Countless windmills, historic churches and fisherman’s cottages. The good ol’ fashioned Dutch villages near Amsterdam seem to have stood still in time. Some parts of them still look the same as they did 100 years ago. In some places…
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From the end of March on, fields across The Netherlands are starting to dot with flowers. From the moment we chuck out the Christmas tree, we buy tulips for our homes. But the fields don’t start to bloom until…
Zandvoort is one of the most popular beach destinations in The Netherlands. And Zandvoort is your top choice when you’d like to visit the beach from Amsterdam. A direct train takes you directly to the beach and you’ll have…
Zierikzee isn’t a large city in The Netherlands. On the contrary. It’s a largish town at most. But since there are over 500 monuments within the ancient city walls, numerous amazing restaurants and several fun things to do and…
Edam, The Netherlands. If I would tell you, that there’s an ultimately Dutch town, only a 20-minute bus trip away from Amsterdam. A town that is lined by canals, traditional Dutch houses and old-fashioned Dutch bridges. A town that is…
The brilliantly animated movie Loving Vincent premiers this week. Most of the movie is set in France, where Van Gogh spent the last years of his life, painting stunning works like The Starry Night and Cypresses, and met his…
Nicely tucked away in the woods between the Dutch villages of Baarn and Soest, stands the somewhat forlorn Soestijk Palace. For centuries Dutch royals resided here, either in summer or full time. With the last residents long gone, the…