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Adventskerk

Adventskerk, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  After the old church burnt down in 1916 they built the Adventskerk in 1920-1922, the design was by architect Kuijper. Although the interior of the church is sober, the copper lamps and the colorful glasstained windows are nice to see.The organ is from G.F. Steinmeijer, 1923... 

Grafkapel Baron de Smeth

Grafkapel Baron de Smeth, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  Behind the Adventskerk you will find a small chapel. It is the familygrave of the de Smeth family. There are 21 familymembers buried here since Theodorus de Smeth died at 17 november 1772. He was a banker from Amsterdam who bought the title "ambachtsheer van Alphen en... 

Oudshoornse kerk

Oudshoornse kerk, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  Maybe the most beautifull church in Alphen, in the 18th century it was already called the splendour of Rijnland.The church was built in 1663-1665, the architect was Daniël Stalpaert. The funds came from Cornelis de Vlaming. He was a rich and influencual man who bought the... 

Old jewish cemetery

Old jewish cemetery, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  In the center of the town once was a jewish cemetery. But as you could read in the previous tip the jewish community was gone after WW II. And in 1963 the graves were not in a good condition. The city council then decided they wanted the space to expand the city with houses... 

Remonstrantse kerk

Remonstrantse kerk, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  The Remonstrantse kerk is a very small church in a hidden alley in Alphen. I managed to pass the alley 40 years before discovering this special building. The building is special because it is the old jewish synagoge. The synagoge was built in 1896. When during the second... 

"It's the next best thing to be free as a bird..."

"It's the next best thing to be free as a bird...", Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  This is Avifauna. A parc specialised in exposing living birds. There is an impressive amount of species of birds living here, from penguins to tropical parrots. The parc is divided in "continents", each section has birds typically for that continent. Main attractions are the... 

Windmill de Eendracht

Windmill de Eendracht, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  Windmill de Eendracht was built in 1898 with parts from de Twee Gebroeders (1752) a windmill that was no longer in use in the Zaan area.The windmill is in use as a grindingmill, it was bought by the municipality in the 70´s and is managed by a foundation since.In 1983 a... 

Archeon

Archeon, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  Archeon is an archaeological themepark. In this themepark there are three different areas which all show the life in the netherlands around a certain period. There is an area where houses of the middle ages are showing life in a normal street, a shoemaker, a farmhouse, a... 

Hotels  

Van der Valk Hotel Avifauna

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Golden Tulip Alphen Aan Den Rijn

 1 Review and 17 Opinions  We booked our stay with www.weekendjeweg.nl We only paid 75 euro for 2 nights with breakfast (2... 

Restaurants  

Proto: Tapas

Proto: Tapas, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  Tapas is a hit in our country. It is originally from Spain, but it is catching on fast here.Tapas is a different style of eating, there is no appetiser and no main course. It are all just small dishes. This way you can get a taste of Spain.The restaurant breathes the Spanish... 

Tuintje aan de Rijn: Surprising plates!

Tuintje aan de Rijn: Surprising plates!, Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  It is a big restaurant, not full packed. The entrance of the traditional 19th-century building is small and narrow, but when walking through the restaurant, you will arrive at a new-built part, with a lot of light and space, with a view on the garden of the restaurant. There... 

Alfred's Dinner: Good restaurant!

Alfred's Dinner: Good restaurant!, Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  It is located in "Park Rijnstroom", an old and beautyfull parc. This place has a lot to offer. It's not only a place for your luxurious lunches, but also for excellent dinners and weddings/parties. Over 240 people can be invited.The servants are very good informed and very... 

Restaurant "De Meiden": Girls with taste!

Restaurant "De Meiden": Girls with taste!, Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  De Meiden. Translated: "The Girls", "Las Chicas", "Les femmes" and "Die Mädchen". Get it? Right! Well, this is a nice restaurant in the center of Alphen. The building is of a typical Dutch architecture known in villages like Alphen. The plates are as you can expect in... 

Nightlife  

Querelle: Swingcafé

Querelle: Swingcafé, Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  A pleasant place to spend your evening. Every night, except for mondays, this place is open. You can drink a beer, talk with your friends(the music is not too loud), watch television(sportsmatches), play darts. At weekends the dance-hall on the first floor is open. Sometimes... 

Het Kasteel: Cultural centre

Het Kasteel: Cultural centre, Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  You need to check the website or apply for the mailinglist (by TPG-Post) to see what's happening around in Het Kasteel. Their are a lot of different theme-days in this place, at almost every day of the week:- Concerts- Dance parties (Underground beats)- Hardrock disco... 

Local Customs  

Jaarmarkt

Jaarmarkt, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  Every year on the third wednesday of september there is a special market in Alphen aan den Rijn. It is called the jaarmarkt (yearmarket), and is the biggest one in our country. The entire centre of town is used to put stalls and there is plenty entertainment.If you are not... 

Tourist Traps  

Archeon: quite disappointing!

Archeon: quite disappointing!, Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  It all started with a promising story: Archeon would be a place showing you the history of The Netherlands and Alphen aan den Rijn from the agricultural revolution, via the Roman ages untill the middle-ages.This prestigious project was been introduced in The Netherlands with... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Zegersloot

Zegersloot, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  The Zegersloot is a green area in Alphen aan den Rijn. You can walk there, go to the kids farm, have a game of minigolf, and many more things.It also is the place in Alphen where you will find the storks nesting in the open. 

Favorites  

Children's farm, trees and peace

Children's farm, trees and peace, Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  This is Bospark. As its name says, it's a parc. When the city hall at Burgemeester Visserpark had been completed in 1939, local people in Alphen wanted a parc next to it. As the parc had some sort of forrest-look, people called it Bos(forrest)park.It's a small parc close to... 

Park Rijnstroom

Park Rijnstroom, Alphen aan den Rijn

 JeanB24 Says:  This is Park Rijnstroom. It is by far the most beautyful parc in Alphen with a rich history. In past times there was a society called "Martha Stichting". This was a benificial organisation specialised in raising children of all classes.Nowadays these buildings are restyled... 

typical bridge

typical bridge, Alphen aan den Rijn

 tompt Says:  Not a must see, but a nice to know:The striking vertical lift bridge at the Gouwesluis over the river Gouwe was built at the end of the 1930s. The Gouwe was broadend to improve the waterconnection between Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Simulair bridges were built in Boskoop and... 

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 In the middle of the green heart of Holland - Sunset view with a canalized river near Alphen aan den Rijn. 

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Alphen, the city in our neighbourhood

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  Although Alphen aan den Rijn is not very big, for the people living in the north east corner of Zuid-Holland it is the city to go shopping. We call it just Alphen. The aan den Rijn part just states... 

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Alphen aan den Rijn

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 Alphen aan den Rijn, or just "Alphen", is the village I live in for almost my whole life. There were times that I cursed Alphen, and there were times that I praised Alphen (a little bit more cursing... 

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ARCHEON, time travelling!

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 Archeon is an archeological theme park in Alphen aan den Rijn, not far from Leiden. The park consists of 3 departments: prehistory, roman era and middle ages. 

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In the middle of the green heart of Holland

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 Sunset view with a canalized river near Alphen aan den Rijn. 

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The history of Alphen aan de Rijn

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 Alphen aan den Rijn ligt bij de samenvoeging van het kleine riviertje de Aar en de Oude Rijn, die vanaf Utrecht naar Leiden stroomt. Alphen wordt aan de oostzijde begrensd door de Gouwe en het... 

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