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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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The Boymens-Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam

by Paul2001

The Boymens-Van Beuningen Museum of Rotterdam is one of the best collections of art in all of the Netherlands. The gallery has a good overall collections that is very representative of the various periods of art history. There are strong works by such artist as Bruegel, Rembrandt and Rubens representing Dutch art during the Golden Age. However unlike Amsterdam's Rijkmuseum, this gallery's collection extends into more modern periods. Therefore there are works by Monet, Van Gogh and Kandinsky. There is also an fine display of contemporary works that might interest people who are more freethinking about the question "what is art?" Some of these pieces certainly are challenging for the viewer.

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Theme park: MADURODAM

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I've always enjoyed going to Madurodam once every few years as the park and miniatures are constantly changed. A young soldier called George Maduro was killed in WW II and his parents built this park in honour of him. The mayor of Madurodam is always a person younger than 18 and its first mayor was princess Beatrix, now queen of The Netherlands.The Netherlands highlights, all in miniature buildings and scenes.01 Sept 2001 -17 March 2002: 09.00 - 18.00 hrs.18 March 2002 - 30 June 2002: 09.00 - 20.00 hrs.01 July 2002 - 31 August 2002: 09.00 - 22.00 hrs.01 Sept. 2002 -31 December 2002: 9.00 - 18.00 hrs.Admission: € 10 adult € 7 children

New Dutch Windmills.

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New Dutch Windmills. In The Neterlands are many windmills like this. The new windenergie. Many farmers have a windmill like this. They make their own energie and sale what they no need to the energiecentrales.

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The 'Zaanse Schans'.

by Alphons

The 'Zaanse Schans'. The area was named 'De Zaanse Schans' after an entrenchment which was erected in 1574 to hold back Spanish troops at the beginning of the Eighty Years War between the Netherlands and Spain. People work and live in the Zaanse Schans: they feel at home in the area and keep alive the glory which this industrial district saw in the golden age. Visiting the Zaanse Schans, you will see a situation characteristic of the landscape of that district until late in the nineteenth century. The dikes were probably built as early as the thirteenth century, the first villages were built along these at a later date. Until late in the last century these were typical 'dike-villages'This is from the offical website.

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De Efteling, a fairytale park...

by catnl

De Efteling, a fairytale park with some terrific new attractions, fairytales and spectacular shows!On the pic my daughter and i. Almost every child probably will have been to this fantastic park, either with parents or with a schooltrip.In Holland we call such a trip: 'schoolreisje'.Prices are high: 27 euro per person > 4 years< 4 years its for free they are opened from March till the end of octoberDuring summerholidays prices go up with 2 euro extra!

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Safaripark Beekse Bergen

by catnl

Looking at wild animals at 'Safari Park Beekse Bergen'.also a campingarea nearby and a special playground, so for as well as adult as for kids a great place to spend at leat 1 whole day.entrance:adults € 14,75 child: 3 -11 € 13,25 60+ € 13,25

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SMALLEST CITY -- okay, minature city

by gkitzmil

A visit features more than 700 buildings, wind mills, bridges, trees, trains, etc. A model Dutch city with a 1:25 scale!Opening times:Daily 9:00 - 18:00 Prices:Adults: € 14.50Children 3 to 11 years: € 10.5065+: € 13.50 More

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Cycling is a MUST

by GYOW

Cycling in Holland is one of the best experiences to be had in Holland, its nothing like cycling elsewhere. The bikes are designed for comfort and viewing. You sit bolt upright in what people regard as an old fashioned style. However once you have been on one you find out why.... you are sitting up as in the comfort of an armchair, very little exertion is required as its so flat. This means you can look at the view and cycle for many miles with no pain what so ever! As a bonus the traffic has to give way to you 80% of the time and you have a purpose built cycle path for miles and miles... it has to be done!This is the very best way to view the bulb fields in April

Ooijpolder – fascinating Dutch landscape

by vtveen

Although most of the polders are in the western part of the country, the Ooijpolder (and some other polders) are stretching from Nijmegen till the German town of Emmerich. On one side surrounded by the rivers Waal and Rhine and on the ‘land’ side by the hills of ‘Beek’ and ‘Ubbergen’. We started our biketour at the so called Hollandsch-Duitsch Gemaal. This pumping-station was built in 1933 and is still responsible for draining away the water from the German polders into the river Waal. Our route follows the signs (ANWB) of the ‘Ooij route’ and it was very easy to find our way.Main parts of the trip we were biking on the dikes, which meant we had great views of the beautiful scenery of meadows, agricultural land, orchards and wetlands with the typical willows. But most impressive are the numerous ponds, pools, small canals and the river Rhine and Waal with everywhere a lot of water...

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'Dwarsgracht'- bike or boat trip

by vtveen

The hamlet of Dwarsgracht is a real alternative for the famous, but very touristy, town of Giethoorn. Although just 3 km's away it is a complete different world.The same canal(s), small bridges, boats and thatched roof houses. But in Dwarsgracht you will hardly see any tourist. There is just one café restaurant ('De Otterskooi') and this is an ideal starting point for either a boat trip with a so called 'whispering boat' or for a bike tour along the canals and lakes. At 'De Otterskooi' you can rent them both.Or just walk along the main canal through the village and enjoy the views over the water, the houses, the flowers, the birds and further away waving reed.Dwarsgracht is signposted from Giethoorn and you have to follow a narrow, sometimes winding road.

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