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Climb the South Tower (Zuidertoren)
ATLC Says: It's not a very large tower and unfortunately the views upstairs are limited by the narrow slits in the wall you can look through. They are protected by bits of glass which could do with a cleaning.
ATLC Says: Are they the current defenders of the castle? These big fat fish? It's fun to watch them. I wouldn't know what kind of fish they are though (can someone enlighten me?) and if they're edible!Oh, I put this tip under whale-watching. Just a joke!
ATLC Says: All sorts of known and lesser known vegetables are grown here in immaculate plots. You just get a craving to cook with them and eat!
ATLC Says: Isn't beautiful? Everything blooming in summer and such wonderful aromas from all those herbs.When you visit the castle, you can choose to visit only the gardens and grounds. A ticket then costs 2,50 euro.
An apparently nameless fast food restaurant next to the parking lot at Muizenfort ("Mice Fortress"). Withing walking distance of the Muiderslot. Very laid-back atmosphere, you're bound to run into some silly hipsters here that are poking fun at each other ...
Favorite Dish: French fries.
Updated Jul 4, 2008
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From Amsterdam Amstel station you can choose bus 101, 152 or 157. It's about 16 minutes to Muiden. It's a small town and it's no more than 10 minutes walk to the castle.
The aforementioned buses ride 4x per hour from Mon-Fri, and 2x per hour on weekends.
Written Sep 23, 2010
Castle recipes: Castle recipes
ATLC Says: In the castle shop there are also little books with old castle recipes. For 2,.50 you can experiment to your hearts content!How about recipes for stewed cucumber, eel soup, almond cake, buttermilk sauce with bacon and boerenjongens (raisins in gin).
ATLC Says: there's a little shop in the castle that sells seeds from plants grown in the castle vegetable garden. Just one euro per sachet. Should be fun to watch them sprout next year. I bought a few varieties of peas and beans. I'm hopeless at this sort of stuff but I like eating...
ATLC Says: The website says:"There are no guided tours in the english language however our guides will, depending on the group, be happy to give some information in english. Moreover there are handouts available in english, french, german and spanish which give a summary of the basic...
To buy or not to buy a full ticket.
ATLC Says: If you visit the castle, you have 2 choices. Either a ticket for 7 euro (guided tour included) or a ticket for the garden, falconer and grounds (2,50 euro).Now if you're not sure that you'll do the guided tour, then do not buy the full ticket! You can enter the castle's...
egonwegh Says: Don't take the tour with the lady with the high pitched voice! With several tours an hour it would be better to wait a while for the next tour to start ...That's me after the tour in the central court yard.
For a really off the beaten path excursion, take the ferry to Pampus. Departure for Pampus from a jetty at the back of the Muiderslot Castle. See my Pampus Page. What's Pampus? You'll have to check my page to find out ...
Updated Aug 7, 2005
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Favorite thing: Isn't this just beautiful? With the sunlight coming through, vibrant greens. The green corridor divides the herb garden (left side) from the vegetable garden.
Written Jul 14, 2005
On the estuary of the river Vecht stands this magnificent fort called Muiderslot (Fort or Castle of Muiden).
Rijksmuseum Muiderslot te Muiden (Herengracht 1) ontvangt al bijna 125 jaar gastvrij haar bezoekers. Het is een prachtig middeleeuws kasteel, in oorsprong gebouwd rond 1280 door graaf Floris...
Build your own Muiderslot page
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