The area of het Havenkwartier has beautiful architecture.You can walk around a little, there are a few pubs to drink something and there is a nice restaurant het Spuihuis where you can get a good... more
The Markiezenhof is one of the top 100 Dutch monuments. It was built in 1485 for the Lords, later Marquises of Bergen op Zoom. By 1514 the Markiezenhof had assumed its current dimensions.
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Bergen op Zoom is quite an old city – it already became city rights in the beginning of the 13th century – and offers a lot of historical monuments. It had ‘of... more
The Gertrudiskerk is quite an old church. An old legend even says St. Gertrude, abbess of the abbey in Najvel, founded the church in 654. The church has an... more
Having a beautiful sunny day (almost without any wind) we decided to make a bike trip to the province of Zeeland, or better to the former island of Tholen.... more
The ‘Grote Markt’ is the oldest part of Bergen op Zoom. Nowadays it still is the heart of the city and the centre of this medieval town. As a visitor we... more
We consider a city walk always an excellent way of discovering the main sights of a city. Especially if the scale of a city is not too big, as for instance in... more
If I were in charge of choosing exotic vacations for families who love to enjoy fun times while they learn about other countries and their customs, I would send... more
In 1698 the Dutch architect of citadels, Menno Coehoorn, thought out a plan to protect Southern Holland. There had to be built a waterline between Bergen op... more
The Gevangenpoort or Lievevrouwepoort is the oldest monument of Bergen op Zoom. This is one of the last remaining original medieval city gates in Holland. It... more
On the big market in BoZ ( Bergen op Zoom) and threwout the whole old citie, they are helding the Vestingdagen in the summertime. Its sort of a play with old... more
I live in Bergen op Zoom. A small and old town (more than 700 years) near Belgium. It's worth a visit if you are in the neighbourhood. It has a lot of beautiful old houses and buildings to see. And......
Now we had an extra-mini VT meeting in Bergen op Zoom.
ATLC and RubenE decided to visit this lovely town together.
Bergen op Zoom is rich in history and has many highlights including the Town Hall,...
The Great War, the wars against England, the French Revolution, ... all these turbulent times had their influence on the culture and the cultural-historical inheritance of Bergen op Zoom.
This city...
Bergen op Zoom is a small city in the South West of Holland. It has over 66.000 inhabitants, and it is nicely situated between woods at the eastside and water at the westside of the city.
Bergen op...
Bergen op Zoom means something like ‘hills on the border of marshes’. These hills belong to the so called ‘Brabantse Wal’, a ridge on the border of the provinces of North-Brabant and Zeeland. These......
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