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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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De Hoep, Visitors Center in the Dunes

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The dunes in the province Noord-Holland are a great place for hiking and several marked trails are present.Much of the water for Noord-Holland comes from the dunes. The watercompany PWN maintains the dunes and has a visitors center called De Hoep in the Noord-Holland Dunes Reservation (Noordhollands Duinreservaat, NHD). From here several trails start:Blue route (named Kleintje Johanneshof) 2.3 kmYellow route (named Leppad) 4 kmRed route (named Rondje Infiltratiegebied) 6.5 kmGreen route (named Rondje Bosreservaat) 6.5 kmOrange route (named Beschutte route) 12.5 kmBlack route (named Duindoornroute) 17 kmThere is a big free parking at the visitors center. Entrance to the dunes is 1.50 euro. You can get your ticket at the machine at the entrance (see the pictures), which ONLY ACCEPTS COINS! Foresters might ask you for your ticket during your stay.The visitors center is open Tuesday-Sunday...

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Open air "Black Market"

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Beverwijkse Bazaar began on the 13th September 1980 in the former flower and vegetable auction hall in Beverwijk. Today it is a mega tourist attraction. At first it was knoiwn as a ‘Zwarte’ Markt (‘Black’ Market).We spent an afternoon there "shopping" and sampling the different foods offered. To get to the bazaar from Amsterdam take the A9 toward Alkmaar, go through the Wijkertunnnel and leave the motorway at exit 8

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Bike riding in Holland

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Kinderdijk is a 17th century windmill park just a few miles from Rotterdam. It includes cycling and walking paths. Also there is a canal boat that provides a tour by waterway. There were four of us traveling together and we chose the bicycles. The bike trails are paved, wide and importantly for seniors they are flat, no hills to ride up.

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Borger - walk or bike along the Dutch Dolmens

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The Dutch province of Drenthe has 52 of the 54 remaining Dutch dolmens, or better megalithic tombs. These huge stone graves were built by farmers belonging to the ‘Funnel Beaker Culture’. They started building these tombs more than 5.000 year ago. They used the boulders, scattered around in this area, which were transported to Drenthe during the last ice period.Borger, a small village in Drenthe, is more or less the capital of the Dutch Dolmens. In and around the village are 16 of these ‘hunebedden’ (Dutch for megalithic tomb) and just outside Borger is the ‘Hunebedcentrum’ (a museum and megalithic tombs information centre). Here you may find more information about the people, who made these tombs, their way of living and much more.The best way to see the dolmens in the landscape is to walk or bike. In the museum or Tourist Information Centre in Borger are several brochures available...

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Delft

by benidormone

The city of Delft has about 95.000 inhabitants. It has an historic center with lots of beauriful monuments. Delft is very famous for the Delfts Bleu. The famous Willem of Orange has lived here and was murdered in 1584. Since that time all members of the Orange family are burried here. For more information visit my Delft Page!!

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Kootwijkerzand - drifting sand

by vtveen

This part of the Veluwe has an unique scenery with the biggest drifting sands area of Europe. Surrounded by forests and just close to the very small village of Kootwijk, it is one of the most remote parts of the Netherlands. Therefore it is such a pity that tourist facilities, like camping sites and holiday parks are coming closer and closer to this unique spot.The only way to explore “Kootwijkerzand” is to walk. Personally we prefer to stroll around without using paths. It is such an amazing landscape, sometimes the sand is almost white, other parts are covered by moss or small pines. And always the sand is drifting in the wind and the landscape is constantly changing. Sometimes it seems to be a little Sahara, specially when temperatures in the sun reach 50 degrees Celsius !!If you don’t like to walk, just find a nice spot on one of the hills (they are called a ‘fort’) and just sit down...

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Breda

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Breda is a historical city with 160.000 inhabitants in the south of the Netherlands. The picture that I used is not from the old city, just to show you that Breda is more than history. Breda has lots to offer musea, monuments lots of shops. Once a month the shops are open on Sunday. The Galderse meren is a great place to go for a swim in summer, it has also an official nude beach.

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Enkhuizen

by benidormone

A great place to visit is The Zuiderzeemuseum in Enkhuizen. Here you can see how people were living and working when The IJsselmeer was The Zuiderzee. In 1932 the enclosure dam (afsluitdijk) was ready and The Zuiderzee became The IJsselmeer and The Waddenzee. It had a great impact on the people who lived there.

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Kroller Moller Museum

by ultchuk

If you are a (modern) art lover you should not miss the Kroller Moller Museum when visiting the Netherlands. This great museum, in the middle of the Dutch National Park 'Hoge Veluwe', has a wide variety of works, but many paintings by Vincent van Gogh and there is a sculpture garden with many well known sculpture of modern artists.Just look at the following site yourself for more information in English.

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Alkmaar

by Madschick

Alkmaar is not too far away from Amsterdam, and it is so much calmer there! Every Friday during the summer they have the famous cheese market - don't miss it! Fridays 10 - 12 a.m.You can watch a cheese market there as it has been held for centuries - with costumes and everything and most important of all an explaination in 4 different languages: Dutch, English, German and French.

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