Author: Love Netherlands
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Escher Was Dutch. His Museum Is a Royal Palace. Most Tourists Miss Both.
Inside a royal palace in The Hague lives the world’s largest M.C. Escher collection — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch Bread Habit That Surprises Every First-Time Visitor
Discover why Dutch families eat bread for both breakfast and lunch — a 400-year-old tradition that reveals something true about the Netherlands — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch Flower Auction That Sells Half the World’s Blooms Before Breakfast
Inside Aalsmeer, the world’s largest commercial building, 20 million flowers are auctioned every weekday morning — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why This Dutch Town Once Ruled the Seas — and Tourists Never Visit
Enkhuizen helped fund the Dutch East India Company and once had the world’s largest herring fleet. Almost no tourists visit this perfectly preserved Golden Age harbour town — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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What Is Sinterklaas? The Dutch Tradition That Created Santa Claus
Sinterklaas is the Dutch December festival that gave the world Santa Claus — celebrated on 5 December with poems, gifts, and pepernoten — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why Rotterdam Looks Like No Other Dutch City — and Travellers Love It for That
Rotterdam rebuilt itself from rubble in 1940 into Europe’s boldest city — Cube Houses, a giant Markthal, and the Erasmus Bridge await — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why the Dutch Cycle in Rain, in Suits, and at Night — and Never Think Twice
The Netherlands has more bikes than people. Find out why — and what it says about Dutch life. Plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch Countryside That Made Van Gogh — Before He Found His Colour
Discover the Dutch villages and peat fields that shaped Van Gogh before he ever found colour — plus the places you can still visit today. Get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch Market Town Where Cheese Is Still Weighed Like It’s 1622
The Alkmaar cheese market has run every Friday since 1622. Discover why it stops the whole town — and get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch City That Was Here Before Amsterdam — and Still Is
Dordrecht is the oldest city in Holland, founded in 1220 — and almost no tourists visit. Discover the Golden Age painters, medieval churches, and river landscape that most visitors miss — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch Village That Looks Like a Star From Above — And Was Built That Way
Bourtange: the star-shaped Dutch fortress village built in 1593, still perfectly preserved in Groningen — plus get Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch Province That Forgot to Be Flat (And Built Castles Instead)
Discover Limburg: hills, castles, and a food culture that feels completely un-Dutch — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.