The Mauritshuis in Den Haag (The Hague) is a top art museum to see Dutch and Flemish Golden Age paintings including Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. Some of the finest paintings in the Netherlands are on display in the small Mauritshuis art museum in the heart of the Dutch capital Den Haag (The Hague). This gallery is far smaller than the famous Rijksmuseum in … [Read more...]
Buy Tickets to Visit the Floriade 2022 Horticultural Expo in Almere in Holland
Buy tickets online and book transportation or tours in advance to visit the Floriade 2022 horticultural and gardening expo in Almere near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Floriade Expo is an international horticultural exhibition held only once per decade in the Netherlands. In 2022, the Floriade Expo is staged from 14 April to 9 October 2022 in Almere near Amsterdam. … [Read more...]
Tips on Visiting the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
How to buy tickets for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, join guided tours, and avoid queues to see The Night Watch and Dutch Golden Age paintings and artworks without the crowds. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is the top art museum in The Netherlands and deservedly very popular with visitors. In 2022, online tickets with time-slot reservations are essential to visit the … [Read more...]
Visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam – Tickets and Opening Hours
Tickets for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam must be bought online in advance -- tickets are no longer sold at the museum itself. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has the largest collection worldwide of artworks and letters by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. This art gallery claims to be the most-visited museum in The Netherlands and is clearly a must-see site for many … [Read more...]
Visit the Aalsmeer Royal FloraHolland Flower Auction near Amsterdam Schiphol
Visit the Royal FloraHolland flower auction in Aalsmeer near Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport to see the largest floral market in the world and a fine study in logistics. The Aalsmeer flower auction in North Holland near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is by far the busiest floral market in the world. Daily, around 20 million flowers are traded here. Visitors are welcome but must … [Read more...]
Cheap Travel by Train from London to Amsterdam and Rotterdam
From May 2020, direct Eurostar trains connect Amsterdam via Rotterdam with London without requiring transfers in Brussels. Cheap deals are often available. On the London to Amsterdam route, trains are price competitive with flying and from May 2020, railway connections will be even faster on the direct Eurostar trains traveling between the UK (London) and the Netherlands … [Read more...]
Working Windmills at Zaanse Schans in Holland
The historic working windmills and open-air museum village at Zaanse Schans in Zaandam are a pleasant day-trip destination from Amsterdam in North Holland, the Netherlands. Historic windmills are of course no longer part of the industrial infrastructure of modern-day Holland but images of a turning windmill still form a major ingredient of tourist interest in the … [Read more...]
Amsterdam: Online Skip-the-Line Ticket Reservations for Top Sights
Time-slot reservations are essential for the Anne Frank House and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum and Keukenhof tickets are also best bought online. In 2019, the Anne Frank Huis and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam may only be seen on advance online purchased time-slot reservation tickets. Tickets cannot be bought at these museums at all. Any other valid passes or … [Read more...]
Visit the Best Cheese Markets in Holland – Alkmaar, Gouda, Edam and Woerden
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 the mid-twentieth century but in … [Read more...]
Visit Alkmaar and the Best Cheese Market in Holland
The colorful weekly show cheese market in Alkmaar in North Holland is the most-famous and most-picturesque kaasmarkt in the Netherlands. The cheese market in Alkmaar, Noord Holland, is one of the top tourist highlights to see when visiting the Netherlands. This kaasmarkt is now staged for tourists but still use the traditional auction rituals and dress. The main market is … [Read more...]
Save at the Batavia Stad Factory Outlet Shopping Mall near Amsterdam
The Batavia outlet shopping mall with top brand-name fashion factory stores are in Lelystad within easy reach from Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. The best saving and deals on designer fashion labels and brand name stores near Amsterdam are at the Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet shopping mall. This large factory stores outlet center has shops by 250 … [Read more...]
Visit the Rietveld-Schröder House in Utrecht, the Netherlands
The UNESCO-listed Rietveld-Schröderhuis in Utrecht is the most-famous De Stijl house in the Netherlands. It may be visited only with prior reservations. The Rietveld-Schröder House in Utrecht is the best known building designed by Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld. It is often described as the only building to fully incorporate the aspirations of the … [Read more...]