8 ReviewsPlanned the 5th.VT Euromeeting 2009 at th meetingspage, but had to cancel due to healtproblem :-(
I love to work here because of my interest in history and the beautifull area its...
40 ReviewsOnze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Our Lady's Church), also known as Grote Kerk (the Big Church), can be seen all over the city centre with its bright tower. The first mentioning of a stone chuch here was 1269...
14 ReviewsThis building a few years ago was the first large tower to be seen when approaching Tilburg, the red, brown tower of 'Interpolis'. However recently another big tower can be seen as well, 'Westpoint'...
14 ReviewsDen Bosch is circled by typical Dutch canals and the boat tours of the canals are operated in small boats powered by a small motor that take about 16 people. There is a choice of two trips - one takes...
12 ReviewsThe 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...
2 ReviewsGo in and tour a beautiful old church. Altho, in April it was colder on the inside than it was outside. It's a spectacular gothic style church.
I understand this city and many of it's structures date...
9 ReviewsTheater, Music and other cultural performances
been there May 1, 2011 for a show of 2 dutch entertainers
Tel. reservations: (mon - fri 11.00 - 17.00 uur, sat 11.00 - 14.00 )
+31-40 - 2 11 11 22
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21 ReviewsOne of the oldest 'Begijnhofjes' in the Netherlands.
The Beguinage is an oasis of quiet right in the heart of a bustling Breda.
In 1267 the beguines acquired a little patch of land on Valkenberg,...
10 ReviewsAnother pic of the amusement parc showing the oldest part, the fairy tale park. That was the only part that existed when I was still a kid, but since the 80s many, many new attractions have been...
15 Reviewsa beautifull Cathedral with a great organ in the center of Den Bosch, certainly worth a visit!
they have a wonderfull Mariachapel where people can sit down to meditate, burn candles
On the floor you...
4 ReviewsThe 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.
Right up...
1 ReviewThe St. Antoniuskapel was originally built in 1491 and altered several times since. The Gothic facade however survived, and a new chapel was attached to it in 1956. The facade has had several...
3 ReviewsThe excavation is closed now, but you can see some of the skelets below on the square in front of the Catharina Church .
a skelet was found a few years ago from a boy age 14 yrs (Marcus of...
13 Reviews Not far from the city centre you will find The Castle of Breda which was build in the 12th century.
Since the 19th century the castle is in use by the KMA,the Royal Dutch Military Academy.
Every year...
4 ReviewsUntil the 1960s, Tilburg was the textile capital of the Netherlands.
Look at the various ways and the different types and style of machinery used to make fabric through the years. Many are still...
4 Reviews"Oh no, not another church!" Well, yes, after all you're on one of my pages, and I happen to like churches. Officially the St. Jacobus is no longer a church, though. And because it's a protected...
1 ReviewThis is a beautifull park with a childrens farm and a deerpark in district Strijp near the Evoluon. Its nice to have a walk here, alone or with children or dogs maybe. There is playgarden as well,...
14 ReviewsThe "Spaniards' hole," is what it translates into. Breda is a town where two rivers - the Aa and the Mark meet and the thus the river widens. Imagine me trying to look at a topographic map of the...
4 ReviewsTucked away unconspiciuously in a quiet area of this city you'll find "de Oliemeulen", a tiny zoo which calls itself a reptilian zoo, but which has a collection of other animals as well. Other...
4 ReviewsThis museum is certainly worth a visit, an art object itself.
On January 17th. the Van Abbe was officially opened by the Queen of the Netherlands. On the picture the Queen and our major Mr....
5 Reviews Kasteel Bouvigne stands at the edge of the Mastbos. The castle is first mentioned in documents dated 1554. In 1614 it was converted into a hunting lodge. Kasteel Bouvigne borders on a beautiful...
2 ReviewsThis is where I learned to appreciate modern art. This museum is housed in a former wool factory and has a collection of art by famous and not so famous artists. Some of the exhibits are mysterious,...
1 ReviewA beautifull park with lots of forest in district Strijp near the Philips Building Strijp.
I walk here regularly with my brother tand after we visit a small restaurant to have some coffee andhave...
9 ReviewsThe south of the Netherlands is known for its carnival celebrations. Every year, 40 days before Easter, the provinces of Limburg and Noord Brabant have 4 days of carnival celebrations. The tradition...
3 Reviewsa museum about the trucks and cars which were developed by Daf at Eindhoven.
Interesting for those who love trucks and you can also see some history about the last centery of Eindhoven
On the website...
for a virtual tour about nature and other interesting info about De Peel have a look at the url below:-)De Peel is an area on the border of the provinces Limburg and North Brabant. The original peat moor was extracted by local inhabitants, but also exploited by large companies that sold the peat as fuel. The local inhabitants have also formed the area by keeping livestock (sheep), collecting firewood and sods of turf. In this way, a large heather and swamp area came into existence, with large bell-heather and ling heather fields, alternating with pools and pits originating from human digging activities.
Beekse Bergen Camping and surroundings
by catnl
When you stay at Beekse bergen you can go to 6 themeparks for freeThere is a special playground for special and ofcourse Safaripark Beekse Bergenand De Efteling, a fairy tale atraction parkif more questions you can ask mehave a great time:-)
Willemstad
by tompt
Willemstad is an old city where the citywalls are still visible. Willem's Stad (Willems city), is one of the fortress cities of Willem of Orange. He built the fortress around the village Ruigenhil in 1583 to stop the Spanish. His son Maurits finished the job. In 1603 Willemstad was formed like a sevenpoint star. The seven bastions are named after the seven provinciën (In that time we only had 7 provinces). Willemstad is located at the Volkerak and the Hollandsch Diep (two waterways) and is very populair with watersportfans. In summer there are boattrips availlable. Just outside of Willemstad are the Volkeraksluizen. One of the biggest locks in european rivers. In 1926 the wartask of Willemstad officially ended. But the city was the site of war once again:30 may 1940 the Rhenus 127 hit a mine. On board of this ship were Belgian soldiers they were transported to Germany as prisoners of...
Woudrichem
by OlafS
A charming little fortified town that originally belonged to Holland but became part of the province of Noord-Brabant in 1813. The town doesn't look like Brabant at all, and is much more similar to places like Heusden and Willemstad, both of which used to be in Holland too.The eyecatcher of the town is this church, but there's a lot more to see.
Hilvarenbeek
by OlafS
This is probably one of the nicest villages of this province. It's also one of the most interesting for tourists. Besides this wonderful St. Petrus' church there's a working windmill, a liqueur museum and a brewery museum with working brewery. Add to that a choice of restaurants and bars, the many Summer activities, the nearby forests and safari park 'De Beekse Bergen' and you can imagine why this place attracts so many visitors. Best time to visit is perhaps the last weekend of May, when there's a free open-air musicfestival, with performances by famous as well as unknown bands and artists.
Dongen
by OlafS
You'd think that The Netherlands is a rich country that takes good care of its heritage, wouldn't you? This picture might change your mind. This is the protestant church of Dongen. Officially the protestants should have left this church some 200 years ago and given it back to the catholics. But they refused, and after a while the government, who considered catholics as inferior creatures anyway, gave up on the idea. As there were only a handful of protestants in the village the church was much too big for them, and so they only used the transept and choir. The tower was state property, so that was safe too, but the nave fell into decay. It's an intriguing site, and I sincerely hope plans to fully restore the church will not be executed. I think it would be much nicer if the current state could be preserved. We have lots of well-preserved churches (thankfully, don't get me wrong!) but...
Helmond
by OlafS
Is it irony? Or sarcasm? Anyway, first let me point out that Helmond translates to 'hell mouth'. Funny, eh? Of course that's not the actual meaning of the name. Actually Helmond must be one of the ugliest cities of this province, but it's also one of only a few with a real castle in its centre. Which is one advantage it has over Eindhoven. This castle was built starting in ca. 1400. With its square ground-plan and its four corner towers it is probably the archetypal medieval castle. Today it serves as a museum. Shame about the highway that practically runs next to it and which divides the centre in two. Without it Helmond would be a much nicer place.
Oudenbosch
by OlafS
The Vatican of the north! Not one, but TWO copies of the St. Peter's church in Rome. A seminary, monasteries, convents. If there's one place that evidences catholic megalomania of the 19th century, this is it. Today's Oudenbosch is not a very picturesque place, there are too many modern buildings, but it has a few impressive sights. I made a seperate page about this place with more info.
St. Michielsgestel
by OlafS
St. Michielsgestel has a few nice old buildings, but the most interesting is probably this tower, which is all that remains of the medieval St. Michael's church. This tower dates from the 15th century and is in Campine Gothic style. The church itself was demolished in 1836.
Waalre
by OlafS
Waalre has a peculiar old church. When in 1925 a new church was built the old one quickly fell into decay. In 1940 the building finally was restored. During the work people discovered that the church wasn't the Gothic building they thought it was. The remains of a Romanesque nave were discovered and it was partly reconstructed in its old form. The higher originally Gothic western trave and the tower were preserved as they were while some 19th-century additions were demolished, resulting in this strange and rather artificial combination. The church was restored to a state in which it never had been before. Today it is used as a chapel to commemorate the fallen soldiers from this province.
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