Lelystad Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

AVIODROME

AVIODROME, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The Aviodrome is the National Aeronautics themepark in the vicinity of Lelystad.At the end of 2011 the park had financial problems but those are overcome.Entrance fee: Euro 15.75 (adult)Opening hours: Tu-Su: 10AM - 5PMParking fee: Euro 5.00 per dayOptional Air trip: from... 

Zuil van Lely

Zuil van Lely, Lelystad

 Airpunk Says:  Cornelis Lely, the father of Flevoland, is shown on many monuments. Lelystad’s central monument to him is the Zuil van Lely, a 32 meter high pillar. A bronze sculpture of Lely, a replica of the one located at the western end of the Afsluitdijk, is on top of the pillar. For... 

Sightseeing Air Tour

Sightseeing Air Tour, Lelystad

 factor15 Says:  Take a trial lesson at Lelystad airport and see Holland from the air.You can see colorful tulips fields, the Delta Works and Amsterdam or just fly to the island Texel for a lunch. 

Nieuw Land Erfgoedcentrum

Nieuw Land Erfgoedcentrum, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  From 2005 the Nieuw Land Erfgoedcentrum is open to the public. It's a combination of museum and study center. The museum mainly shows the history of the Flevoland polder.Opening hours museum:Mo-Fr: 10AM - 5PMSa-Su: 11.30AM - 5PMAdmission: Euro 7.50 (adult)Opening hours study... 

Monument to Cornelis Lely

Monument to Cornelis Lely, Lelystad

 Airpunk Says:  This monument in front of the museum Nieuw Land Erfgoedcentrum is dedicated to Cornelis Lely. This famous dutch engineer is the initiator of the Zuiderzeewerken project which had the purpose of closing the Zuiderzee and make the ever-changin landline controllable.... 

Modern Architecture

Modern Architecture, Lelystad

 Airpunk Says:  Lelystad’s city center is nothing like the town centers you know from other provinces. Its 1980s and 1990s architecture with some ugly, but also some interesting buildings. Like in Almere, life is only slowly entering into the new structures. The town hall is surely the most... 

Hotels  

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Restaurants  

Koekoek Bierbrouwerij: Small modern brewery

Koekoek Bierbrouwerij: Small modern brewery, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The Koekoek Bierbrouwerijis a small modern brewery where you can anjoy a local beer and more.Lunches till 4.30PM; Special menu's for just Euro 25.00.Pancakes are also availale.Business hours: Daily: Noon - 8.30PM 

Piet Friet Snackbar: Patat at the local snackbar

Piet Friet Snackbar: Patat at the local snackbar, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  Piet Friet Snackbar is a typical Dutch fast food joint at the Batavia shipyard and Bataviastad Outlet center. 

Grand Café Sailor's: Eetcafé within Bataviastad

Grand Café Sailor's: Eetcafé within Bataviastad, Lelystad

 Airpunk Says:  Sailor’s is one of a hand full of restaurants in Bataviastad. As you may guess, they focus on maritime decoration, but its not suffocating like in other places. The menu is dominated by typical dutch snack food such as kroket and almost everything comes with fries. However,... 

Transportation  

Lelystad Airport

Lelystad Airport, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  Lelystad Airport is a small airport aimed at business flights , training flights and leisure flights.The following business airline companies operate from Lelystad Airport:-Aero-Service -Flight Center Lelystad --Helicon-Heli-Holland-Lelykopters-Polder Aviation-Vliegcentrum... 

Lelystad busses

Lelystad busses, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The Lelystad city is well served by Connexxion busses. The busstation is in front of the Centrum Train Station:Local Busses:A - LelystadB- LelystadC- LelystadD- LelystadE- LelystadF - Batavia StadRegional Busses:150 - Enkhuizen154 - Swifterbant315 - Groningen330 - Zwolle 

Shopping  

Batavia Stad: Shopping in an "old" Dutch setting

Batavia Stad: Shopping in an "old" Dutch setting, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  Batavia Stad is an outlet shopping center which houses 132 shops selling Brand names.Half the number of shops are fashion outlet stores, but there are some nice other shops and restaurants as well.Unlike other Dutch malls the bathrooms are there (!) and clean! I got a great... 

Kroon Passage: Along the South Side of City Hall

Kroon Passage: Along the South Side of City Hall, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The Kroon Passage is a little Mall with some quality shops.Some how I think it's just a copy of the Den Helder Kroon Passage. 

Tourist Traps  

Those lovely birds
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There goes another patatje.

If you have a real Dutch snack in between your museum and Batavia Stad visits and try to enjoy your "Patat", you will loose some of your food to our feathered beggars.

Written Sep 29, 2005

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Off The Beaten Path  

Prehistorical houses

Prehistorical houses, Lelystad

 ATLC Says:  An enthusiastic group of volunteers (often archeological students) have built a prehistoric village here. They do tours and tell you all about how they organise camps for school children who have a full week of living like prehistoric man. They all sleep in a house like this... 

Central fireplace

Central fireplace, Lelystad

 ATLC Says:  Now this is a nice campsite. They also built an oven for breadbaking. The volunteers have been trying to perfect this and only after building the third oven, did they succeed. 

Making fire 1

Making fire 1, Lelystad

 ATLC Says:  The next few photo's are a demonstration how fire was made. I kid you not, the fire was made quicker than you can read these tips! 

An unusual birthday party

An unusual birthday party, Lelystad

 ATLC Says:  These lucky kids were brought to have a fun birthday party at the prehistoric village.They were going to make bread too, we were told. 

Favorites  

Lely's Column

Lely's Column, Lelystad

 egonwegh Says:  Town centre: Lely's Column ('De Zuil van Lely'). A tall column - 32 meters! - with Lely's statue on top of it. Its height is very exceptional by Dutch standards for a statue dedicated to just one person. The column was erected in honour of civil engineer C. Lely who played a... 

USEFUL LINKS

USEFUL LINKS, Lelystad

 pieter_jan_v Says:  City Counsil pageLelystad multiple linksLelystad city mapLelystad eventsLelystad shopping 

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