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Cubic Houses (Kubus woningen)   Rotterdam

Cubic Houses (Kubus woningen), Rotterdam

 44 Reviews  Surprisingly these are inhabitable, a hostal here too, inside I guess all is pretty normal - very unusual from the outside though and worh a short trip to see them plus, there are some decent bars... 

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St. Pietersberg   Maastricht

St. Pietersberg, Maastricht

 21 Reviews  These caves are off the beaten path from the center of town but it is walkable. I wish the VVV site had mentioned that the tour was not in English at all. The site is in English and the information on... 

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Madurodam, Miniature City   The Hague

Madurodam, Miniature City, The Hague

 59 Reviews  We loved madurodam. If you like model railways or miniature objects, this place is paradise. The models are beautifully constructed and very accurate, and the grounds are landscaped with lawns and... 

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Eindhoven center & other areas   Eindhoven

Eindhoven center & other areas, Eindhoven

 13 Reviews  Theater, Music and other cultural performances been there May 1, 2011 for a show of 2 dutch entertainers Tel. reservations: (mon - fri 11.00 - 17.00 uur, sat 11.00 - 14.00 ) +31-40 - 2 11 11 22 From... 

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Grote Markt   Haarlem

Grote Markt, Haarlem

 43 Reviews  I didn't actually surveyed much of Haarlem area as I was in fact most of the time in Amsterdam even though my first 2 nights is in Haarlem. So I cannot offer much "things to do or see". For one,... 

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Dom church and tower   Utrecht

Dom church and tower, Utrecht

 64 Reviews  The Domtower is 112 meter high, and more than 600 years old. Between the tower and the church is a square. This is quite unusual, normally the tower is a part of the church. The tower was separated... 

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Historical Leiden   Leiden

Historical Leiden, Leiden

 94 Reviews  After you passed the Boerhave museum go right, at the end left and then first right again. Cross the bridge and you are in front of the Lakenhal. The Lakenhal (clothmakers' hall) was built in 1640 by... 

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Delft Blue ceramics   Delft

Delft Blue ceramics, Delft

 20 Reviews  It is true! When visiting Delft you may not leave without visiting a shop, a boutique, a school or a museum full of Delft Blue. Most tourists do visit the Stedelijk Museum at Prinsenhof ... But you... 

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Grote Kerk   Breda

Grote Kerk, Breda

 46 Reviews  Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Our Lady's Church), also known as Grote Kerk (the Big Church), can be seen all over the city centre with its bright tower. The first mentioning of a stone chuch here was 1269... 

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Market Square   Nijmegen

Market Square, Nijmegen

 29 Reviews  The triangular Grote Markt lies in the center of old Nijmegen. In the square there is a statue of Mariken van Nieumeghen, the chief character in the 15th century mystery play of that name. According... 

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Architecture   Tilburg

Architecture, Tilburg

 14 Reviews  This building a few years ago was the first large tower to be seen when approaching Tilburg, the red, brown tower of 'Interpolis'. However recently another big tower can be seen as well, 'Westpoint'... 

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Amusement   Valkenburg

Amusement, Valkenburg

 12 Reviews  Op top of the hill with the Wilhelmina Tower, you can make a ride with a toboggan/bobsled. You can get on top of the hill using the chairlift (Neerhem 44, http://www.kabelbaan.nl/) or take the stairs... 

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Binnendieze   Den Bosch

Binnendieze, Den Bosch

 17 Reviews  Den Bosch is circled by typical Dutch canals and the boat tours of the canals are operated in small boats powered by a small motor that take about 16 people. There is a choice of two trips - one takes... 

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Architecture   Bergen op Zoom

Architecture, Bergen op Zoom

 14 Reviews  The area of het Havenkwartier has beautiful architecture.You can walk around a little, there are a few pubs to drink something and there is a nice restaurant het Spuihuis where you can get a good... 

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Cheese market   Alkmaar

Cheese market, Alkmaar

 17 Reviews  Originally a chapel for the Holy Ghost, this 14th century building was converted to a weigh house in 1582. Today it houses the Kaasmuseum (Cheese Museum) and is the backdrop for the cheese market on... 

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Abbey & church Lange Jan   Middelburg

Abbey & church Lange Jan, Middelburg

 17 Reviews  The Lange Jan is a churchtower open to the public. After climbing the 207 steps you have a magnificient view over the city at an altitude of about 90 meters. The tower is part of the Abdij... 

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De grote Kerk (the big church)   Dordrecht

De grote Kerk (the big church), Dordrecht

 11 Reviews  About the Churchtower: The Gothic Big Church is the third biggest one in the Netherlands, and the tower is about 75 meters high (about 250 feet) and never finished. The dome-vault of the Big Church is... 

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St. Jan cathedral   's-Hertogenbosch

St. Jan cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch

 2 Reviews  Go in and tour a beautiful old church. Altho, in April it was colder on the inside than it was outside. It's a spectacular gothic style church. I understand this city and many of it's structures date... 

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Must visit in Zuid-Holland   Provincie Zuid-Holland

Must visit in Zuid-Holland, Provincie Zuid-Holland

 8 Reviews  Delft is a very pictoresque town with its main attractions the Delftware factory (Porceleyne Flesch) and the New Church where Dutch royals have been buried for centuries. But that is not all by far.... 

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Anne Frank House   Amsterdam

Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

 279 Reviews  We found the Anne Frank house to be quite a moving experience if you know the story of this poor girl and her family. The place does have a rather somber atmosphere as one should probably expect... 

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Euromast   Rotterdam

Euromast, Rotterdam

 50 Reviews  One of Rotterdams most famous attractions is the Euromast, also known as Space Tower in English. This is an observation tower of 185 meters and it offers an exeptional view of Rotterdam and its... 

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Vrijthof   Maastricht

Vrijthof, Maastricht

 21 Reviews  The Militaire Hoofdwacht or militairy guardhouse at the west side of the Vrijthof was built in 1738, replacing the old building from 1642. In former days this was the place where the keys of the gates... 

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Scheveningen / Kijkduin beach   The Hague

Scheveningen / Kijkduin beach, The Hague

 47 Reviews  Scheveningen is part of the Hague having golden sand, many pubs and restaurants, an aquarium (Sea Life) and a modern lighthouse. The water, no surprise, is not really good for swimming but it can... 

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van Abbemuseum   Eindhoven

van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven

 4 Reviews  This museum is certainly worth a visit, an art object itself. On January 17th. the Van Abbe was officially opened by the Queen of the Netherlands. On the picture the Queen and our major Mr.... 

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Frans Hals Museum   Haarlem

Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem

 16 Reviews  There is no museum in the Netherlands without landscapes. They were one of the major themes of the 17th c. paintings. Indeed the Dutch Golden century produced hundred thousands of landscapes of all... 

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Haarlem - walking along almshouses

by vtveen

When visiting a town/city we always try to walk around; the best way for exploring a city. So we did also in Haarlem during our day trip on a grey and windy day between Christmas and New Year. We opted for a walk along the almshouses of Haarlem (the city is famous for these so called ‘hofjes’ and has about twenty of them). It turned out to be a very interesting walk, which brought us not only to these green oasis in the city centre, but also along parts of the main shopping streets, authentic small local shops in side streets, the Korte Houtstraat - greenest street of Haarlem, a couple of very interesting monuments (among them the Great Church or St. Bavo’s) and with a short detour to Teylers Museum, the oldest museum of the Netherlands. Everywhere along the route you will find cafes and restaurants for a stop. We picked a brochure of this walk at the VVV-office (which is signposted...

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Groenlo, walking in a fortified city

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The Netherlands has quite a lot of fortified cities. Some of them are well known (mostly located in the western part of the country), but there is one which is more or less unknown as such.That is the city of Groenlo in the eastern part of the Netherlands (close to Germany). Groenlo – which has been known through the centuries as Groonloo, Gronlo and Grol – was founded around the year 610 and was awarded city rights in 1277. The city is mainly famous for its illustrious history. It played a prominent role in the Eighty Year War between the Netherlands and Spain. In 1627 the battle for Grol, fought between the troops of Prince Frederik Henrik and the Spanish, put the town at the centre of the action.The best way to explore the history of this fortified city is to walk around or even better by following a signposted walk through the town. Best thing is to get the brochure ‘Vestingstad...

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Victory Boogie Woogie,...

by egonwegh

Victory Boogie Woogie, alledgedly Pieter Mondriaan's unfinished master piece, made of paint, pieces of paper and plastics on canvas, on display at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague. Bought by the Dutch State in 1998 for 80 million guilders, an enormous amount of money, about 32 million dollars or 22.5 million pounds. At the time, the purchase raised a lot of questions, but a recent publication has it that '...the price paid is no more than a fading memory by now'...Most hotly disputed work of art in the Netherlands in recent years.

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Daytrip to Zutphen

by Pijlmans

Zutphen is a picturesque city along the river IJssel in the province Gelderland, in the mid-east of the Netherlands.It is about 90 minutes from Amsterdam by train.Zutphen used to be a fortified city, and the remains of the city wall, gates and defense towers remind you of this.There are also several churches, among which the St Walburgis Church with the famous 16th century Librije library. In this old library, the books are locked with chains in order to prevent theft. It's one of the three libraries like that in the world!See the link below for more information.

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Go visit Utrecht

by parsifal56

One of the largest University areas within the EU, the outskirts don´t look nice from the train, but once in the centre, the channels and architecture are spellbounding. Great cafes and walks and shopping and inexpensive accommodation.

Go visit Utrecht

by parsifal56

One of the largest University areas within the EU, the outskirts don´t look nice from the train, but once in the centre, the channels and architecture are spellbounding. Great cafes and walks and shopping and inexpensive accommodation.

Have a blast at the Sex Museum!

by mariahc1

Going to the Sex Museum can be a very pleasant experience, especially if you are with company! You can find everything related to sex, from pictures, to objects, sex toys, sex uniforms, a hotline phone, sex statues, erotic movies, and the list goes on and on. You can learn all about the history of sex evolution starting from the ancient Greek mythology. There can be some very funny moments when you get to sit on a "special" chair which vibrates a bit. Really, a visit there is about the history of eroticism.

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Visit the Anne Frank museum

by mariahc1

All visitors to Amsterdam should go to the Anne Frank museum. It's not that the museum has got a lot to offer, it's the whole experience of just, personally, experiencing how a whole family could be hidden in a hiding place for 2 years without going out, seeing the sun or enjoying every-day moments like normal people. The terror, the anxiety and fear that the family must have felt might seem unknown to us. But just imagine how much they suffered. It is a very-well preserved place with a detailed description of events that happened in each room. There is also a bookstore selling dvds, books and notes, all translated in different languages (apart from Greek I'm afraid). It is also ideal for teacher and student educational excursions and for anyone who is interested in World War II. Visitors should be prepared to wait in long lines as the museum is always busy.

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Visit the countryside!

by mariahc1

Amsterdam is not only the Red Light District. If you leave the city without visiting the wonderful countryside then your trip will be incomplete. We paid for a "Countryside Bike Tour" (29.50 euros each) for a 4-hour tour. The scenery was amazing! We had the chance to see the valleys, the milking of cows, the traditional windmills, the picturesque villages etc! And the best thing about it is that you cycle in all these places. We saw the Krijtmolen d'Admiraal windmill (made in 1792) in the beginning of our journey, and we also had lunch in a tradtional restaurant which had tables and benches on small dock so we were practically on water! The peace and quiet of cycling in the countryside is a feeling that cannot be described. Last but not least, going to the countryside is ideal not only for bicycle but also for photography lovers.

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The Sint Nicolaaskerk

by traveldave

Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers, and is therefore important to a seafaring country like the Netherlands. In the sixteenth century, the Spanish empire controlled the Netherlands. The occupation led to the Dutch Revolt, an 80-year struggle to overthrow Spanish rule. It was during this time, in 1578, when anti-Catholic sentiments led the Amsterdam city council to forbid the practice of the Roman Catholic faith in the city. As a result, all Roman Catholic churches were transferred to Protestants, and many clandestine Roman Catholic churches were set up in attics and other hidden places. It was not until 1795 that the ban on Roman Catholicism was lifted. However, 92 years were to pass before the Roman Catholics of Amsterdam would get a church of their own. The Sint Nicolaaskerk, or the Church of Saint Nicholas, was the first Roman Catholic church constructed in Amsterdam since...

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