The Dutch Museum Pass (Museumkaart) gives free admission to almost all museums in Holland and the other Dutch provinces. The Museumkaart (Museum Card) is a wonderful savings pass for visitors to Amsterdam, Holland, and the rest of The Netherlands. This museum pass gives skip-the-lines priority admission to most museums. The museum card can pay for itself in four museum … [Read more...]
A major Van Gogh & Japan temporary exhibition in the Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum is one of the top art events in spring 2018 in the Netherlands.
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will add to its popularity with a special major temporary exhibition in spring 2018 on the influences of Japanese art on Vincent van Gogh’s work. This major international exhibition will bring … [Read more...] Inter Scaldes is the third three-star restaurant in the Michelin Nederland / Netherlands 2018 Hotels and Restaurants red guide.
The Michelin Netherlands (Nederland) 2018 red guide added Inter Scaldes as the third three-star restaurant in the Netherlands. A further 16 two-star restaurants and 89 one-star restaurants (6 new) bring the number of Michelin-star restaurants in … [Read more...] 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...] 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...] Paleis Het Loo, the Dutch royal hunting lodge and Baroque summer palace famous for its sumptuous interior and formal gardens, is a popular day-trip destination in the Netherlands.
Het Loo Palace is a former Dutch royal residence located near Apeldoorn in the province Gelderland in the Netherlands. Originally a hunting lodge and summer residence, the large Baroque palace … [Read more...] The largest number of historical working windmills in the Netherlands can be seen at Kinderdijk near Rotterdam and Dordrecht in South Holland. Admission is free.
Kinderdijk near Rotterdam and Dordrecht in South Holland has the largest collection of historical working windmills in the Netherlands. The 19 windmills (windmolen) at Kinderdijk are on the UNESCO World Cultural … [Read more...] Kinderdijk near Rotterdam and Dordrecht has the largest collection of historic windmills in The Netherlands. The area is easily explored on foot but cycling is more fun.
The 19 historic windmills at Kinderdijk near Rotterdam form the largest collection of working windmills in The Netherlands. These windmills, inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, can … [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 dates from the 17th-century and has a … [Read more...] Public Transportation to Working Windmills on a Day Trip from Amsterdam
The historic working windmills at Zaanse Schans are an easy day trip by train or bus from Amsterdam. Restaurants, museums, and traditional workshops are further attractions.
Zaanse Schans is a very popular day-trip destination from Amsterdam. The main attractions here are the historic, working … [Read more...] See Historical Mills and Houses near Amsterdam in the Netherlands
The historic working windmills and open-air museum-like village at Zaanse Schans in Zaandam are a pleasant day-trip destination from Amsterdam in North Holland, the Netherlands.
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Historic windmills are of course no longer part of the industrial infrastructure of modern-day … [Read more...] How to buy tickets, 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. Online tickets are available but to avoid the crowds, it is best to arrive early morning or late afternoon. Rembrandt’s … [Read more...]Van Gogh & Japan Special Exhibition in the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam in 2018
New Michelin Three-Star Restaurant in Netherlands 2018 Red Guide
Save at the Batavia Stad Factory Outlet Shopping Mall near Amsterdam
Visit the Rietveld-Schröder House in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Visit Paleis Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Kinderdijk – the Largest Collection of Working Historical Windmills in Holland
Cycling at the Windmills of Kinderdijk in South Holland
Visit the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
By Train or Bus to Zaanse Schans in North Holland
Working Windmills at Zaanse Schans in North Holland
Tips on Visiting the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
