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The Best Places to Stay The Netherlands

For everyone who wants to discover the best of The Netherlands. Bike through the countryside, forest and heather, visit old picturesque villages to experience Dutch culture, relax on the beach or enjoy cultural activities and sightseeing in the cities.

Make your own tour and spend the night at bed and breakfasts in farmhouses, sleep on a boat, budget accommodation in the city or enjoy luxury in boutique hotels in old towns.

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  • Friesland: lakes - old sailing boats, village Hindeloopen with hanging kitchens and wooden bridges - fishing village Harlingen

  • Drenthe: forrest - heath - Dwingeloo - farm villages Orvelte and Exloo

  • Groningen: star shaped fortress town of Bourtange

  • Wadden islands: unique ecosystem for nature and bird lovers

  • Hanseatic Towns:  Zwolle, Kampen en Deventer and Zutphen

  • Giethoorn: the little Venice of Holland with canals and farms on small peat islands

  • Veluwe in central Netherlands; nature park, large sand drifts, heath and forest

  • Valkenburg: hillside village near Maastricht

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  • Zaanse Schans: visit beautiful mills, learn how wooden shoes and cheese are made. For those who love sweets: the chocolate and biscuit museum of Verkade.

  • Nineteen old mills along the waterfront in Kinderdijk between Rotterdam and Gouda

  • Flowers Fields between Bergen and Den Helder (North Holland) and the region around Lisse (South Holland).

  • Alkmaar: cheese market and a beautiful city center with historic buildings and canals

  • Gouda: Famous for the Gouda Cheese, but just as tasty are the syrup waffles that come from here.

  • Traditional fishing villages along the IJsselmeer: Marken, Volendam, Enkhuizen

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  • North Holland: pristine dune landscape with wide beaches 

  • Zandvoort (beach and 30 minutes by train from Amsterdam)

  • Scheveningen, a long pier into the sea and entertainment boulevard close to The Hague

  • Zeeland: picturesque villages and the impressive Delta Works

  • Wadden Islands: protected nature area, sand, sea and seals  

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The capital of the Netherlands, known for its world-famous museums and beautiful canals. Walk from the Central Station to the old district of the Jordaan, visit the Anne Frank House on the way to the Nine Streets (shopping). Go to the Begijnhof and walk via the Leidsestraat towards the Museumplein with the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh museum. Or take the ferry behind the Central Station and experience modern architecture on the IJ-coast, cultural events or bike through the landscape of Waterland.

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The fourth largest city in the Netherlands and the city where the Parliament is located. Lots of different things to do (from musea to entertainment) and fun shopping in this classy royal city. Also a good base for Gouda ( cheese and syrup waffles ) or modern Rotterdam. And with the tram it only takes less than 30 minutes to reach the beach in Scheveningen or the historic city of Delft, known for its pottery.

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Rotterdam is known for its important international port.  But this dynamic city is also famous for its modern and innovative architecture: the Cube Homes, the Erasmus Bridge and the Market Hall. 

For the art lover there is the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Kunsthal.​

Historic Rotterdam you’ll find in Delfshaven, with an old harbour, canals and a grain mill.

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This cozy city along the river Maas is located in the south of the Netherlands and close to Belgium and Germany. In this city with international allure it is good shopping, relax on a terrace at one of the beautiful historical squares or explore Maastricht Underground. The hilly landscape and the small villages around Maastricht are a beautiful area for cycling and walking.

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Explore the beautiful landscapes around Dwingeloo and visit the traditional farm villages of Orvelte and Exloo. Travel further into Groningen Province to the fortress town of Bourtange, enjoy the laid back city of Groningen and continue further to the Northeast and wander along the small alleys and hanging kitchens off the old village of Appingedam.

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Visit the Hanseatic Towns of Zwolle and Kampen and continue to Giethoorn with its canals and traditional farms. the reed-lands. Then travel further north to Frieslands many lakes and pittoreske medieval towns, like Hindeloopen. And if you still have time take the ferry to go mudflat walking to the Wadden Islands...read more

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