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...]
Transportation to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST)
Getting to Maastricht Airport (MST) in The Netherlands is easy by car or bus and train combinations from Germany and Belgium. Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is in the region Beek near Maastricht in the Dutch province Limburg. It is also close to the German town Aachen as well as Belgian cities such as Liege and Genk. The vliegveld is very important for cargo … [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...]
All the Rembrandts in the Rijksmuseum Exhibition 2019
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will mark 2019 as the “Year of Rembrandt” with a special exhibition of all the museum’s Rembrandt works. Special Rembrandt exhibitions in Amsterdam in 2019 will mark the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt van Rijn’s death. The highlight is undoubtedly the Alle Rembrandts (All the Rembrandts) exhibition in the Rijksmuseum from 15 February to 10 June … [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...]
Visit the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands
The large collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings is a major attraction of the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Hoge Veluwe Park in the Netherlands near the cities Apeldoorn and Arnhem - an easy day trip from Amsterdam. The Kröller-Müller Museum is one of the most popular museums in the Netherlands. It famously owns the second largest collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings … [Read more...]
Van Gogh & Japan Special Exhibition in the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam in 2018
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...]
New Michelin Three-Star Restaurant in Netherlands 2018 Red Guide
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 the … [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...]