The family-friendly Museum Gouda covers local history, torture implements and art in a Dutch city mostly famous for cheese. The Museum Gouda is a local history museum located inside a former hospital across the alley from the St Janskerk in the heart of Gouda. The museum has an eclectic collection that will satisfy the curiosity of … Read more
The Verzetsmuseum in Amsterdam covers the history of Dutch resistance to the German occupation during the Second World War. It has a special junior section for children. The Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) in Amsterdam is a remarkable exhibition on The Netherlands during the Second World War. It covers the run-up to the war, the occupation … Read more
The National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) in Amsterdam has a large collection of shipping-related items and a replica of a Golden Age sailboat. Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam has the world’s second-largest collection of historic maritime objects. The museum displays cover many aspects of The Netherlands’ glorious naval history using paintings, shipping equipment and instruments, models, … Read more
The 17th-century Portugese Synagoge is a working synagogue but open to visitors as a central part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam. The Portuguese Synagogue or Esnoga in Amsterdam is one of the oldest and largest working synagogues in Europe. It is at the heart of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam. The building … Read more
The Batavia outlet shopping mall with top brand-name fashion factory stores is in Lelystad within easy reach from Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. The best savings 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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). … Read more
Save on Amsterdam public transportation by using a travel card or special regional ticket passes that include trains, buses, metro, trams, and Schiphol Airport transfers. Travelers to Amsterdam may save on transportation tickets by using a multiple-day travel pass that includes buses, metros, trams, and ferries. Further travel card options include transfers from Schiphol Airport … Read more