2023-08-14 08:44
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2023-08-14 08:10
Located in the heart of the city centre, next to the central railway station is the Amsterdam river cruise terminal. To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is only a thirty minutes drive from here.Am… Read More
2023-02-21 07:34
The EYE Amsterdam is the striking white building on the IJ, opposite to Amsterdam Central Station.In the EYE Amsterdam you will find the city’s film museum where you can dive into the… Read More
2023-02-21 07:29
The former Amsterdam stock and commodity exchange is one of the most famous buildings in the world. Beurs van Berlage Amsterdam, named after the architect Berlage, opened in 1903 and changed… Read More
2023-02-21 07:23
The Concertgebouw of Amsterdam was built in 1883 according designed by Adolf Leonard van Gendt.The new building quickly became a very popular monument for the people of Amsterdam. The buildi… Read More
2023-02-21 06:57
The Chinese FGS He Hua temple Amsterdam, which means lotus flower in Chinese, is the largest Buddhist temple of its kind in Europe. The temple is built in the traditional Chinese palace styl… Read More
2023-02-21 06:50
Tuschinski Cinema Amsterdam is now part of Pathé cinemas and has six screens. There are regularly Dutch premieres with red carpet and paparazzi.The building is named after its founder… Read More
2023-02-21 06:37
If you are in Amsterdam and would like to experiment a bit culinary, then you should definitely pay a visit to the Foodhallen. In the covered food market in the Oud-West district at Bellamyp… Read More
2023-02-21 06:23
When you say Amsterdam, you also say weed and coffee shops.Although the city council has already imposed stricter rules for buying joints and weed, there are still about 110 coffee shops in… Read More
2023-02-19 16:54
The Vermeer exhibition can be seen until the 4th of June 2023. Never before have so many works by the 17th-century master been on display: 28 of the approximately 37 paintings have come over… Read More
2022-07-24 16:33
You can’t say cheese without saying Gouda! Operational since 1395. From April to August Thursday Cheese Market is the trading place in Gouda of one of the most popular cheeses in the w… Read More
2022-07-24 16:24
Don’t forget to pay a visit to the Saint John’s Cathedral.Dedicated to John the Baptist, patron saint of Gouda.The longest church in the Netherlands. More important are the 70 st… Read More
2022-07-24 16:23
Gouda has one of the oldest Gothic town halls in the Netherlands.It stands right in the middle of the lively centre of Gouda’s Market Place and it is world-famous.The town fire of 1361… Read More
2022-07-24 16:22
De Waag Gouda is a beautiful 17th century building, built in brick in the Dutch Classicism architectural style. Built by the famous architect Pieter Post in 1668.A tableau of Carrara marble… Read More
2022-01-30 14:26
Annelies Frank 12.6.1929 – 15 jaarNational Holocaust Monument Amsterdam; monument of 102220 names … A visit to the Dutch Holocaust Monument in Amsterdam we do during our Amsterd… Read More
2022-01-30 14:19
The former shipyard NDSM (Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij), is an absolute creativity hotspot. Many artists studios, start-ups, concerts and activities.In the 1970s, the shipbu… Read More
2022-01-30 14:12
The Muiderslot Castle Amsterdam is a beautiful castle, and it is also beautifully situated on the river Vecht and the former Zuiderzee. Because of its location on the river Vecht, Floris V… Read More
2022-01-30 14:06
The Haarlemmermeer was created after many storms around 1500 merged a number of lakes.It was a rough environment and the lake was nicknamed ‘Water Wolf’.Reclamation work started… Read More
2022-01-30 13:58
Frans Hals Museum Haarlem has the largest collection of Frans Hals paintings in the world. It is a former ‘old men’s house’ built in 1608.There are fourteen paintings of hi… Read More
2022-01-30 13:51
Leiden University was founded in 1581 in a monastery as the first university in the Netherlands. Due to the ever-growing number of faculties, many buildings were given a university function… Read More
2022-01-30 13:44
Reason for a visit is that the Markthal Rotterdam, with its horseshoe-shaped architecture, is that it has a very special design.The ingenious concept resembles a huge airplane hangar. Above… Read More
2022-01-30 10:02
The town hall of Delft is one of the most beautiful monuments on the Market Square Delft. The old prison in the tower of the town hall can sometimes be visited. In this prison, the most famo… Read More
2022-01-30 09:51
A must-see in The Hague is a gigantic painted panorama, with a diameter of up to 100 feet by Hendrik Mesdag.Panorama Mesdag the Hague is imposing and large and it is the only panorama in the… Read More
2022-01-30 09:43
Nemo (New Metropolis) is a Science Museum for children, where themes such as magnetism and electricity are explained in a playful way.Nemo Science Museum Amsterdam has a roof terrace that re… Read More
2022-01-30 09:33
On the north side of Dam Square is the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church Amsterdam), from the 14th century.The Dutch Kings and Queens are inaugurated in te New Church Amsterdam. The Dutch royal house… Read More
2022-01-30 09:27
After the Reformation Amsterdam churches had to transform from Catholic to Protestant.Those who had kept the Catholic faith had to go to hidden churches to attend mass. One of the best kept… Read More
2022-01-29 13:33
The Pijp area Amsterdam was built at the end of the 19th century to allow a new influx of labor and population to Amsterdam.Many artists, students and even prostitutes came to live in the ne… Read More
2022-01-29 13:23
The city’s first settlers lived around Dam Square Amsterdam. Dam Square Amsterdam is the historic heart of the city. A dam was built in the Amstel river, hence the name Amstel’s… Read More
2022-01-29 13:14
On the East side of the city the Jewish Amsterdam Quarter is located and here lived and worked Jewish refugees from all Europe. The Sephardic community of Amsterdam founded in 1657 the so ca… Read More
2022-01-29 13:06
For the Amsterdam diocese Saint Nicholas Church Amsterdam is the main Catholic church of the city.The cross shaped, neo-Renaissance basilica’s construction was completed in 1887.Many D… Read More
2022-01-29 12:58
During the Eighty Years’ War, the Watergeuzen flooded large areas. This was the simplest defense against the enemy. The flooded area was too deep to walk through, but too shallow to sa… Read More
2022-01-29 12:53
The Gevangenpoort was used as a prison from 1420 and shows the story of crime and punishment through the ages.Prison Gate The Hague is comparable to the Tower in London and the Conciergerie… Read More
2022-01-29 12:45
The Oude Kerk at Oude Delft canal dates from the 14th century. Remarkable about the Old Church Delft is the imposing tower that leans almost two meters.In the tower is a bell that weighs mor… Read More
2022-01-29 10:12
The Wilhelmina pier is located on the south bank of the Maas River. Here you will find yourself in the middle of the famous Rotterdam skyline, which is reminiscent of Manhattan.This is the h… Read More
2022-01-29 10:04
The City Hall Leiden is on Breestraat, the main street of Leiden and it has a beautiful Renaissance facade. To the left of the platform is the Roepstoel (calling chair), where the end of the… Read More
2022-01-29 09:59
Hofjes, little courtyards, were a form of private care for the elderly who were still able to live independently.In the Middle Ages, these hofjes almshouses haarlem were intended for the rea… Read More
2022-01-29 09:34
You can still feel the Golden Age in this city on the IJsselmeer. In the 17th century Hoorn was very important to the Dutch East India Company.Whaling was the most important activity during… Read More
2022-01-28 11:03
The former home and studio of Rembrandt van Rijn is now the Rembrandt House Amsterdam.On show are a complete collection of his drawings and etchings.The place gives an insight of the creativ… Read More
2022-01-28 11:02
The canal belt is the super crown jewel of our capital. The canals gave Amsterdam the appearance that match with a rich trading city.The grandeur can be found on the Prinsengracht, Herengrac… Read More
2022-01-28 11:01
The Amstel river drains water from the polder rivers to the south of Amsterdam.The water feeds the Amsterdam canals and eventually it reaches to the sea via the IJ.The surrounding Amstelland… Read More
2022-01-28 11:01
From Dam Square to Central Station Amsterdam is the Damrak, part of the old medieval harbour.The merchant ships moored here in earlier times.The central station is the first impression of Am… Read More
2022-01-28 11:00
Some tips for antiques and flea markets Amsterdam.Waterlooplein for nostalgics: historic flee market, known as the “Jewish Market” until 1941. One of the most famous in the Nethe… Read More
2022-01-28 11:00
Some tips for antiques and flea markets Amsterdam.Waterlooplein for nostalgics: historic flee market, known as the “Jewish Market” until 1941. One of the most famous in the Nethe… Read More
2022-01-28 10:59
Dam square is dominated by the Royal Palace Amsterdam, which was previously the town hall.Designed by the architect Jacob van Campen, in a classicist tradition with Italian influences.Built… Read More
2022-01-28 10:58
Scheepvaartmuseum, the Maritime Museum Amsterdam was built in 1656 as a naval arsenal and shipyard for the Admiralty of Amsterdam.The rich history of the Dutch East and West Indian Company c… Read More
2022-01-28 10:58
The Old Church Amsterdam is the oldest building in Amsterdam and shows seven centuries of Amsterdam. It started as a small wooden chapel around 1300 for fishermen, devoted to Saint Nicholas… Read More
2022-01-28 10:57
Madurodam The Hague is the city to visit if you want to feel like a giant. It is in fact the smallest city in the Netherlands.In a park of four acres are the most important Dutch buildings i… Read More
2022-01-28 10:56
The medieval Laurenskerk Rotterdam is also called the ‘Grote Kerk of Rotterdam’ and is one of the few old buildings in the city.The Second World War started in the Netherlands wi… Read More
2022-01-28 10:55
In the middle of Volendam, along the harbour is een green building that once was the fish auction. In 1932 however the Zuiderzee was closed off from the North Sea. Since then the main activi… Read More
2022-01-27 15:01
What is now the Jordaan area Amsterdam was in the seventeenth century the place of housing for workers who built the mansions on the canals.It looks like a miniature version of the canal bel… Read More
2022-01-27 15:00
Heineken is a typical Amsterdam beer and the company was founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken. The brewery at Stadhouderskade was then owned by Freddy Heineken and in use by Heineken u… Read More
2022-01-27 15:00
The earliest Amsterdam windmills stood on every twenty five bastions of the fortified city. Together with cannons that protected the city, the mills provided food during sieges.Now there are… Read More
2022-01-27 14:58
The tower is not only a viewing platform, but also a restaurant, hotel, bar and club.ADAM lookout tower Amsterdam is the former office building of the Shell research department.This area on… Read More
2022-01-27 14:57
On the east side of Dam Square is the obelisk, the Dutch National Monument Amsterdam, which pays tribute to the victims of the Second World War.Every year on the 4th of May, they are commemo… Read More
2022-01-27 14:56
From the city centre of the Hague it is only 15 minutes to Scheveningen the Hague beach. The sea side village is located directly on the beach with long sandy beaches and a large dune area.I… Read More
2022-01-27 14:56
Noordeinde Palace The Hague is the workplace and official seat of the Dutch King Willem Alexander of Orange. Today, the 16th-century palace mainly serves for representational purposes, such… Read More
2022-01-27 14:55
The Euromast Rotterdam is the highlight of the city. One can enjoy from the ‘ship’s mast’ the view of the city in the open air.Built in just 23 days on the occasion of the… Read More
2022-01-27 14:54
The Hortus Botanicus Leiden of the university has an orangery, tropical and subtropical plants and a laburnum from 1601. The lily leaves of the Victoria Amazonica are very special.It is the… Read More
2022-01-27 14:53
Namesake of the old Saint Bavo church, but completely different is the New Bavo Cathedral Haarlem. This is a three-aisled cruciform basilica from the end of the 19th century.This dome cathed… Read More
2022-01-27 14:53
The origin of the name Monnickendam comes from the monks who traded agricultural products here.There has always been a thriving maritime shipping and Baltic trade and even today there are st… Read More
2022-01-27 14:52
The Zaanse Schans remains a special attraction, despite the large numbers of foreign tourists.The seven windmills have fanciful names: De Kat, de Ooievaar, De Huisman, de Zoeker, de Bonte He… Read More
2022-01-27 11:57
The Zuiderzee Museum Enkhuizen shows what life was like before the construction of the 20 miles long Afsluitdijk, closing off the former Zuiderzee.There are more than a hundred historic buil… Read More
2022-01-27 11:52
Edam was a prosperous trading-port, in the 16th century. Located on the current IJsselmeer, it was the ideal places for the cheese market. Nowadays being held on Wednesdays in July and Augus… Read More
2022-01-27 11:42
Named after the dam in the river Spaarne and dating from 1285 is Spaarnedam Haarlem. The village lived from fishing and there is even an eel smokehouse still active.A toll was raised and the… Read More
2022-01-27 11:26
Jopenkerk is a former church, where you don’t come to pray, but to drink Jopen beer.A visit to Haarlem as a beer lover also means that you have to go to the Jopenkerk beer Haarlem brew… Read More
2022-01-27 11:18
Compared to the museum in Amsterdam, the Maritime Museum Rotterdam mainly shows modern life at sea.There are special children’s exhibitions, where active participation is the most impo… Read More
2022-01-27 11:06
Kinderdijk windmills, about 10 miles southeast of Rotterdam, is certainly one of the most popular sights in Holland.Completely accessible by water from Rotterdam by public transport company… Read More
2022-01-27 11:01
In the former Winter Palace of Queen Emma, the works of artist M.C. Escher is exposed. Escher Museum The Hague is a world of optical illusions and perspective.With 130 works, a… Read More
2022-01-27 10:55
The most photographed landmark in the city is the Peace Palace The Hague. Between 1907 and 1913, the red brick palace was built in a Neo-Renaissance style. The construction was facilitated a… Read More
2022-01-27 10:44
The Schreierstoren Amsterdam is the oldest defensive tower in Amsterdam. When it was built in 1486, Amsterdam was surrounded by the Zuiderzee with ebb and flow and Amsterdam had only 10,000… Read More
2022-01-27 10:36
The Nieuwmarkt area Amsterdam is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam.At the center is the Waag, the weigh-house, built in 1490 as a former city gate. The Amsterdam city wall has di… Read More
2022-01-27 10:29
Built in the 1930’s crisis years in the English landscape style, Amsterdamse Bos was part of the employment project.Has a natural arrangement with many waterways. Therefore there are a… Read More
2022-01-27 10:24
The ‘Amsterdam School’ of architecture is based on the international ‘Art Nouveau’ and the Scheepvaarthuis is a top monument of this style,The Architecture Amrath Hot… Read More
2022-01-27 10:16
The museum is located opposite of the Amsterdam Zoo Artis, near Waterlooplein and the Rembrandt House.The building, built in 1876, has the Star of David and the name of Petrus Plancius in to… Read More
2022-01-27 10:09
The City Archives Amsterdam is the most beautiful archive in the world. To know more about the history of Amsterdam, one has to come to this cultural meeting place.The archive contains 40 ki… Read More
2022-01-27 10:04
The Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam has the largest collection in the world of paintings by Vincent van Gogh. 200 paintings and around 500 drawings.There are also works by artists he was inspired… Read More
2022-01-25 20:30
The Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie is an 85 kilometer long defence line with 45 forts, water sluices and two castles. It starts at the former Zuiderzee and ends at the Rhine river.It was in use… Read More
2022-01-25 20:29
Ouderkerk at the Amstel is two centuries older than Amsterdam and it is the place where the Lords of Amstel, the rulers of Amsterdam, built their castle.The most interesting monument is the… Read More
2022-01-25 20:27
Due to its strategic location on the Rhine river, the Romans took Utrecht 50 AD and remained there until 275 AD. They built an army base there and called the fortress Castellum Traiectum.Aft… Read More
2022-01-25 20:25
Leiden was already the center of the cloth industry in the 14th century.The Cloth Hall from 1640 was an inspection hall for Leiden textiles.Wool from England was processed, dyed and exported… Read More
2022-01-25 20:22
Of the many ships that can be seen in the port of Rotterdam, the SS Rotterdam Holland America Line is the most special.It is the largest passenger ship ever built in the Netherlands. For man… Read More
2022-01-25 20:21
Not much is known about Johannes Vermeer’s (1632-1675) life.His most important works are ‘the Girl with a Pearl Earring’ and ‘A View of Delft’.He lived his enti… Read More
2022-01-25 20:19
The previously named Gemeentemuseum, Kunstmuseum the Hague is mainly for those interested in modern art.It owns the largest collection of Piet Mondrian’s works, including his latest wo… Read More
2022-01-25 20:17
Museumplein, south of the canal belt, is unique in Europe and much more than only a square.Advanced town planning in the last 10 years made it into a fascinating place of art.Some of the mos… Read More
2022-01-25 20:14
In the evening life awakens in the red light district. Then the red lights shine in the countless shop windows in which prostitutes present themselves for customers.During the day, the distr… Read More
2022-01-25 20:08
Museum the Dolhuys Asylum Haarlem is located in a former 16th-century insane asylum and it’s theme is the psyche and spirit of the human being.The origin is around 1320, when leper and… Read More
2022-01-25 12:20
The Louwman Automobile Museum the Hague has a unique collection of more than 275 showpieces from the history of the automobile.It was started by the Chrysler car dealer Pieter Louwman in 193… Read More
2022-01-25 12:15
Vondelpark was created in 1864 and is named after the Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel.The style of Vondelpark Amsterdam is English and it has the illusion of a natural landscape, with a dike… Read More
2022-01-25 12:09
The Municipal House of Delfland from the 16th century has one of the most beautiful and oldest facades in Delft.It is a city palace, natural stone decorated with colourful coats of arms and… Read More
2022-01-25 12:03
On the 1st of August 1620, religiously persecuted men departed from the Pilgrim Fathers’ Church, to sail to a new land now called America.In Delfshaven Rotterdam one gets an impression… Read More
2022-01-25 11:57
The main Leiden museums are:Museum Naturalis is about the evolution of animals, plants and all other life. The collection is one of the largest in the world with 42 million objects. To see a… Read More
2022-01-25 11:48
Teylers Museum Haarlem dates from 1784 and is located directly on the Spaarne river, is the oldest museum in the Netherlands.A very wealthy cloth and silk manufacturer, Pieter Teyler van der… Read More
2022-01-25 11:42
De Rijp is one of the most picturesque towns of North Holland and undiscovered. So a real hidden gem located between the Beemster and the Schermer Polders.The coat of arms of De Rijp shows i… Read More
2022-01-25 11:36
The area around Weesp was already inhabited before our era. Due to its strategic location on the border of Utrecht and Holland on the Vecht river. Originated as a dike village, it grew into… Read More
2022-01-24 17:59
The most beautiful part of the old city wall is the famous Koppelpoort from 1400. It is a combined gate for land and water access. The water flows from the city to the Eem river. Especially… Read More
2022-01-24 17:54
Since 1957 the island of Marken is connected to the mainland via a dam.Before the damming of the Zuiderzee there has always been the danger of flooding.So the people from Marken built their… Read More
2022-01-24 17:49
Many of the activities that made Haarlem great were possible because of its location on this water. Before the arrival of the railways and modern road traffic, the Spaarne was the lifeline t… Read More
2022-01-24 17:39
Leiden had a number of strongholds with city gates and was completely surrounded by a defensive wall.The Burcht fortress Leiden was a defensive structure. The 17th century gate is decorated… Read More
2022-01-24 17:28
The Cubic Houses Rotterdam are a top attraction and a striking sight between all the skyscrapers and the enormous harbour of Rotterdam.The houses are not level, but on a corner at an angle o… Read More
2022-01-24 17:23
Delft Blue is world famous. Delft was once teeming with potteries, today there is only one left: De Porceleyne Fles. The studios and factory are open to the public.When you walk through the… Read More
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