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Getting around the e-book

This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to The Netherlands, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in The Netherlands. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in The Netherlands are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of The Netherlands. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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The Netherlandss Top 10 Attractions

For a small country, the Netherlands packs in a wealth of attractions, including dynamic cities, artistic treasurehouses and many places to sample the countrys distinctive historic and contemporary culture.

Top Attraction 1

Van Gogh Museum . The definitive collection of the late 19th-century Dutch artists works, housed in a grand museum in Amsterdams Museumplein. Sunflowers , painted in Arles in 1889, is not to be missed. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Anne Frankhuis . The Amsterdam house where the Jewish Frank family hid from the Nazis during World War II is a stark reminder of the still-prevalent horrors of racism and genocide. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

Alkmaar cheese market . From the first Friday of April to the first Friday of September, Alkmaars morning cheese market is a must visit for foodies and traditionalists. The epitome of Dutchness. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Flowers . The Netherlands most famous export is best experienced at the daily Aalsmeer flower auction or the magnificent Keukenhof Gardens, a carpet of colour from March to mid-May. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

The Hague . The home of the Netherlands parliament gives a real sense of this countrys international importance, from the International Court of Justice to the Golden Age art collection at the Mauritshuis. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

Euromast . The view from this tower in Rotterdam gives those with a head for heights a fantastic overview of the countrys second city, from Europes largest port to the tallest building in the Netherlands. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

Jheronimus Bosch Art Center . Exploring the work of medieval fantasy artist Hieronymus Bosch, this museum in Den Bosch is the focus of attention in 2016 to mark the 500th anniversary of his death. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

The Wadden Islands . Off the coast of Friesland, these five islands Texel (famed for its sheep), Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog are the perfect place to get away from it all. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Hoge Veluwe National Park . The countrys largest national park is not just a great place for walking, cycling and nature-watching but it also has a fantastic Van Gogh collection at the Krller-Mller Museum. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 10

Zuiderzee Museum . Great for kids, this rural/coastal life museum in Enkhuizen has both indoor and outdoor attractions including 130 rebuilt and relocated original buildings and a display of regional costumes. For more information, .