There aren’t many countries with so much land below sea level. There aren’t many - if any - countries this flat. There aren’t many countries with so much reclaimed land. There aren’t many countries this densely populated, and yet so liberal. There aren’t many countries with so much water and wind, or so many boats, sails, bikes, birds, dykes, polders, windmills, flowers, fish, bridges, cafes, cheese - and tall people. And there certainly aren’t many countries who can claim such a vibrant colour (vivid orange in this case) as their own. Simply put, there is no place like the Netherlands...

The Authors

Getting Started

Itineraries

The Culture

Environment

Architecture

Food & Drink

Cycling in the

Netherlands

Amsterdam

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights

Activities

Walking Tour

Amsterdam for

Children

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking

Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

Noord Holland

& Flevoland

NOORD HOLLAND

Haarlem

Around Haarlem

Ijmuiden

Beverwijk

Zaanse Schans

Zaandam

Waterland Region

Monnickendam

Volendam & Marken

Edam

Alkmaar

Broek op Langedijk

Hoorn

Enkhuizen

Medemblik

Den Helder

Texel

Aalsmeer

Muiden

Het Gooi

FLEVOLAND

Lelystad

Oostvaardersplassen

Nature Reserve

Urk

Schokland

Utrecht 

Around Utrecht City

Amersfoort

Doom

Amerongen

Oudewater

Zuid Holland & Zeeland

ZUID HOLLAND

Leiden

Around Leiden

Den Haag (The Hague)

Gouda

Delft

Rotterdam

Around Rotterdam

Dordrecht

Biesbosch National Park

ZEELAND

Middelburg

Around Middelburg

Waterland Neeltje Jans

Schouwen-Duiveland

Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

Friesland (Fryslan)

Leeuwarden (Ljouwert)

Around Leeuwarden

Sneek (Snits)

Harlingen (Hams)

Franeker (Frjentsjer)

Hindeloopen (Hylpen)

Frisian Islands

Groningen & Drenthe

GRONINGEN

Groningen City

Museum De Buitenplaats

Zeehondencreche

Pieterburen

Menkemaborg

Bourtange

DRENTHE

Assen

Kamp Westerbork

Orvelte

Emmen

Overijssel & Gelderland

OVERIJSSEL

Weerribben National

Park

neventer

Zwolle

Kampen

Northern Overijssel

GELDERLAND

Nijmegen

Arnhem

Around Arnhem

Hoge Veluwe National

Park

Apeldoorn

Elburg

Noord Brabant

& Limburcj

NOORD BRABANT

Den Bosch

(’S-Hertogenbosch)

Eindhoven

Tilburg

De Efteling

Breda

Slot Loevestein

West Noord Brabant

LIMBURG

Maastricht

Around Maastricht

North Limburg

Directory

Transport

Health

Language

Behind the

Scenes

Index