Rows of purple Dutch tulips on a bulb field in the Flevopolder - Flevoland.

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North Holland & Flevoland

The quintessentially Dutch province of Noord-Holland (North Holland) wraps around Amsterdam like a crown. Less than 20km west of Amsterdam, but entirely its own city, elegant Haarlem is the region's capital and a charming example of 17th-century grandeur. Canals traverse its centre, while wide, sandy beaches fringe its western edge.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Frans Hals Museum – Hof

    Frans Hals Museum – Hof

    Haarlem

    A must for anyone interested in the Dutch Masters, this superb museum is located in the poorhouse where Hals spent his final years. The collection focuses…

  • Grote Kerk van St Bavo

    Grote Kerk van St Bavo

    Haarlem

    Topped by a towering 50m-high steeple, the Gothic Grote Kerk van St Bavo contains some fine Renaissance artworks, but the star attraction is its stunning…

  • Zuid-Kennemerland National Park

    Zuid-Kennemerland National Park

    Haarlem

    Some 3800 hectares of classic Dutch coastal dunes are being restored in this oasis less than 5km west of Haarlem. Trails snake through hilltop copses of…

  • Batavialand

    Batavialand

    North Holland & Flevoland

    Batavialand's centrepiece is a replica of a 17th-century Dutch merchant frigate, the Batavia, which took 10 years to reconstruct. The original was a 17th…

  • Schokland Museum

    Schokland Museum

    North Holland & Flevoland

    Schokland's islanders eked out an existence for hundreds of years on a long, narrow strip of land in the Zuiderzee. By the mid-19th century the clock had…

  • Frans Hals Museum – Hal

    Frans Hals Museum – Hal

    Haarlem

    The Frans Hals Museum's modern and contemporary-art branch occupies two historic ‘halls’: the 17th-century Dutch Renaissance Vleeshal, a former meat…

  • Teylers Museum

    Teylers Museum

    Haarlem

    Dating from 1778, Teylers is the country's oldest continuously operating museum. Its array of whizz-bang inventions includes an 18th-century electrostatic…

  • Haarlemmerhout

    Haarlemmerhout

    Haarlem

    Covering 60 hectares, Haarlemmerhout is the Netherlands' oldest public park. It was first mapped in 1539, by which time it was already well established,…

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