Author: Love Netherlands
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Newsletter: Why Utrecht’s Canals Have Two Levels — and the Lower One Is the Better One
Love Netherlands newsletter — Why Utrecht’s Canals Have Two Levels — and the Lower One Is the Better One
-
The Dutch City That Gave the World Cheese — and Kept Everything Else Secret
Gouda’s cheese is famous. Its Gothic city hall, medieval stained glass, and stroopwafel birthplace are not — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
-
Why Half a Million Dutch People Speak a Language Closer to English Than Dutch
In Friesland, 500,000 Dutch people speak a language older than Dutch and closer to Old English. Discover the province that has always done things its own way — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
-
Newsletter: The Dutch Word for Walking Into the Wind — and Why It Changes Everything
Love Netherlands newsletter — The Dutch Word for Walking Into the Wind — and Why It Changes Everything
-
Why Utrecht’s Canals Have Two Levels — and the Lower One Is the Better One
Discover Utrecht’s medieval canal wharves — vaulted cellars turned into cafés a storey below street level. Why this Dutch city deserves your attention — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
-
The Dutch Word for Walking Into the Wind — and Why It Changes Everything
The Dutch walk into the wind on purpose — and have a word for it. Discover uitwaaien, where to try it, and why it works — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
-
Why the Dutch Only Make Pea Soup When It’s Cold Enough to Skate
Erwtensoep — the thick Dutch pea soup locals call snert — comes with one unbreakable rule: you only make it when it is cold enough to skate — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
-
The Dutch Festival That Turns Maastricht Into a Different Country
Every February, Maastricht transforms beyond recognition for three days of Carnaval the rest of the Netherlands barely understands — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
-
The Dutch Tulip Craze That Made One Bulb Worth More Than a House
How Dutch tulipmania turned a flower bulb into something worth more than a house — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.