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Netherlands and beyond.
I will be traveling to the Netherlands for two weeks in July. I'll be in Amsterdam for two days then to small town of Zevenbergen for a family reunion for a few days. We will probably visit Brugge and Ghent, Belgium during that time.
For a few days I would like to either visit more of the Netherlands (away from big cities) and/or take a few days to visit a mountainous area in Germany or Switzerland. I would prefer a place that is no more than 2-3 hours by train. Austria sounds wonderful but I think that might be too far for only a few days? Thoughts about Strasbourg? Cologne? Basel?
If I stay in the Netherlands I'd like suggestions: Geithoorn? Maastricht?
Thanks so much
For a few days I would like to either visit more of the Netherlands (away from big cities) and/or take a few days to visit a mountainous area in Germany or Switzerland. I would prefer a place that is no more than 2-3 hours by train. Austria sounds wonderful but I think that might be too far for only a few days? Thoughts about Strasbourg? Cologne? Basel?
If I stay in the Netherlands I'd like suggestions: Geithoorn? Maastricht?
Thanks so much
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No Giethoorn. How about Friesland/Drenthe/Groningen, the three northern provinces. They work best with a car but with patience you can get around by train/bus.
Every province in the netherlands has its charms and small interesting places without hordes of tourists (Giethoorn being an exception though it depends on how things go with the Corona virus how overrun it will be).
You could just stay on in Zevenbergen and visit places like the Biesbosch, Klundert, Breda, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, and Zeeland. Zundert, van Gogh's birthplace is close by too.
Every province in the netherlands has its charms and small interesting places without hordes of tourists (Giethoorn being an exception though it depends on how things go with the Corona virus how overrun it will be).
You could just stay on in Zevenbergen and visit places like the Biesbosch, Klundert, Breda, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, and Zeeland. Zundert, van Gogh's birthplace is close by too.
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And go and see the Basiliek at Oudenbosch when you're in Zevenbergen. It's not far.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudenbosch
Add some time in Zeeland perhaps; Middelburg, Domburg, Zierikzee. It'll be busy though, during the summer holidays.
Check the dates of the Gentse Feesten in July, and either do or don't go. It's a large city-wide event.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudenbosch
Add some time in Zeeland perhaps; Middelburg, Domburg, Zierikzee. It'll be busy though, during the summer holidays.
Check the dates of the Gentse Feesten in July, and either do or don't go. It's a large city-wide event.
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And go and see the Basiliek at Oudenbosch when you're in Zevenbergen. It's not far.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudenbosch
Add some time in Zeeland perhaps; Middelburg, Domburg, Zierikzee. It'll be busy though, during the summer holidays.
Check the dates of the Gentse Feesten in July, and either do or don't go. It's a large city-wide event.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudenbosch
Add some time in Zeeland perhaps; Middelburg, Domburg, Zierikzee. It'll be busy though, during the summer holidays.
Check the dates of the Gentse Feesten in July, and either do or don't go. It's a large city-wide event.
thank you!
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[QUOTE=hetismij2;17057010]No Giethoorn. How about Friesland/Drenthe/Groningen, the three northern provinces. They work best with a car but with patience you can get around by train/bus.
Every province in the netherlands has its charms and small interesting places without hordes of tourists (Giethoorn being an exception though it depends on how things go with the Corona virus how overrun it will be).
You could just stay on in Zevenbergen and visit places like the Biesbosch, Klundert, Breda, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, and Zeeland. Zundert, van Gogh's birthplace is close by too.
Thank you. I’ll look into those towns. I really don’t want to bother with a car but I will consider it if needed. It sounds like there are some great little towns that could take up my 4-5 days of I decide to stay in Holland rather than travel elsewhere.
Every province in the netherlands has its charms and small interesting places without hordes of tourists (Giethoorn being an exception though it depends on how things go with the Corona virus how overrun it will be).
You could just stay on in Zevenbergen and visit places like the Biesbosch, Klundert, Breda, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, and Zeeland. Zundert, van Gogh's birthplace is close by too.
Thank you. I’ll look into those towns. I really don’t want to bother with a car but I will consider it if needed. It sounds like there are some great little towns that could take up my 4-5 days of I decide to stay in Holland rather than travel elsewhere.
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I will be traveling to the Netherlands for two weeks in July. I'll be in Amsterdam for two days then to small town of Zevenbergen for a family reunion for a few days. We will probably visit Brugge and Ghent, Belgium during that time.
For a few days I would like to either visit more of the Netherlands (away from big cities) and/or take a few days to visit a mountainous area in Germany or Switzerland. I would prefer a place that is no more than 2-3 hours by train. Austria sounds wonderful but I think that might be too far for only a few days? Thoughts about Strasbourg? Cologne? Basel?
If I stay in the Netherlands I'd like suggestions: Geithoorn? Maastricht?
Thanks so much
For a few days I would like to either visit more of the Netherlands (away from big cities) and/or take a few days to visit a mountainous area in Germany or Switzerland. I would prefer a place that is no more than 2-3 hours by train. Austria sounds wonderful but I think that might be too far for only a few days? Thoughts about Strasbourg? Cologne? Basel?
If I stay in the Netherlands I'd like suggestions: Geithoorn? Maastricht?
Thanks so much
Giethoorn: I wouldn't go. Almost impossible to reach by public transport and literally mobbed by hordes of tourists. Especially in summer. No fun at all. But Arnhem, and beyond the Hanseatic cities along the IJssel river are very much within your reach.
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Middelburg is not on the coast, and it's a gorgeous city. It won't be overly crowded. Expect the influence of the many German tourists on food options in restaurants. But then, Middelburg is also halfway Belgium so the regional food is better than usual in the Netherlands, and Zeeland, the province, has a distinct culinary heritage, because it was in Spanish territory during part of the Dutch revolt. Lots of great seafood in Zeeland.
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Just because not many people know this: there's a regional bus from Breda Central Station, that ends up in Hulst, in Zeeuws Vlaanderen, but routes through Antwerp and has a stop there at Noorderdokken.
Hulst is a prime example of the fortified architecture of the 16th and 17th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulst
No Giethoorn. How about Friesland/Drenthe/Groningen, the three northern provinces. They work best with a car but with patience you can get around by train/bus.
Every province in the netherlands has its charms and small interesting places without hordes of tourists (Giethoorn being an exception though it depends on how things go with the Corona virus how overrun it will be).
You could just stay on in Zevenbergen and visit places like the Biesbosch, Klundert, Breda, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, and Zeeland. Zundert, van Gogh's birthplace is close by too.
Thank you. I’ll look into those towns. I really don’t want to bother with a car but I will consider it if needed. It sounds like there are some great little towns that could take up my 4-5 days of I decide to stay in Holland rather than travel elsewhere.
Every province in the netherlands has its charms and small interesting places without hordes of tourists (Giethoorn being an exception though it depends on how things go with the Corona virus how overrun it will be).
You could just stay on in Zevenbergen and visit places like the Biesbosch, Klundert, Breda, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, and Zeeland. Zundert, van Gogh's birthplace is close by too.
Thank you. I’ll look into those towns. I really don’t want to bother with a car but I will consider it if needed. It sounds like there are some great little towns that could take up my 4-5 days of I decide to stay in Holland rather than travel elsewhere.
Hulst is a prime example of the fortified architecture of the 16th and 17th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulst
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