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10 INTRODUCING THE NE THERLANDS
DISCOVERING THE
NETHERLANDS
The following itineraries have been designed the more rural province of Friesland
to include as many of the country’s highlights and the islands that lie just offshore.
as possible, while keeping long-distance The third suggested itinerary is a circular tour
travel manageable. First come three two-day beginning and ending in Amsterdam, which
tours of the Netherlands’ most important takes in the quiet towns on the eastern side
cities: Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. of the country. The fourth tour is a linear
Visitors can combine these into a single six- cycle route threading through the towns and
day tour by catching a train to the next city. countryside along the River IJssel; this last
Next come four, seven-day tours. The first of itinerary can also be followed by car. Pick,
these covers the principal cities in the south, combine and follow your favourite tours,
WEST FRI SIA N ISL AN DS Nes Lauwersoog Pieterburen Uithuizen
while the second ventures further north to or simply dip in and out and be inspired. Ameland
Hollum
Terschelling
A Week in the South Oost- West-Terschelling Holwerd
Vlieland Waddenzee Dokkum GRONINGEN
• See beautiful paintings • Visit the handsome 0 kilometres 20
Vlieland
displayed at Haarlem’s old houses of the 0 miles 20 Leeuwarden Groningen
Frans Hals Museum. Delfshaven, Rotterdam’s Harlingen
• Learn about the ancient earliest harbour.
culture of the Egyptians • See the superb stained- FRIESLAND
at Rijksmuseum van glass windows in
Oudheden in Leiden. Gouda’s St Janskerk. Sneek
• Admire the wonderful • Don’t miss the Den Oever
blooms of the spectacular sight of Hindeloopen
Keukenhof gardens 19 vintage windmills
near Leiden. at Kinderdijk. DRENTHE
NORTH IJsselmeer
HOLLAND De Weerribben
North Zuiderzeemuseum Giethoorn
Sea Hoorn Enkhuizen Vollenhove
Urk
Alkmaar Schokland Staphorst
Markermee r Museum
Edam Kampen Vecht
Volendam Lelystad Zwolle
Marken FLEVOLAND Elburg OVERIJSSEL
Haarlem IJssel
Veluwemeer
Amsterdam Sallandse Heuvelrug
Keukenhof Deventer
GELDERLAND
Leiden Amersfoort
UTRECHT Kröller-Müller Zutphen
The Hague SOUTH Museum
HOLLAND National Park de Bronkhorst
Hoge Veluwe
Gouda
Delft Lek Arnhem
Lower R hine
Rotterdam
Kinderdijk Waal
Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse Waal
Colourful blossoms at the Keukenhof flower gardens, Dordrecht
located near the small town of Lisse
in South Holland
View of Delft (1660) – a masterpiece by Johannes Vermeer
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Date 26th November 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm
