is flanked by two almost identical towers, characterized by gables. There is also a gable between the two towers.
The Achel Abbey was first built in 1656 as a chapel and soon became a hermitage (1686). In 1846 the building was converted into a priory, and to a Trappist abbey in 1871.
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