Henk Bekker

Henk Bekker is a freelance travel writer with over 20 years of experience writing online. He is particularly interested in history, art, and culture. He has lived most of his adult life in Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark. In addition to European-Traveler.com and European-Cultural-Traveler.com, Henk Bekker also owns a travel website on the Lake Geneva region of Switzerland and maintains statistical websites on car sales and classic car auction prices. He holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Development Finance from the University of London.

Visit the Best Cheese Markets in Holland – Alkmaar, Gouda, Edam and Woerden

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Gouda Cheese Market

The top cheese markets in the Netherlands are in Alkmaar and Gouda. Edam is very close to Amsterdam and Woerden the least touristy. Colorful cheese markets of huge yellow or red cheeses and Dutch traditional dress are amongst the top sights to see when visiting Holland. Open-air cheese markets mostly disappeared from the Netherlands during … Read more

Visit the Brescia City Museum Santa Giulia

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Marble peacock carving from the eighth century

The Museo della Citta in Brescia is an interesting local history museum inside a historic monastery complex. It is one of the best museums in Northern Italy. The City Museum (Museo della Citta) is a wonderful local history museum in Brescia in Lombardy. The museum covers all periods from prehistory to the nineteenth century. In … Read more

Visit the Duomo Museum of Milan Cathedral

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Visit the Duomo Museum of Milan Cathedral to see original sculptures, the Modellone, tapestries, the treasury, stained glass, art, and San Gottardo Church.

Visit the Duomo Museum of Milan Cathedral to see original sculptures, the Modellone, tapestries, the treasury, stained glass, art, and San Gottardo Church. The Duomo di Milano is one of Europe’s most extraordinary cathedrals, but its full story unfolds next door in the Museo del Duomo. The Duomo Museum gathers together treasures once part of … Read more

Visit the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan with Da Vinci Painting and Drawings

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Folio from Leonardo Da Vinci Codex Atlanticus in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan

Visit the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana to see the only Leonardo Da Vinci panel painting in Milan, his Codex Atlanticus collection of drawings, and a variety of further artworks by famous artists. Leonardo da Vinci’s Portrait of a Musician and the Codex Atlanticus, with over a thousand sheets of his drawings, sketches, and notes, are for many … Read more