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A day trip to Giethoorn

Enter a peaceful world on your day trip to Giethoorn If you're ready to take a break from your busy touring around the Netherlands, ...
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How about visiting Zaandam?

It's not just because Zaandam has Primark! There are many more reasons to take the ten-minute train ride out of Amsterdam and visit the ...
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Time to go to Maastricht?

Planning on a day trip visit to Maastricht? Maastricht's past, and its location in Europe, seem to blend into an attractive package that pulls ...
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Visiting the Efteling

De Efteling redefines the meaning of the phrase, Theme Park. It really requires its own unique terminology because there is nothing quite like it! ...
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Visiting The Hague

Are you thinking about visiting The Hague? One immediately thinks of the international court upon any mention of The Hague. But there is more to ...
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Visiting Leiden

Whatever sparks your interest in Amsterdam, can also found in Leiden—art and architecture, discoveries and dining, or windmills and waterways. Take a 35-minute car ...
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Visiting Volendam

Fish, boats, cheese, dioramas, a hotel for artists. These are just some of the delights that await you when you visit Volendam, an historically-rich ...
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What’s up in Alkmaar?

Alkmaar is famous for cheese. This official slogan of the Alkmaar Cheese Market says it all. It fuses the photographic connotations of "say cheese" ...
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Visiting Madurodam

Are you thinking about visiting Madurodam? What is Madurodam like? Madurodam is a theme park of miniatures that replicate all the main cities, buildings, and ...
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Visiting the Kinderdijk mills

Are you thinking about visiting the Kinderijk Mills? What to expect?   The village of Kinderdijk is located in South Holland and is known worldwide for ...
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