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Dutch Provinces: a Complete Guide to Exploring the Netherlands’ Treasures

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 14, 2023 | All Photos, Featured, The Netherlands

…d Say Cheese! A visit to Alkmaar Cheese Market Day-Trips from Amsterdam: A Guide to Haarlem North Holland in a Nutshell Dutch Gems: Medemblik, Radboud Castle and Harbours – Video 2. Utrecht With a population of 1,353,596 (2019) and covering just 1,485 km², Utrecht is the smallest Dutch province – but rich in history, culture, and nature. Located in the heart of the Netherlands, it offers a perfect mix of historical cities and green countryside. Th…

A Love for Storytelling: Interview with Tour Guide Elyzabeth Gorman

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 13, 2023 | All Photos, People and Stories

…ning in and when I’ve lost them. What is the best thing about being a tour guide? E: Hearing other people’s stories, of course! There are guests who I’ve thought about for years, from the guy who told me his theory of historical optimism to the lesbian couple from a repressive country who were hearing LGBTQIA history for the first time. I’ve been incredibly lucky to have amazing people share their thoughts and experiences with me. Can you choose j…

Discovering Amsterdam with Context Travel

Posted by Dana Marin | Jun 25, 2019 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…e more of it if you wanted. Another thing I liked about the tours were the guides, both of them well suited for the job: the guide for the museum had a degree in Dutch art and had even participated in the restoration of one of the paintings she was showing us (to name just a few cool things about her), while the other guide, apart from his extensive knowledge on the matter, also brought in his personal history and experience as a Jewish person liv…

Day Trips from Amsterdam: A Guide to Haarlem

Posted by Dana Marin | Oct 30, 2017 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…still exists today and it’s called Brewers’ Canal (Brouwersvaart). Take a guided tour of Molen de Adriaan (de Adriaan Windmill). It’s impossible to miss this windmill while you are strolling the streets of Haarlem (it’s even visible from the train, when you approach the city). De Adriaan is a smock mill – which means it’s a wooden towered mill. This historic windmill is located on the banks of the river Spaarne, and it has played a significant ro…

Things to Do in Utrecht: a Complete Guide to Discovering the City and Its Surroundings

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 23, 2022 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…hour (you have to climb all those steps and stop from time to time for the guide’s explanations). The Dom is under construction, but can still be visited and you can even take the lift! St. Martin’s Cathedral used to be the largest cathedral in the Netherlands, and was connected to the Dom Tower, but they got separated by a storm, and only parts of the cathedral remained. Pandhof van de Dom — this is the old monastery’s garden. It’s a quiet oasis,…

Day Trips from Amsterdam: My Guide to Breda

Posted by Dana Marin | Sep 10, 2021 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…the electrical boats. The canal tour will take you around Breda while your guide will give you information over the most important landmarks and history of the city. Visit Kasteel van Breda (Breda’s Castle). The castle is one of the main attractions of the city, and you can book a guided tour to see it and learn more about the history. There are not many castles that you can see in the Netherlands, so it’s nice for a change. See the Spanjaardsgat…

Lighting the Way: A Guide to the Amsterdam Light Festival

Posted by Dana Marin | Nov 5, 2024 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Lifestyle

…may choose to walk or cycle along the festival’s route, with or without a guide. However, for a truly enchanting perspective, you must explore this giant exhibition from the water. There are several boat cruises available, so you have plenty to choose from. However, if you book though the festival’s website, your money go towards helping the organising foundation continue its activity. A canal cruise offers an unforgettable experience. I still fo…

Zeeland Travel Guide: Experience the History and Beauty of Middelburg

Posted by Dana Marin | Aug 14, 2023 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…dende Kunst Middelburg, in the Vleeshal. You can visit the Stadhuis with a guided tour. Unfortunately, when I was there, there was a fair in the market square, and I couldn’t get a proper picture of the whole building. Kuiperspoort Kuiperspoort – you might miss this if you don’t look for it in particular. It has several entrances, and the most noticeable one is the one close to the marina, on Rouaansekaai. This door is painted with the red and whi…

Exploring Sneek: A Guide to Friesland’s Nautical Gem

Posted by Dana Marin | Aug 29, 2024 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…plan your trip, use Google Maps, NS train schedule and 9292.nl. Or travel by boat 🙂 This article is part of the project: Discover the Netherlands, Province by Province. Read the collection of articles here: Dutch Provinces: a Complete Guide. —————————————————————– Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for daily stories about life in the Netherlands. Please share this post if you liked it! Check out my photo book: Am…

A Perfect Day Trip to Nijmegen: Your Guide to the Oldest City in the Netherlands

Posted by Dana Marin | Aug 28, 2018 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

The first thing I learned about Nijmegen was that it claims to be the oldest city in the Netherlands, its origins going back 2000 years, to the Roman occupation. This piece of information alone was enough to spark my interest, I had to visit! During my staycation this summer, I decided it was time to cross Nijmegen off the list. I hopped on a train from Amsterdam Centraal, and about an hour and a half later I arrived at my destination. It was a g…