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Begijnhof Kapel
Contained within the Begijnhof and dating from 1671, this is a clandestine chapel where the Beguines were forced to worship after the Calvinists took away their Gothic church. Go through the dog-leg entrance to find marble columns, stained-glass windows and murals commemorating the
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Het Park
You can escape the urban jungle surprisingly easily among the lakes of Het Park. In summer locals love to barbecue here on the grassy expanses.Immediately east is Tuin Schoonoord , a hidden re-creation of an idealised Dutch wilderness that seems to have been taken right from a Rena
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Latin School
Before it became a commercial building, the gabled old Latin School was graced by a pupil named Rembrandt from 1616 to 1620.
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Texelse Bierbrouwerij
See how beer is made at the islands brewery, housed in a former dairy, on an informative 45-minute guided tour (in English and Dutch). Tour prices include four tastings; you can drop in for a drink on the terrace or at the bar. Its flavour-packed beers vary with the seasons and are
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Western Islands
The Western Islands originally were home to shipworks and the West India Trading Companys warehouses, which buzzed with activity in the early 17th century. The district is a world unto itself, cut through with canals and linked with small drawbridges. Its home to charming homes and
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Kaasboerderijk Wezenspyk
This small dairy between Den Hoorn and Den Burg is a terrific place to taste and buy rounds produced from the local cows, sheep and goats. A glass viewing window lets you see the cheese being churned. You can just pop by, or book ahead for a one-hour tasting at 2pm Tuesday and Frid
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Torensluis
Heading east across the Singel is Torensluis, one of the oldest and widest bridges in the city. The big moustached bust is of Multatuli, the pen name of the brilliant 19th-century author Eduard Douwes Dekker, who exposed colonial narrow-mindedness in a novel about a coffee merchant
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Museum Flehite
The collections at the Museum Flehite cover local geology, history and decorative arts. The building is attractively set at a junction of canals, and you enter the museum courtyard over a bridge. It has a fantastic free map showing historical highlights around town and an evocative
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Museum van de Twintigste Eeuw
In the vast former prison on Oostereiland, south of the Hoofdtoren, this entertaining museum is devoted to household goods and modern inventions. Among the eye-openers are a 1964 Philips mainframe computer – a clunky bookcase-sized unit with a whole 1KB of memory – and a 30-sq-metr
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Prinsenhof
This mansion dates from the 15th century when it was a residence for the Brethren of the Common Life. After a thorough reconstruction in the late 16th century, stadhouders (chief magistrates) resided here for two centuries. In 2013 it became an exclusive hotel . Look for the amazin
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De Zandwaaier Visitor Centre
Some 3800 hectares of classic Dutch coastal dunes are being restored in Zuid-Kennemerland National Park in the midst of the busy Randstad. De Zandwaaier, the park’s visitors centre, has nature displays and is a good source of information, with a range of detailed walking and cyclin
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Papagaai
An unexpected oasis in the sea of consumerism on Kalverstraat, the curious Petrus en Pauluskerk, aka Papagaai, is a Catholic church from the 17th century that was a clandestine house of worship. Note the parrot over the door that gave the church its funny name. The slogan youll see
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Houseboat Museum
This quirky museum, a 23m-long sailing barge from 1914, offers a good sense of how gezellig (cosy) life can be on the water. The actual displays are minimal, but you can watch a presentation on houseboats (some pretty and some ghastly) and inspect the sleeping, living, cooking and
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Kunsthal
At the southern end of Museumpark, the Kunsthal hosts around 20 wildly diverse temporary exhibitions each year, including art and design. Everything from elitist to popular gets an airing.It was the victim of a major theft in 2012 when several masterpieces by Monet and Matisse, amo
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Olympic Stadium
The grand Olympic Stadium was designed by Jan Wils, a protégé of famous architect HP Berlage, and is functionalist in style. The arena was built for the 1928 summer Olympic Games and has a soaring tower from which the Olympic flame burned for the first time during competition. Guid
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Nederlands Fotomuseum
On the waterfront across the Maas, the Nederlands Fotomuseum mounts large temporary exhibitions. The highlight is the basement Dark Room, a superb interactive museum with historic photos and films overlaying the history of both the country and photography. Signs and commentary are
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Amsterdam Cheese Museum
Its a tourist ploy, but a good-humoured one. The main floor is a cheese shop with abundant samples laid out for noshing. The basement floor is the small museum with a handful of exhibits, clothes you can don to look like a Dutch cheesemaker and snap a photo, and the worlds most exp
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Paleis Het Loo
This palace was built in 1685 for William III; Queen Wilhelmina lived here until 1962. Now it’s a magnificent museum celebrating the history of the royal House of Oranje-Nassau. View the royal bed chambers, regal paintings, the lavish dining room dating from 1686 and the immense ga
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Maritiem Museum Rotterdam
This comprehensive, kid-friendly museum looks at the Netherlands rich maritime traditions through an array of models that any youngster would love to take into the tub. There are great explanatory displays such as Mainport Live, giving a real time view of the ports action in miniat
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Museum Aan Het Vrijthof
Housed in Maastrichts oldest civic structure, the museum highlights the citys legacy as a craft guild centre, with fine examples of antique silver, furniture, porcelain, timepieces and weaponry on display. Its most popular feature, though, is the grand cafe, which straddles the ori
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