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...]
Kinderdijk – the Largest Collection of Working Historical Windmills in Holland
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...]
Cycling at the Windmills of Kinderdijk in South Holland
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...]
Visit the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
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...]
Visit the Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) in Amsterdam
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 … [Read more...]
Visiting the Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) in Amsterdam
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 of The Netherland by … [Read more...]
By IC Bus from Düsseldorf to Antwerp, Eindhoven, Roermond and London
Cheap luxury intercity IC buses operated by German Railways / Deutsche Bahn connect Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof with Antwerp, Eindhoven, Roermond, and on some weekends, London. The IC Bus offers a faster, cheaper and more convenient alternative than the train. The IC Bus runs four times per day with savings tickets between Düsseldorf and Eindhoven or Eindhoven and Antwerpen as … [Read more...]
By IC Bus from Düsseldorf to Brussels and Roermond
This routing has change! IC Buses are now available from Düsseldorf on the following routings: Flixbus offers alternative buses from Düsseldorf to Brussels or see train timetables on Deutsche Bahn. The IC Bus operated by German Railways / Deutsche Bahn provides fast and cheap transportation between Düsseldorf and Brussels (via Roermond). The IC Bus, the so-called little … [Read more...]
See the Munch : Van Gogh Special Exhibition in Amsterdam
“The Scream” by Edvard Munch is one of the highlights of special exhibition of art works by Munch and Vincent van Gogh in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The Munch : Van Gogh temporary exhibition is on show in The Netherlands from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016. Around 100 works, including 80 paintings, by the two artists will hang side-by-side to show the common ground … [Read more...]
New Stars in 2015 Michelin Netherlands (Nederland) Red Guide
Michelin awarded three Dutch restaurants with two new stars while the number of star restaurants in The Netherlands 2015 Hotels and Restaurants red guide increased to 100. As before, only two restaurants in The Netherlands have three Michelin stars while the number of two-star restaurants increased to 19 and one-star restaurants to 79. The 2015 Michelin Nederland Hotels and … [Read more...]
Visit the Museum Gouda in South Holland
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 most visitors. Particularly … [Read more...]
Visit the Gothic Stadhuis in Gouda, South Holland
The historic Town Hall in Gouda, one of the oldest Gothic stadhuizen in The Netherlands, is at the center of the Markt and weekly outdoor cheese market. Gouda, famous for its cheese, is also worth visiting for its 350 rijksmonumenten (national monuments). At the heart of the old town is one of the most impressive monuments – the mid-fifteenth century Gothic Stadhuis (town … [Read more...]