Anyone who has ever visited Breda may have seen it, the city is a bit fancy but at the same time it is not a nuisance. Breda is a city that has everything that can make a city attractive to visitors. To start with, it has a pleasant atmosphere that you cannot find anywhere in the Netherlands.
Delft is often regarded as the most beautiful city in the country, but the opinions about this are still divergent. That is not entirely without reason because beautiful old architecture is interspersed with new, especially on the outskirts of Delft. And that is not said to everyone’s pleasure.
When they hear the name Eindhoven, most people will immediately think of Philips. Philips has become known as a lamp manufacturer and is one of the most important companies in the area. Philips provides a gigantic employment opportunity throughout the region. Yet there is more to discover in Eindhoven than people would think at first sight.
Like many cities in the Netherlands, Leeuwarden is also a city with a very rich history. This history goes back to Roman times, when people were already living on the spot where the Oldehove now stands. Just like many places in the Netherlands that fought against the water, Leeuwarden was such a place.
There is no province with such a rich history as the province of Zeeland. Middelburg as the capital of the province has been at the center of that history and shared in the prosperity of the province. You can still see that today in the buildings in and around Middelburg.
Maastricht is the oldest and according to many also the nicest city in the country. Maastricht emerged about 50 years before Christ at a place on the Meuse that could be waded through. At the time, the area was mainly inhabited by farmers and hunters. 15 years after Christ, the Romans conquered the area for its strategically important location on the Meuse.
Groningen is the most northern province of the the Netherlands. It is also the most difficult province to describe in terms of history. If you look back in time, you can see that the history of Groningen actually consists largely of conflicts since the 16th century. Groningen is also the name of the provincial capital, a city where more than a third of the residents of the province are housed.
The Wadden islands are a group of islands in the north of the Netherlands and lying in the Wadden Sea. The Wadden Sea is best known for large sandbars that dry out twice a day. Geographically speaking, the Wadden islands are relatively young.
Zwolle, the capital of the province of Overijssel, is enclosed between the Black Water and the Vecht in Overijssel. The city is connected to the IJssel river via the Zwolle-IJsselkanaal. The city of Zwolle is located in the middle of the IJsseldelta region.
Utrecht is not immediately the first province that you think of when you go on a city trip or just go on vacation or a day out. Yet that is not justified. Utrecht has a rich history and throughout the city you will also find the most beautiful parts of the old city, beautiful museums and beautiful nature reserves. Utrecht is the book as the 4th province of the Netherlands. The municipality of Utrecht is surrounded by municipalities such as De Bilt, Stichtse Vecht, Woerden IJsselstein, Nieuwegein, Houten, Zeist, and Bunnik.
