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- Visit the most popular attractions of Holland
- Take a look at the beautiful canals of Holland
- Dutch Tulips and Windmills
- A list and review of the best Museums of Holland
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- Visit the stunning national parks
- Historical Cities
- Wild animals of the Netherlands
- Flower season and other things to look out for!
Cultuur en festivals
Evenementen en festivals
- Culture of Holland
- Daily life
- common culture
- Festivals of Holland
- markets
- Food etiquette
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Finally! Keukenhof is ready to receive guests again! 2025 update!
Read more: Finally! Keukenhof is ready to receive guests again! 2025 update!All you need to know about a trip to this beautiful tulip park!
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Guide to The Dutch Heide (heather) 2024!
Read more: Guide to The Dutch Heide (heather) 2024!Every year in August an amazing natural event happens when during two weeks the Dutch Heide (English: Heather) starts to flower and the Heide turns into a purple see of flowers. I always thoroughly enjoy this so I make sure I plan (a couple) of weekends unscheduled so I can go and enjoy it. It…
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Why is Holland famous for tulips? Guide to Dutch Tulip sightseeing.
Read more: Why is Holland famous for tulips? Guide to Dutch Tulip sightseeing.When you think of Holland, most people will think of windmills, wooden shoes and Tulips. The Tulip is our national flower, we even have a National Tulip day celebrating the opening of the Tulip season. On that day Tulips are handed out for free in Amsterdam to everyone who wants to enjoy. But why is…
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Marvel at the works of the most famous Dutch painters in history, here’s where you can find them!
Read more: Marvel at the works of the most famous Dutch painters in history, here’s where you can find them!With the Vermeer exhibition often in the news lately (I already booked my tickets!) It made me think, maybe it would be good to give an introduction to some of the famous Dutch painters and make an overview of where to go to see their paintings. I have to say the list of artists is…
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Unique Vermeer Exhibition opens at Rijksmuseum this spring
Read more: Unique Vermeer Exhibition opens at Rijksmuseum this spring#update II: March 11th, Exhibiton now really sold out, if you want tickets now all you can do is look at the secondhand market. #update I: March 6, due to popularity more tickets are on sale RIGHT NOW. Rijksmuseum have decided during weekdays the exhibition will be open also during the evenings and they will…
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Tall ship races Harlingen July 14-17
Read more: Tall ship races Harlingen July 14-17The Netherlands has a great Maritime history. It is thus not strange that there are still many nautical events organised. The largest of them all is Sail Amsterdam and is held every 5 years. Unfortunately every last event was canceled and the next event will be in 2025! Luckily there are more events where large…
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Modern Dutch architecture in Taiwan
Read more: Modern Dutch architecture in TaiwanThe other day I read a news which attracted my attention: The Taipei Performance Art Center was opened. I remember back 6 years ago when I lived in Taiwan construction of the building had already started. You can easily notice this building when you go to the Shilin district, its right next to the entrance…
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Exploring museum square in Amsterdam: Part 1/3: The Rijksmuseum
Read more: Exploring museum square in Amsterdam: Part 1/3: The RijksmuseumThe rijks museum is located at the head of the museumsquare (Dutch:museumplein). Next to the Museumsquare there are 3 big museums located: The rijksmuseum, the van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum (museum of modern and contemporary art). In front of the entrance of the rijksmuseum (where used to be the IAMSTERDAM sign) is a…
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