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Friesland

This unspoilt northerly province is the spot to take your foot off the pedal and go slow, Friesian-style, amid raw coastal nature and a profusion of namesake black-and-white cows.

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  • LEEUWARDEN, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 16, 2016: Palace Prinsessehof in the historical center of Leeuwarden, Netherlands; Shutterstock ID 381931474

    Keramiek Museum Princessehof

    Leeuwarden

    Pottery lovers will adore the Netherlands ceramics museum. Here you'll find the largest collection of tiles on the planet, an unparalleled selection of…

  • Blokhuispoort

    Blokhuispoort

    Leeuwarden

    No single sight evokes the undercurrent of explosive creativity pulsating through the Frisian capital quite like this 19th-century prison-turned-cultural…

  • Obe Paviljoen

    Obe Paviljoen

    Leeuwarden

    Named after the local Frisian poet Obe Postma (1868–1963), this contemporary wood-and-glass pavilion is razor-sharp in both architectural design and the…

  • Eise Eisinga Planetarium

    Eise Eisinga Planetarium

    Friesland

    The Eise Eisinga Planetarium is named after its builder, an 18th-century wool comber with a serious sideline in cosmic mathematics and astrology. Between…

  • Fries Museum

    Fries Museum

    Leeuwarden

    The provincial museum occupies an imposing glass-fronted building sporting a striking wood-and-steel roof that projects out over Wilhelminaplein. The…

  • De Oldehove, tower of Leeuwarden,the capital of Friesland, the Netherlands; Shutterstock ID 409086418

    Oldehove

    Leeuwarden

    At the northwest corner of the historic core stands the notoriously off-kilter Oldehove – Friesland's rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Things went…

  • The lighthouse of ameland ; Shutterstock ID 742333417

    Lighthouse

    Frisian Islands

    Ameland's iconic red-and-white banded lighthouse stands 55m tall on the island's west end. The only lighthouse in the island chain that is open to the…

  • Huge luna-fish (mola-mola or ocean sunfish) in dark underwater environment.; Shutterstock ID 10937248

    Natuurcentrum Ameland

    Frisian Islands

    Just north of Nes village, this centre features an excellent seaquarium in which a number of North Sea species swim around, including manta rays,…

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Discovering the lost art of magic in Leeuwarden

Jul 10, 2018 • 5 min read

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