You have one day in Amsterdam and you don’t know where to start from. Which places should you visit during your day trip to Amsterdam? What are the highlights of Amsterdam that are must-see? Should you focus on the most …
At the southernmost corner of the Netherlands, where the borders of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands meet, is located Vaals – a small town that has, kind of, attached itself to the German Aachen, but still belongs to the Netherlands. …
North Brabant is famous among the rest of the provinces in the Netherlands for its hospitality and Burgundian lifestyle. Indeed, when visiting North Brabant you can expect openhearted people, great food and drinks, laid-back atmosphere. I don’t fall for stereotypes …
If you mention the name ‘Thorn’ to a Dutch person, you can be sure that in return you’ll get the exclamation: “Oh, the little white town!”. And indeed, Thorn is white, something unusual for the Netherlands, where most of the …
Limburg is that weird piece of the Netherlands that is jutting out between Belgium and Germany. Most Dutch people consider Limburg to be far away and a kind of different, perhaps because of the dialect spoken in this Dutch province …
Efteling is the biggest theme park in the Netherlands and the third most visited one in Europe after Euro Disney (France) and Europapark (Germany). Without a doubt Efteling is huge and if you want to see everything and get on …
There’s a place in the Netherlands where fairy tales come to life. Literally. You can see the wolf knocking on the door of the house of the seven young goats or the red shoes of Karen that never stop dancing. …
When the summer hits the Netherlands, one of the best places to head to to celebrate the sun and the beautiful weather is, no, not the seaside, although there are some lovely places there as well, but the Gardens of …
Rotterdam is not a city that can be easily digested by the tourist in search of windmills and the emblematic stepped gable houses characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age. Rotterdam is the odd one out in the Netherlands – the …
If you are living in Europe, you don’t need to travel all the seven seas to the earth’s end to find the ultimate island escape. Just head to the Netherlands. Yep! I know it’s hard to believe it, but Texel …