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Favorite thing: This library is build by the same architect who build the theatre, Herman Hertzberger.
In 1998 the architect got a award of the city.
When you visit the building you find a mulberry tree, those trees are protected so they had to build around the tree.

Favorite thing: In the beginning of the 16th century the Kasteelstraat (Castlestreet), gradually developed into a square, this square used to be linked up with the castle.
A lot of fights took place here, during sieges. The Kasteelplein was also the place of execution, where Protestants died by means of torture and were burned at the stake afterwards.
In 1922 a statue of the cavairyman, King - Stadtholder Willem 111 was erected on this square. He was of great importance because he managed to reserve the Netherlands when the French king Louis X1V invaded our country. Several inhabitants of Breda found that this statue was out of place there, because the pigmarket was held on this square. The stadtholder would have hold his nose because of the bad smell of the pigs!

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Favorite thing: A city in the southern part of The Netherlands, BREDA was a fortified city of strategic significance. In the 15th century the city's importance grew rapidly. A great Church was built in Brabantine Gothic style, called the Grote Kerk or Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of our Lady).
Interesting tourist sites include Spanjaardsgat, Begijnhof (Beguinage), Beyerd and Kasteel Bouvigne, a 17th century castle located in the Mastbos, the woods just outside Breda.

Favorite thing: The Koninklijke Militaire Academie
is the Royal Military Academy of the
Netherlands. It is located in the castle
of Breda. The KMA takes care of the
education and training of the officiers
of the Dutch airforce (KLu) and the
Dutch army (KL). It has done so since
the early 1800s. The training of the
officiers of the navy and marines is
mainly done by the Koninklijk Instituut
voor de Marine (KIM) in Den Helder.

Visit the Koninklijke Militaire Academie website:
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Favorite thing: Carnaval used to be a huge party for the catholics before they started their period of vasting.
But now it is just four days of going completely mad!
People dress up as whatever they feel like,the music is of a special kind and the beer flows and flows and flows.....:-)
Their is also a big parade with huge projects made out of paper and rolling down the streets of Breda.
If you want four days of completely forgetting the world around you come and have fun the way the people of the South of the Netherlands are doing for ages!

Favorite thing: Every year in May the centre of Breda turns into the biggest outdoor jazz festival in the world for 4 days and nights.There are lots of stages where jazz artists from all over the world play their hearts out.
It is always well visited by both locals as people from all around the world.
For some odd reason we always seem to have the luck of good weather during the festival.
This absolutely one of the greatest things to experience in The Netherlands!!!!

Favorite thing: Valkenberg Park is located on your way to the city center from the train station. During the day it is a great place to visit. Originally the park was the part of Breda's castle which is used by the Royal Military Academy nowadays. In the times of knights and counts only noble people were allowed in the park. The place was known for its very high trees. After the park became public some of the trees were cut and later all the paths were paved. And there's still enough garss to realx on, many ducks and geese to feed by the lake, and of course the paths on which you can cycle or rollerblade. Often, walking through the park you may come across a market, a show, or some other small event, espeically during the summer time

Favorite thing: Looks like Breda really inspires people to enjoy music and even to make profession.
Not only Breda is home of annual Jazz festival, and untill 2004 the host of natonal Taptoe, but is also a hometown of the world's famous DJ Tiesto and the manager of Elvis Presley, Colonel Tom Parker who was born in Breda in 1909 as Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk . I'll keep serching, maybe Breda has produced more talented people.