Author: Love Netherlands
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Why the Dutch Will Tell You the Truth Even When You’d Rather Not Hear It
Discover why the Dutch say exactly what they mean — and why their famous directness is actually a form of deep respect — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Amsterdam Courtyards That Have Hidden in Plain Sight for 500 Years
Discover the 50+ hidden courtyard gardens tucked behind Amsterdam’s canal house doors — and why almost no one finds them — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Gouda Baker Who Gave the World Its Favourite Coffee Biscuit
How a penny biscuit made in a Gouda market stall in 1810 became the Netherlands’ most-loved treat — and conquered the world’s coffee cups. Get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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In the Netherlands, You Can Walk to an Island — Across the Seabed
Walk across the exposed Wadden Sea seabed to reach Dutch islands on foot — the ancient art of wadlopen, and why thousands still do it — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch Village That Refused to Change for Four Centuries
Marken sits 18 kilometres from Amsterdam, but it feels worlds apart. A peninsula village that kept its traditions alive through centuries of isolation — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch City That Was Ancient When Amsterdam Was Just a Bog
Nijmegen has Roman roots, a medieval chapel from 1030 and a moving WWII story — the Netherlands’ oldest city rewards every visitor who finds it — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why Eight O’Clock on the 4th of May Stops the Whole of the Netherlands
Every 4 May at 8pm, the Netherlands falls silent for two minutes. The story behind a tradition that stops a nation — plus weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why a Third of the Netherlands Was Once the Bottom of the Sea
How the Dutch reclaimed a third of their country from the sea and built an entire new province — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why Alkmaar’s Cheese Market Is the Most Dutch Thing You’ll Ever See
Alkmaar has held its cheese market every Friday since 1365 — carriers, guilds, real deals — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Ten Minutes From Amsterdam Lies a Dutch City Most Tourists Miss
Haarlem sits ten minutes from Amsterdam and most tourists skip it entirely. Canals, a 14th-century organ that stopped Mozart, and tulip fields on its doorstep — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why Rotterdam Looks Nothing Like the Rest of the Netherlands
Rotterdam was bombed flat in WWII and rebuilt as Europe’s most adventurous modern city — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why Utrecht’s Canals Have Two Levels
Love Netherlands newsletter — Why Utrecht’s Canals Have Two Levels — and the Lower One Is the Better One