10 Best Things to Do in Coevorden (Netherlands)
The oldest town in the province Drenthe, Coevorden grew up around a castle on a ford on the road between Münster and Groningnen. In the 17th century Coevorden was completely …
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10 Best Things to Do in Bergen aan Zee (Netherlands)
An arty and well-to-do coastal village minutes from Alkmaar, Bergen aan Zee is in the sandy folds of the North Holland dunes. From as early as the 1600s the dunes, …
11 Best Things to Do in Monnickendam (Netherlands)
The small but photogenic town of Monnickendam was a big-hitter at the turn of the 17th century, pulling in trade from across the Baltic Sea. A cosy old tangle of …
10 Best Things to Do in Marken (Netherlands)
In the space of a century a lot of things have changed for Marken. What used to be an island is now a peninsula, joined to North Holland by a …
10 Best Things to Do in Het witte stadje Thorn (Netherlands)
On the Belgian border in Limburg, the origins of the white village of Thorn go back to the last quarter of the 10th century when it was founded as a …
10 Best Things to Do in Hindeloopen (Netherlands)
In the 17th and 18th century the shipping industry made a fortune for the people of Hindeloopen. At that time this town, with a fleet of 100 ships, even developed …
10 Best Things to Do in Heerenveen (Netherlands)
A city of 30,000 in Friesland, Heerenveen has a sporting prowess that belies its modest size. Thialf, the Netherlands’ top speed skating arena is here, and this is big news …
12 Best Things to Do in Doetinchem (Netherlands)
This ever-growing city is the largest urban centre in Gelderland’s Achterhoek region. Doetinchem’s streetscape is modern, after devastating bombing raids by Allied forces at the close of the Second World …
12 Best Things to Do in Doesburg (Netherlands)
Even older than Amsterdam, Doesburg is a fortified city where the Oude IJssel flows into Gelderse IJssel, a branch of the Rhine. In Medieval times trade on the IJssel was …
11 Best Things to Do in Zoutelande (Netherlands)
In a gap between high dunes on the west coast of Walcheren, Zoutelande is an amiable village on what is known as the Zeeland Riviera. The Blue Flag beach at …