5 ideas for your trip to Netherlands

Most of us love to travel and when we finally have a week of vacation time stored up we most definitely want to spend it exploring the world.  With only having 5 to 7 days there is always a question of how to make the best use of this limited time and see as much as possible. Travelling independently can be the answer. Effective use of your time is all about planning and if you want to do it right – do it yourself. There are resources available online that can make your trip planning interesting and enjoyable. Try it once and you might never go back to travelling with an organized tour again.  

Let’s say you have a few spare days and you would like to visit Netherlands. Holland’s territory is not that large, thus you can easily manage to visit a few of its cities in just few days. Make sure all these cities are located relatively close to one another, so it won’t take you longer than one or two hours by train to get to any of those towns from your base. And you should not doubt the comfort of local trains. Dutch railroad is great and it makes travelling around the country a real pleasure. Another cool thing about Holland trains is weekend deals. Every weekend you can get up to 50 per cent discount for all train fares. Knowing these cool tips can be essential for your planning. For more of these brilliant life-hacks you should check out specialized web platforms such as http://well-way.com/. You will find firsthand advice and tricks from fellow travellers that will allow you to effectively plan your route and save some money.

Now, let’s look at several places that you could see in one trip to Netherlands.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is definitely the most popular city in Holland. This place has its own incredible atmosphere, it’s own tune and most definitely it’s own smell. In fact Amsterdam character is so strong and unique that it stands as a separate little world. There are plenty of things that you can do there including wondering its streets, cycling, taking a boat ride or shopping. Amsterdam is also a home of wonderful museums such as Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum to only name a few. And if you are into different kind of arts there is also a Sex museum. Besides, Amsterdam hosts over a 100 different festivals a year.

Delft

Another city you should check out while in Netherlands is Delft. This city is best known for its blue pottery – Delftware, and the famous painter Johannes Vermeer who lived and worked there. Make time to walk the streets of the beautiful historic city center and enjoy picturesque canals. A must-see is Royal Delft porcelain factory – the last remaining delftware factory from the 17th century that has been active for over 350 years. And make sure to find the “Blue Heart of Delft – a charming heart-shaped sculpture representing the excellence in blue pottery.  

Keukenhof

Holland is also known as a land of tulips. The best prove to it is Keukenhof – one of the largest flower gardens of the world. Plan your visit for the end of April or the beginning of May and you will get a chance to see 32 hectares of blooming tulips.

Hague

Hague is another unique and atmospheric Dutch city. It is the home of Binnenhof – a complex of government buildings including world’s oldest house of Parliament still in use. It stands on the lake and looks like a floating castle. The city has many parks. Located near North Sea coastline there is access to dunes and piers, including Scheveningen Pier, which is the largest pier in the Netherlands that has a 60 m viewpoint tower. While in Hague you should also try the Dutch raw herring from one of the street stands.

Alkmaar

Holland and cheese are inseparable. Visit Dutch city of Alkmaar that is famous for holding an old-fashioned cheese market every Friday from early April to early September. This event is an impressive spectacle that demonstrates tourists how cheese markets worked in the past. Actors dress up and perform the traditional cheese weighing and auctioning.