Tag: Dutch Cities
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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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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 the Dutch City Most Tourists Never Reach Is Worth the Train Ride
Groningen in the Dutch north is a city of students, markets, and canal water that most visitors never find — discover what they are missing — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Why Haarlem Is the Dutch City Visitors Wish They’d Found First
Only 20 minutes from Amsterdam, Haarlem hides Golden Age canals, a grand cathedral, and the story that gave New York’s Harlem its name — 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.