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    Netherlands

    Netherlands holidays

    Key facts

    Capital:
    Amsterdam
    Flying time from London:
    1hr 15m
    Time difference:
    + 1hr GMT
    Currency:
    Euro
    Official language(s):
    Dutch
    Visa requirements:
    Not required for UK passport holders

    Things to do in the Netherlands

    Things to do in the Netherlands include exploring the capital, Amsterdam. The country's largest city is famous for its symmetrical canals and houseboats, as well as its 1,000 bridges. Amsterdam's museums are well-known, includingtheRijks museum,Stedelijk Museum, Rembrandt House Museum, andVanGogh Museum, which has the world's largest collection ofVanGogh's paintings and drawings.

    The Hague, Holland’s Royal City is well worth a visit for its history and elegant atmosphere.

    This flat and densely populated country is famous, amongst other things, for its windmills, clogs, tulips and bicycle-culture.

    Key facts

    Capital:
    Amsterdam
    Flying time from London:
    1hr 15m
    Time difference:
    + 1hr GMT
    Currency:
    Euro
    Official language(s):
    Dutch
    Visa requirements:
    Not required for UK passport holders

    Top things to do in Netherlands

    • Visit Anne Frank’s house

      Go behind the bookcase to see the house where Anne Frank hid from Jewish persecution. Made famous by her published diary, the house has been preserved and is accompanied by a museum.

      Anne frank House

    • Explore the Rijksmuseum

      The largest and most prestigious museum in the Netherlands, Rikjsmuseum is dedicated to the arts, craft and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age.

      Rijksmuseum

    • Wander around Utrecht

      One of the Netherlands’ oldest cities, the compact medieval centre of Utrecht is set around canals, including the Old Town, the Central Museum and the Rietvald-built House Schröder.

      Beach

    • See the windmills

      The largest concentration of windmills in the Netherlands is on the canals between Kinderdijk and Alblasserdam, and these have received recognition as a Unesco world heritage site. They were originally built to pump water from the canals.


      Windmills in Kinderdijk

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