a buzzing street in a small town with lots of hanging flowers, people walking on the streets and two turrets of an old bulwark in the middle of the background, Valkenburg

17 Exciting Things to do in Valkenburg

Valkenburg is perhaps one of the most popular destinations for local tourism in the Netherlands. The place is buzzing with people and there are lots of things to do and see there: from historical places to industrial heritage sites, to …

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a main street in a city with shops and colourful houses, Vaals, Limburg, the Netherlands

Vaals – on the Roof of the Netherlands

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. …

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Thorn in the Netherlands - the little white town or the little white village, a cobblestone street lined up white houses and some green trees

Thorn – Medieval Tax Haven Ruled by Women

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 …

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a church on a city square with blue sky; the best day trips from Maastricht in Limburg the Netherlands

The Best Day Trips from Maastricht

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 …

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