City/town information
Alkmaar
Nice city only 5 km from our house
Place near the beach with shops and restaurants. The beach where you can walk and enjoy the sea
155 locals recommend
Egmond aan Zee
6 ZuiderstraatPlace near the beach with shops and restaurants. The beach where you can walk and enjoy the sea
Old city, the centre of the city with old buildings and many shops/restaurants
371 locals recommend
Haarlem
Old city, the centre of the city with old buildings and many shops/restaurants
What should you really do in Volendam?
In Volendam, the most famous fishing village in the Netherlands, there is plenty to do all year round. Take a look at the cozy harbor with old Dutch ships and take a boat trip to Marken. Or have yourself photographed in traditional Volendam costume and learn more about the history of Volendam in one of the museums.
301 locals recommend
Volendam
What should you really do in Volendam?
In Volendam, the most famous fishing village in the Netherlands, there is plenty to do all year round. Take a look at the cozy harbor with old Dutch ships and take a boat trip to Marken. Or have yourself photographed in traditional Volendam costume and learn more about the history of Volendam in one of the museums.
With the water taxi you can sail past the historic ship and the sixteenth-century warehouses.
The Westfries Museum, where more than 30,000 objects can be admired, gives a nice insight into the time when Hoorn was an important seafaring city.
The large defensive tower (Hoofdtoren) from the sixteenth century was built to protect the city on the IJsselmeer. This can be viewed and there is a restaurant on the top floor.
The Hoorn cheese market, which was already held in the Golden Age, is the oldest in the Netherlands. The market takes place on the Roode Steen square from mid-June to the end of August.
Housed in a former prison, the Museum of the 20th Century shows how our parents and grandparents lived.
124 locals recommend
Hoorn
With the water taxi you can sail past the historic ship and the sixteenth-century warehouses.
The Westfries Museum, where more than 30,000 objects can be admired, gives a nice insight into the time when Hoorn was an important seafaring city.
The large defensive tower (Hoofdtoren) from the sixteenth century was built to protect the city on the IJsselmeer. This can be viewed and there is a restaurant on the top floor.
The Hoorn cheese market, which was already held in the Golden Age, is the oldest in the Netherlands. The market takes place on the Roode Steen square from mid-June to the end of August.
Housed in a former prison, the Museum of the 20th Century shows how our parents and grandparents lived.
Uit eten
Our favorite restaurant. You can park free near the restaurant. A place for children to play called" het klimbos"
25 locals recommend
Nieuw Westert
18 Oude SchulpwegOur favorite restaurant. You can park free near the restaurant. A place for children to play called" het klimbos"
Duinvermaak
132 BreelaanPancake restaurant
Restaurant Huize Glory is an accessible and hospitable restaurant. Here you will feel welcome and you can enjoy delicious dishes and drinks with a breathtaking view.
landgoed huize glory bergen
2 ElzenlaanRestaurant Huize Glory is an accessible and hospitable restaurant. Here you will feel welcome and you can enjoy delicious dishes and drinks with a breathtaking view.
Bezienswaardigheden
You can park your car here and walk through the dunes for distances of 5/8 km
11 locals recommend
Gasterij 't Woud
95 HerenwegYou can park your car here and walk through the dunes for distances of 5/8 km
Abbey Egmond
26 AbdijlaanNice old church with a shop and garden
Sea Aquarium Bergen Aan Zee
16 Van der Wijckpleinnice for everyome to see!
Learn about the area of the dunes. 15 min driving from our house. With childeren very nice to visit
32 locals recommend
De Hoep Visitor Center
2 ⛉ JohanniswegLearn about the area of the dunes. 15 min driving from our house. With childeren very nice to visit
J C J van Speijk Lighthouse
1 Vuurtorenpleinhistorisch plekvoor Egmond aan Zee
The cheese market in Alkmaar is every Friday morning in April to September from 10 am to 1 pm. In addition, an evening cheese market is organized again: every Tuesday evening in July and August from 7-9pm. A cozy craft market / fair is always organized around the market.
49 locals recommend
Kaasmarkt Alkmaar
2 WaagpleinThe cheese market in Alkmaar is every Friday morning in April to September from 10 am to 1 pm. In addition, an evening cheese market is organized again: every Tuesday evening in July and August from 7-9pm. A cozy craft market / fair is always organized around the market.
The tasting room is the cozy starting and ending point for guided tours and tastings. You can take a tour of the brewery under the guidance of expert staff and volunteers and enjoy a tasting in the Tasting Room.
Brouwerij Egmond - Brouwer van Sancti Adalberti abdijbieren -
1B Weg Over de BisschopThe tasting room is the cozy starting and ending point for guided tours and tastings. You can take a tour of the brewery under the guidance of expert staff and volunteers and enjoy a tasting in the Tasting Room.
The Lutine is a British ship that inexplicably went down in 1799 between Vlieland and Terschelling with a huge cargo of gold on board. All that gold at the bottom of the sea has infected many divers with the gold rush. However, they were not as successful as prospectors.
Three Egmond divers have changed that. With their ingenious strategy, she fished up one gold bar after another. But the gold rush has also fueled greed among the Egmonders. In order not to have to hand over half of their finds, they planned to hide the gold and resurface later unseen. We recently found the diary of one of the divers and it appears that this was never successful. Will the gold still be hidden somewhere on the ship?
Escape Room Egmond
130 MosselaanThe Lutine is a British ship that inexplicably went down in 1799 between Vlieland and Terschelling with a huge cargo of gold on board. All that gold at the bottom of the sea has infected many divers with the gold rush. However, they were not as successful as prospectors.
Three Egmond divers have changed that. With their ingenious strategy, she fished up one gold bar after another. But the gold rush has also fueled greed among the Egmonders. In order not to have to hand over half of their finds, they planned to hide the gold and resurface later unseen. We recently found the diary of one of the divers and it appears that this was never successful. Will the gold still be hidden somewhere on the ship?
Do-and-experience museum
Doing and experiencing are paramount at the BroekerVeiling museum. Auction vegetables yourself, take a cruise, let Tuinder Arie guide you through the museum grounds via the audio tour, visit an exhibition, eat well in the restaurant, order a picnic basket. Settle down on a rug in the grass or rent a whisper boat and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. And of course that well-filled picnic basket.
53 locals recommend
Museum BroekerVeiling
2 MuseumwegDo-and-experience museum
Doing and experiencing are paramount at the BroekerVeiling museum. Auction vegetables yourself, take a cruise, let Tuinder Arie guide you through the museum grounds via the audio tour, visit an exhibition, eat well in the restaurant, order a picnic basket. Settle down on a rug in the grass or rent a whisper boat and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. And of course that well-filled picnic basket.
Keukenhof
166A KeukenhofdreefKeukenhof is open from 24 March to 15 May 2022
Station stoomtram Medemblik
2 Dam