Provincie Zuid-Holland Off The Beaten Path

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Sonneveld house   Rotterdam

Sonneveld house, Rotterdam

 24 Reviews  Note the lights in the ceiling. The original Gispen furniture. The central heating which has not changed shape till the present day. The only difference now would be that the curtains would be to the... 

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City landmarks   The Hague

City landmarks, The Hague

 40 Reviews  The original town hall was built in 1564 Next to the 15th century Grote Kerk (Great Church). This is a relatively small building reflecting the humble beginnings of Den Haag. Will the new town hall... 

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Rokkeveen   Zoetermeer

Rokkeveen, Zoetermeer

 14 Reviews  Rokkeveen was built from 1981 by a new generation of planologists. The suburb is planned in geometrical pieces around the water tower (which I did not photograph although I drove past it). Each... 

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Kinderdijk (around Rotterdam)   Rotterdam

Kinderdijk (around Rotterdam), Rotterdam

 8 Reviews  Whenever you will get the chance, you could pay a visit to Kinderdijk/Childsdike. Here you may watch the best of many windmills together in Holland. The same windwills Neil Diamond sang about ... The... 

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Scheveningen\Kijkduin   The Hague

Scheveningen\Kijkduin, The Hague

 17 Reviews  One can walk to Scheveningen, bout a half an hour walk. One then passes through the Scheveningse Bosjes, a parc like area. There also runs a tram and if you aren t into walking you can take tram 10,... 

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Train station   Zoetermeer

Train station, Zoetermeer

 5 Reviews  there's the superb entry to the pedestrian bridge again. Halfway there is the train station running along the motorway A12 between The Hague and Utrecht (passing Gouda which is another of my special... 

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Delfshaven -   Rotterdam

Delfshaven -, Rotterdam

 4 Reviews  In the 3rd floor you can see the houses and shops of workers and simple self-employed persons. All you see are replicas in every detail. On the attic you enter the....of the shadowy figures and... 

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Culture and arts   The Hague

Culture and arts, The Hague

 42 Reviews  The palace Lange Voorhout nowadays houses the Escher Museum. There is much to see.. from famous work like Ascending and Decending, Babel's tower and Day and Night to the announcement card he made for... 

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Schiedam (around Rotterdam)   Rotterdam

Schiedam (around Rotterdam), Rotterdam

 3 Reviews  BTW: ... you want to see the tallest windmills of the whole world? Go for a travel to Schiedam. When in Rotterdam you donot need to go far away. Schiedam is between Rotterdam and Vlaardingen and it... 

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Surrounding places and cities   The Hague

Surrounding places and cities, The Hague

 19 Reviews  The Hague is one of the "randsteden" (the rim-shaped agglomeration of cities in the westerly part of the Netherlands). Some think of an over-crowded industrial area where it has been clipped its wings... 

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Internet café   The Hague

Internet café, The Hague

 4 Reviews  Ookiedook, ... don't worry, The Hague got Cafe Internet, and some Internet "cyber-shops". You can find these here >>> Public Library Spui 68 2511 BT Den Haag Phone/fax: (+31) (0)70 353 44... 

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North Sea Jazz Festival   The Hague

North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague

 3 Reviews  When the North Sea Jazz Festival was in The Hague people came from all over to join this true music happening, ranging from traditional New Orleans jazz to AvantGarde jazz, from gospels to Latin and... 

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City fun   The Hague

City fun, The Hague

 15 Reviews  Every year, The Hague celebrates an event that's called Haagse Koninginnenach (Queen's Night Of The Hague). On this evening there's a lot of live music on different stages (music squares for this... 

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The church of Woubrugge

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Built in 1653, it is still the focus point of Woubrugge.Before this church there was a small one standing here. It was strange for such a small community to ask for a large church to be built. But people came from distant places like Alphen (10 kilometers was quit a distance then) to hear the minister of Woubrugge, who was very populair.So government gave 1500 guilders to start building. Pieter Post (1608-1669) designed the church. Its design with the tower in the middle was very special. And legend says the designer hung himself because he was afraid the church would not survive a good storm. The church survived several storm and even mild earthquakes since...The building of the church costed 20760 guilders 12 stuyvers and 8 duyten. The money was collected by taxes from the inhabitants and from gifts of church members.Normally the church is not open to visitors, only for services on...

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Rien Poortvliet Museum in Middelharnis

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Middelharnis is a small town on the island of Overflakkee and the museum is a small museum in this small town.So it is really off the beaten path. But I consider it a hidden gem.Rien Poortvliet was a painter of animals and countrylife and the museum is dedicated to his work. Don't expect any modern art there.He also illustrated children books about gnomes.There are sign leading to Middelharnis and in Middelharnis there are signs leading to the museum. Parking is nearby, the staff are very friendly and there are some tables to have a cup of coffee afterwards.There are also some books and cups to buy, but the museum doesn't accept any credit cards. They say they're too small for that.UPDATE October 2007:A very sad update! Anke-Thea tells me the museum had to close due to financial difficulties. That's really a shame, it was such a special place. But she also tells me about plans to reopen...

Woubrugge

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In the Nederlands Hervormde church of Woubrugge you will find a remmebrance plaque for Jan de Bakker (1499 - 1525) Johannes Pistorius Woerdensis was the first protestant martyr in the Netherlands. Born in Woerden and studied in Leuven (in todays Belgium). This was a catholic university, the only one in the low countries. Jan became priest in Jacobswoude. He left the catholic way and preached as a protestant. He was punished for that by the church and left. He got maried and became a baker. That is why he is also called Jan de Bakker. But the Inquisitie didn't leave him alone and captured him at 10 may 1525. His lawsuit took over 2 months and at 25 september 1525 he was burned alive. In 1579 our nation became officially protestant........

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the churchbench of Jacobswoude

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Lost in the middle of the polder is this churchbench. It comes from the church of Jacobswoude, a village that drowned through its own greed. The bench dates back to 1586.At the other side of the road is a monument for the sunken village.More villages in the neighbourhood almost suffered the same faith, like the village Zevenhoven (where Gonnie is born). But they stopped the digging in time, with just a dike with some houses on it left. Today the polders are milled dry again.

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the lost village of Jacobswoude

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In 823 Jacobswoude was first mentioned. Lord Jacob van den Woude got to manage the area between Woubrugge, Alphen aan den Rijn, Ter Aar and Leimuiden. In 1494 there were only 48 houses of mainly poor people here. From the 14th century peat was won in the area. The big cities nearby Leiden, Haarlem and Amsterdam wanted much of this fuel. So the inhabitants of Jacobswoude saw money... People moved to the neighbouring villages and the church was demolished in 1586. The last people living there left and the village sunk under water because they digged out under groundwaterlevel for the peat. In 1747 there was nothing left of the once thriving village Jacobswoude. In 1913 a monument was erected for the lost village. Next to it is a bench from the church with the text: here once stood the church of Jacobswoude, this piece of history vanished in 1586.The monument and church bench can be found...

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windmills

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When tourists go to see windmills they go to Kinderdijk, or the Zaanse Schans in NoordHolland, but they never think of visiting the worlds only working 4 step windmills near Aarlanderveen.The history and the details of the windmills can be found at our Aarlanderveen page.

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ZH region Rijnmond

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The province Zuid-Holland is divided in various regions.Rijnmond is a big region consisting of the city Rotterdamit's huge harbour area stretching to the North Sea andGreater Rotterdam consisting of VlaardingenSchiedamBergschenhoekBleiswijkBerkel en RodenrijsCapelle a/d IJsselKrimpen a/d IJsselRidderkerkBarendrechtAlbrandswaard (various villages)Spijkenisse and the rural area Voorne-PuttenBernisse (villages Geervliet and Heenvliet)HellevoetsluisBrielleWestvoorne (villages Oostvoorne, Rockanje, Tinte)

Youngsters riding their bicyles to school.

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In the Netherlands you will always see people on bicycles ,.most children ride their bicycles to their schools.

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There are animal grazing in the fields

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Sheep grazing in the fields a common site in the fields of the beaten paths.

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Greenhouses in the country side.

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If you visit the Netherlands you will see Greenhouse ,heated glass greenhouse for growing vegetables or flowers.

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Top 3 Hotels in Provincie Zuid-Holland

The Manhattan Hotel Rotterdam  Rotterdam

 6 Reviews and 138 Opinions  Right opposite Rotterdam Centraal train station on Weena, is the imposing 5 star Westin hotel. It... 

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Mercure Den Haag Central Hotel  The Hague

 4 Reviews and 150 Opinions  Superior service and a great staff. Breakfast included was an unexpected surprise. Very clean and... 

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Hotel de Emauspoort  Delft

 2 Reviews and 123 Opinions  It is a unusual hotel with a location in the middle of the town, and it has a very nice accomadation... 

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  2. The Hague Off The Beaten Path
  3. Leiden Off The Beaten Path
  4. Delft Off The Beaten Path
  5. Scheveningen Off The Beaten Path
  6. Keukenhof Off The Beaten Path
  7. Noordwijk aan Zee Off The Beaten Path
  8. Gouda Off The Beaten Path
  9. Dordrecht Off The Beaten Path
  10. Hoek van Holland Off The Beaten Path
  11. Brielle Off The Beaten Path
  12. Kinderdijk Off The Beaten Path
  13. Hellevoetsluis Off The Beaten Path
  14. Schiedam Off The Beaten Path
  15. Duinrell Off The Beaten Path
  16. Zoetermeer Off The Beaten Path
  17. Vlaardingen Off The Beaten Path
  18. Naaldwijk Off The Beaten Path
  19. Gorinchem Off The Beaten Path
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  21. Rockanje Off The Beaten Path
  22. Alphen aan den Rijn Off The Beaten Path
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  24. Maasland Off The Beaten Path
  25. Voorhout Off The Beaten Path
  26. Monster Off The Beaten Path
  27. Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel Off The Beaten Path
  28. Zuidhollandse Biesbosch Off The Beaten Path
  29. Nieuwveen Off The Beaten Path
  30. Maasdijk Off The Beaten Path
  31. Noordeinde Off The Beaten Path
  32. Leerdam Off The Beaten Path
  33. Recreatieterrein De Lickebaert Off The Beaten Path
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