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Favorite thing: A nice romantic location, not that far from Middelburg, a place in Sealand
Fondest memory: The environment, the coast, the many typical shops and monuments.
Just strolling around on a lazy sunday afternoon, before the touristic peak season
Updated Feb 11, 2008
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Favorite thing: In today's modern society you'd expect to be able to get money "from the wall" everywhere. So did I. But no matter how much I searched for a money dispenser (I forgot the English name for those), I couldn't find one. That left me with not enough money to visit the big church.
Written Apr 1, 2004
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Favorite thing: The capitol of Zeeland is Middelburg. This historical town has kept it's charme and the highlight of that is surely the cityhall on the central Marketsquare. The Gothic building holds many little details and is truely a work of architectural beauty. The town has a very cosy area in the centre, where colourful canalhouses reflect in the water of the canals. On various lokations sailingships have anchored to stay a while in Middelburg. In the town is also Miniature-park, an intresting scale-model of the surrounding region 'Walcheren'. Direct south of the capitol is the main harbour of Zeeland 'Vlissingen' (in English Flushing). From here you can take the foot/bicycle-ferry to "Zeeuws Vlaanderen" (Zeeland's Flandres), a Dutch enclave in Belgium where the harbourterrains of Terneuzen are.
Updated Mar 22, 2003
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Favorite thing: On a clear day it's the combination of green grass, blue sky and the white of clouds or in this case a windmill that makes a truly Dutch landscape.
I got on my knees to catch all of those colours in this picture.
Written Mar 21, 2003
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Favorite thing: This is now a restaurant but was also a tavern in the 16th century when William of Orange brought his bride, the French Charlotte de Bourbon here for the wedding feast.
When our guide told us that 2 years ago I was a little suprised.
William of Orange married Charlotte de Bourbon in Brielle (my hometown). Brielle was then just a little larger and powerful than Veere with 5000 inhabitants within its city walls.
To get to Veere from Brielle, one must travel 70 kilometres. I can hardly imagine that being done in one day then...so I must conclude the wedding went on for several days with A LOT of travelling.
Written Mar 21, 2003
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Favorite thing: The elegantly slim tower was added to the town hall (here seen from the back) between 1594-95. It adds immensely to the picturesque image of the building and as I mention in Off the Beaten path tips: the carillon (belfry) sounds amazingly clear and light. Very very lovely.
Written Mar 21, 2003
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Favorite thing: Beside the town hall is a little street with just a very few houses and big walled gardens.
Friends live in this street but as they weren't home I bought a slade and old fashionedly scribbled a message, had it wrapped and dropped it in their mailbox.
I'm waiting for their phonecall!
Written Mar 21, 2003
Favorite thing: We had never been to Veere before but we had heard it is a lovely place. And it sure is. It is not very big, you can't spend two days there (well, ofcourse you can but won't see anything new then). It is a lovely village with old buildings, nice streets, nice harbour, relax in one of the pubs and have a drink there, or just have a look around in all the shops.
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: Note that the Tourist Office (no. 9) is behind the big church. You'll find a photo of it in this tip (2nd photo).
Contact:
Oudestraat 28
4351 AV Veere
www.veere-stad.nl
Updated Apr 17, 2008
Favorite thing: Couldn't get enough of it :-)
Written Mar 21, 2003
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Q: I would like to travel to Veere from Amsterdam. I understand that I can get as far as Vlissingen by train. Is there a local bus...
A: There's a Connexxion bus no. 54 to Veere from MIDDELBURG station (also 55 from Vlissingen to Middelburg), see...
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Another daytrip to the Netherlands
I live in Ghent, as neighbour country i 'm attracted to travel to the Netherlands. First part of the Netherlands, " The "Lower countries" Zeeland is a perfect contact. Veere is a historical town...
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Veere just before the tourist season
Veere connects to the lake Veerse Meer and is a major stop for sailors and boating people. In summer this harbour is completely full of boats. I myself have "lain" there with a sailing boat. Now, in...
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Veere is a small but attractive town not far from Middelburg. It's one of those small places that the avarage tourist usually ignores. Shame, Veere is a real gem. For such a small place it has a few...
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Itsy pitsy teenie weenie... beautiful little town!
Veere is such a nice town/village. It's only about 5 streets big, but oh so nice. You really get a special feeling when you arrive here. It's the perfect place to relax for a day or two, or to have a...
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Zeeland, where water en earth are in constant war
Veere, the pearl of Zeeland, I would recommend as base for foreign visitors to explore the province that coexists with the (sea)water, yet always has to be aware of the danger of it. Veere is a well...
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