Bourtange Travel Guide

 Xefian Says:  If you're looking for a little tranquility after the hectic pace of the Randstad ,Bourtange will do nicely.For a history buff , or those who enjoy movies set in this period ,I haven't been anywhere better ... they keep paths mowed atop the walls ,and one can walk circuits of... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  After this few hours of walking through a magnificent example of late-medieval and renaissance defensive systems, one has a great experience of what things must have been like in these times. There might have risen many more questions. Feel free to ask me (by mail) about... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  Also within the fortress a windmill stands tall in the wind. The original one was sold in 1832, when the whole fortress was publically sold to the highest bidder andeventually became the windmill in the small village "Ter Haar". When restoring the fortress as it used to be... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  Between the windmill and the "Turf schuur" (peat barn) stands the "Rosmolen" (Tred mill, or literally "horse mill"). this completely restored building is fully operational. The millers stone can be set in motion by horse power. The system puts a 15 times overdrive from the... 

 Xefian Says:  Bourtange has a couple nice restaurants as well as a "fast food joint" ...we had dinner at s'landhuis located right on the main square, or should I say Circle, of the town ...there is a bit of a German twist to the menu . I had a Bourtange Schnitzel myself and was quite... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  In the times that Bourtange was a military fortress, this place used to be the administrative staff of the detachment that was placed here. The place where purchases were done and where the "soldij" (miliraty salary) was paid. It was also a hostell for officers on travels... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  On the "Markt" (the central square) is a wonderful cosy typical Dutch brown cafe. Here you can drink a nice coffee, tea, beer or beverage and enjoy simple snacks, pies or a small lunch. Outside there is a small terrace to enjoy (weather permiting) the shade under the old... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  The route as I described it going through the "must see"-activities (now-a-days "to do"-tips) in this VT-page, can be visualised in the picture that I placed in this tip. It might be a way to completely see the fortress, though the map and route distributed by the... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  The shop is a collection of all kinds of little items and special "hebbedingetjes" (things to have and hold). The shops is situated in the old convoy master's house. He managed the purchase of all military and mandetory goods, as well as their storage within the... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  The inhabitants of the "Bourtange Vesting" do every effort to keep the fortress clean, neat, proper and in a shape that it is best presented to it's visitors. this last means that things that would disturb a historic scenery are not wished for. Cars inside the fortified... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  Bourtange is situated in the agricultural landscape of North Eastern parts in the Netherlands. This is a mixed and very beautiful landscape offering many variety in flora and fauna. Ackres, fields and forests are present in a very pleasant balance. In details one can already... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  It still stand there, within the inundation terrain soon to become the recreational area the "Wet Horizon". Of the few gallows that were placed in the outer fields of the fortress, one still reminds of this scary sign of repulsion to discourage the enemy. Not unlikely there... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  If only Bourtange Vesting would be somewhere in Amsterdam neighbourhood. Then it would be a guaranteed success with maybe even 100.000 of visitors per year. But Bourtange is in the North-Easter corner of the Netherland, just within the most Southern tip of the province of...