Top 5 not to miss in Holland this summer! The Netherlands has always been a popular destination for visitors in the summer, and the summer of 2017 proves that again! Even though the weather has not been too kind on our little country, there are still so many reasons to visit Holland, for the best culture and sightseeing opportunities are right over here! Just to make sure you don’t miss out this summer, we put together a top 5 of not to miss events and exhibitions; so you will know what to do! Last Chance! “1917. Romanovs & Revolution” at the Hermitage museum Everyone knows something about the mysterious ending of the Romanov family. This impressive exhibition at the Hermitage in Amsterdam takes you back to the late 19th century St. Petersburg. With a mixture of beautiful art and artefacts, a magnificent audiotour and images and sound that make a real impact, the Hermitage succeeded to recreate a world where splendor and romance lie so close to hunger and horror. Take some time to visit this exhibition and learn more about the last Tsar Nicholas, his marriage, Rasputin and his poor family. Has anyone survived…? Only until the 17th of September so visit now! New and only this summer: Hop on Hop off in the countryside of Amsterdam! Holland is well known for its windmills and its cheese of course. Many people may not know that this typical image of the Dutch milkmaids and cheese farmers with their mills are right around the corner of Amsterdam! Hop on this new tour to the countryside and decide for yourself which of the 9 stops attracts you most. Take a tour at a real cheese farm, have some herring in Volendam and end your journey at ‘windmill village’ Zaanse Schans
Top 5 not to miss in Holland this summer! The Netherlands has always been a popular destination for visitors in the summer, and the summer of 2017 proves that again! Even though the weather has not been too kind on our little country, there are still so many reasons to visit Holland, for the
Looking for windmills, clogs or cheese? We joined the new Hop on Hop off tour to the countryside of Amsterdam and saw it all! This summer a new Hop on Hop off tour introduced itself in Amsterdam; the Hop on Hop off: Cheese, Windmills and Dutch Villages. This tour starts in Amsterdam at the A'DAM LOOKOUT and had 9 stops in the countryside. We decided to join the bus tour and visit the stops that are the least well known. There are several excursions to the Zaanse Schans already, because this windmill village is popular all over the world! Also the fishing villages Volendam and Edam are relatively well known among international crowds. The harbor in Volendam is always worth strolling over, and every Wednesday in Edam this summer there is a really nice cheese market! But, because we already knew these places, we decided to get off at the stops: Broek in Waterland, the Willig Cheese farm, Purmerend and Zaandam. Broek in Waterland: a relieve from the bustling Amsterdam After checking in at the A’DAM LOOKOUT, we got on the bus and enjoyed the informative audiotour on the Hop on, Hop off Holland app. At Broek in Waterland everything is calm and looks a little smaller. Broek in Waterland is a small village, known for its characteristic architecture. After doing the small walking tour, provided on the app, we stopped for coffee at the pancake house and decided Broek was enormously pretty and calm, there were almost no people and the views did now disappoint. With bad weather though, this would be one stop to skip, for it is really zo small and there’s not a lot to do. Cheese farm: Hope you’re not afraid of farm animals! The next stop on our tour was the cheese farm. We skipped
Looking for windmills, clogs or cheese? We joined the new Hop on Hop off tour to the countryside of Amsterdam and saw it all! This summer a new Hop on Hop off tour introduced itself in Amsterdam; the Hop on Hop off: Cheese, Windmills and Dutch Villages. This tour starts in Amsterdam at the A’DAM LOOKOUT
