Haarlem Favorites

 7 Reviews  Rent à bike and Tour around Haarlem. THE city offers so much small streets, parcs and the beach. By bike you have easy access to all. We rented the bikes at a most amazing store. It's à sort toystore... 

 8 Reviews  If you visit Haarlem in the springtime, be sure to look into Hofje van Oorschot and see the magnolias in full bloom. If you are making your way into the centre of Haarlem from the Train/Bus station,... 

 5 Reviews  Lentehof Information In the spring Keukenhof 2001 is open daily from March 22 through May 24 2001, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (admission booths open until 6:00 p.m.). Admission prices: Adults... 

 8 Reviews  What would Haarlem be without the canals, without the water? The city is surrounded and crossed with the chanels. It is lovely to see all those big and small yaughts sailing in. Some one was even... 

 3 Reviews  Fondest memory is an easy one. It was meeting VT member Sandra (sandravdp), her friend Isabel and Sandra's dad Leo (lvdpiet), another VT'er. Sandra and Isabel met up with me at the train station and... 

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The Kennemer Gasthuis is the local Haarlem hospital.The hospital is housed at the following two locations:ZUID (South) at Boerhaavelaan 22 - 2035 RC... 

 breughel Says:  Actually most celebrities of Haarlem were not born in Haarlem or belong to the legend instead of history!The most famous, the painter Frans Hals was Flemish,... 

 Robin922 Says:  Getting to Haarlem is easy, trains from Amsterdam run all day, and you can even take the bus. No matter how you get there, make sure you have some good walking... 

 irisbe Says:  ... then don't miss out to have a look at the interior of the trainstation. The building might not look that impressive from the outside, but when you go... 

 irisbe Says:  Any inconveniences might lead to funny initiatives.When one of the shopping streets was under construction and all sandy, it brought some one to the idea of... 

 barryg23 Says:  It was nice to see something of Netherlands other than Amsterdam. Haarlem is a nice town with a fair amount to see and lots of great little streets. We only... 

 martin_nl Says:  Every year at the end of April, there is a big flower parade (bloemencorso) that arrives in Haarlem in the evening. The parade starts in Noorwijk very (too)... 

 OlafS Says:  Haarlem always was an important brewing city, with literally hundreds of breweries exporting to the Baltics and even to what we now call Belgium. Until the last... 

 sandravdp Says:  When there's some wind, the owner of the mill used to put some cloth on the wooden pices in top of the mill. The mill would go faster then. People used to pump... 

 sandravdp Says:  When you are at the end of the cyclepath along the River Spaarne (for the right direction see my of the Beaten path tips)you can see one of the many pretty... 

 sandravdp Says:  Cycle or walk between the little streets in the center of town. Miraculous sites are to be seen! Don't forget to go to the 'Haarlemse Hofjes', these small... 

 sandravdp Says:  When it is very cold and it had been freezing for a long time, the boats stop sealing on the river. At this point it will be save in a few days to go on the ice... 

 sandravdp Says:  A lot of birds are to be seen on the river Spaarne. Here you can see a few birds we call 'Meerkoeten', also other birds like the starling, the wild duck, the... 

 sandravdp Says:  Go and take a look at the river Spaarne in the city. It runs through the city very charmly. At the Melkbrug (little white pedestrian bridge) on the other side... 

 sandravdp Says:  Shop until you drop in the Grote Houtstreet. You can walk here or go by bicycle whatever you like. The Grote Houtstreet also has other shoppingstreets next to... 

 sandravdp Says:  The main shoppingstreet of Haarlem is the Grote Houtstreet. (We call a street a straat by the way, so in Dutch this street is calles 'Gote Houtstraat'). You can... 

 sandravdp Says:  You can get a nice view on Haarlem at the top level of departmentstore V&D in the Grote Houtstreet. The departmentstore also has nice things and on top is a... 

 sandravdp Says:  Go on a townwalk. You can find these walks in the local newspaper and you can get information about it at the VVV touristoffice, that is next to the...