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Pro
North Holland is beautiful!!!
Con
Does not have the hustle and bustle Amsterdam has, but that is not always a bad thing.
In a nutshell
Ancient harbour town
Museum van de 20ste Eeuw – A nostalgic journey.
Jerelis Says: Walking around this beautiful museum made me realize in what kind of century I used to live. I visited it with my son Sam (6 years) and my daughter Iris (10 years). Both didn’t live in the 20th century and were truly amazed by all the objects they saw and did not recognize....
Museum van de 20ste Eeuw – What to see.
Jerelis Says: The unique Museum of the 20th Century was opened in 1994 at a different location in the city of Hoorn. Ever since October 2011 you will find it here in the old prison building. Via a large museum shop (where you need to buy the tickets) we walked into the exposition space....
Museum van de 20ste Eeuw – Amazing location.
Jerelis Says: First of all I want to say that I was born right across this beautiful building in the city of Hoorn. The old historical harbour of the beautiful city of Hoorn. Therefore my roots are at this particular spot and it always feels like coming home when I’m here. But besides my...
pieter_jan_v Says: 't Weeshuis (Orphanage) and the adjacent Mariakapel (Maria Chapel) are transformed into a hotel for artists and a workshop. The Hotel is supported by the Hoorn City Council, the Province of Noord-Holland, and the Mondriaan Foundation.The Maria Chapel was the cloister church...
pieter_jan_v Says: The Hoorn Harbour is nice to stroll along and watch the diversity of ships in the harbour. From the "Houten Hood" landing you have a great view over a part of the IJsselmeer; the former Zuiderzee. Also the locks and the wooden draw bridges makes the harbour pitoresque.In...
pieter_jan_v Says: The Hoofdtoren is a defense tower that dates from 1531. It stands at the harbour entrance and controlled the shiplane to Hoorn. In front of the tower is the Houten Hoofd, a wooden landing made in 1464. In 1651 a bell tower was constructed on top of the tower.The lock to the...
1 Review and 12 Opinions Hotel De Magneet is a family hotel with 18 rooms and a restaurant/bar for its guests. The hotel has...
Café de Volendammer: Kleine café aan de haven
Jerelis Says: Café De Volendammer is well known from the world famous song "Het Kleine Café aan de Haven" by Vader Abraham (inventor of the Smurfs). Some people think it is another café in Hoorn and some others even believe that the song is based on the harbour of the Australian city...
madame Cheung: Original Chinese Restaurant
pieter_jan_v Says: In 1973 Lei Cheung and her husband Yuk started a traditional Chines restaurant in Hoorn, that was taken over in 2005 by their daughter Hoying and Robin Wu.A Japanese Sushi restaurant was added and the Petit Nord hotel.Cooking classes for € 55,- per person per...
Café 't Schippershuis: Het Kleine Café aan de Haven
pieter_jan_v Says: Café 't Schippershuis is known as "Het Kleine Café aan de Haven", the title of a song by Vader Abraham (inventor of The Smurfs). In 1975 he had an appointment with a photographer who did not show up. While waiting Vader Abraham used the flipside of a couple of beer coasters...
pieter_jan_v Says: Most street parking in the old part of Hoorn is reserved to locals on a special permit. The rare free street parking spots have limited parking in time (most of them 2 hours) and all are payed parking.There is free parking available just South of the Oosterpoort (East Gate)...
pieter_jan_v Says: The Hoorn streetmarkets:Tuesdays: Betje Wolffplein Wednesdays: Southside of Shoppingcenter de Huesmolen at the RisdamSaturdays: Het Breed, de Gedempte Turfhaven, Gouw & NieuwstraatAnnual markets:April: Spring marketAugust: Lappendag (after the yearly fair)November: Autumn...
Record Street Market: Second Hand Records
pieter_jan_v Says: Once a year in summer a second hand records street market is organised at the Gouw and Nieuwstraat streets.Many Dutch and also foreign dealers display their merchandise, covering the complete music spectrum. Records 45ers from Euro 0.50 (but I've seen rare ones priced at...
Talko to someone who knows ...
Jerelis Says: I guess we all agree on this on; there is nothing more exciting than going travelling - exploring another country, experiencing a different culture, travelling around in new ways, sampling the local cuisine and chatting to the local people for a different perspective on...
Jerelis Says: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, the catchy title of the 1992 bestseller by John Gray, succinctly expresses an ancient dilemma. What--if anything--do men's and women's brains do differently?The general statement that men and women respond and behave differently under...
Jerelis Says: * Map and guidebook;* Crackers;* 2 Liter of water;* Fruit / power bars. * Hiking boots;* 1 extra t-shirt;* Shorts with many pockets;* Sunglasses;* Fleece type jacket;* Hat / cap;* Raincoat. * Hiking boots;* 1 extra t-shirt;* Shorts with many pockets;* Sunglasses;* Fleece...
CandS Says: We had a big backpack and a day pack each but we were lucky enough to be collected from the train station by our friends so we didn't have to do any walking with the big backpacks... :) You will need some warmer clothes for the autumn months and good walking shoes.
ardnas67 Says: when you walk along the old houses of Hoorn and you look up, you'll find beautiful Gablestones. They had no numbering of the houses then, but you told someone then: "Go to the house next to the house with the sun"and also it tells you what kind of work or business there was...
pieter_jan_v Says: Hoorn and surroundings are great to explore by bicycle.There are two National cycle routes passing through Hoorn:-Route LF 21 that goes around the former Zuiderzee-Route LF 59; the North Holland route Bicycle.
General links; where to go in Hoorn?
pieter_jan_v Says: The location of the local Hoorn Tourist Office (VVV) is opposite the train station at:Veemarkt 441621 JC HoornTel: +31-72-5114284Hoorn City Counsil websiteHoorn start pageHoorn weather; 5 day forecast
SceneE.R.A Says: Hoorn is a quiet northern town not far from the ijselmmer lake and is also a venue of the national ice skating championships that occur in Holland when the weather is cold enough to hold the event.the town itself is fairly easy to get around and has a few decent shops and...
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The VVV Hoorn is at Veemarkt 4 (tel. 0900/403-10-55; fax 022/921-50-23), between Hoorn train station and the town center. It can furnish information on Hoorn's...
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Q: We have booked a holiday staying in hotel Vooroever in Wervershoof and would like to know if there is a train station there and if...
A: I see 43 railway-tariff-kilometers from Amsterdam and 7.40 Euro standard international tariff (local tariff for that distance will be less). So Hoorn not only has a...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Hoorn. I'd love to share with you the 36 tips I've written, the 106 photos uploaded, and 2 travelogues I've created.
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This is a nice town. Actually much nicer than I expected. I expected Hoorn would be a small place with a few nice old buildings. In fact it may be small, but it's packed with interesting architecture....
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This lively little port, founded in 1357, was once capital of West Friesland and boosted by the presence of the Dutch East India Company, a mighty trading city. It’s 17th Century glory is still...
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Horn - Home of famous sailors and adventurers!
This town on the IJsselmeer offers a combination of old and new. Monumental facades tell of the history of this former Dutch East India Company town. The street plan has to a large extent remained...
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Hoorn, the place I worked for 20 years
For 20 years I worked as a nurse in the hospital "Westfriesgasthuis" From my hometown 20 minutes drive by car or train. I did only come here to do my beautiful job. Today I decided to go back and...
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