The Netherlands (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

THE NETHERLANDS

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

THE NETHERLANDS MAIN CONTRIBUTOR: GERARD M.L. HARMANS

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INTRODUCING THE NETHERLANDS DISCOVERING THE NETHERLANDS 12 PUTTING THE NETHERLANDS ON THE MAP 10 A PORTRAIT OF THE NETHERLANDS 16

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Front cover main image: Tulip fields with windmill in background, Netherlands

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Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665) by Johannes Vermeer

THE NETHERLANDS THROUGH THE YEAR 32 THE HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS 38

A typical Dutch landscape with cows, pastures and windmills – here near the little town of Woudrichem

AMSTERDAM INTRODUCING AMSTERDAM 62 OUDE ZIJDE 70 NIEUWE ZIJDE 82 CANAL RING 94 MUSEUM QUARTER 116 OUTSIDE THE CENTRE 130

The 15th-century Koppelpoort by Amersfoort

WEST FRISIAN ISLANDS 264

TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS

GRONINGEN 276

WHERE TO STAY 384

FRIESLAND 290

WHERE TO EAT 406

DRENTHE 302

SHOPPING 424

OVERIJSSEL 312

ENTERTAINMENT 430

FLEVOLAND 322 Thialf fans (see p300)

SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT 144

GELDERLAND 330

SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS

STREET FINDER 150

WESTERN NETHERLANDS INTRODUCING WESTERN NETHERLANDS 162

INTRODUCING SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS 348

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 440 TRAVEL INFORMATION 450 INDEX 458

NORTH BRABANT 354

PHRASE BOOK 479

LIMBURG 366

ROAD MAP OF THE NETHERLANDS

NORTH HOLLAND 170

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UTRECHT 192 SOUTH HOLLAND 208 ZEELAND 242

NORTHERN AND EASTERN NETHERLANDS INTRODUCING NORTHERN AND EASTERN NETHERLANDS 258

SURVIVAL GUIDE

The imposing Sint Jan in ‘s-Hertogenbosch

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his guide helps you get the most from your stay in the Netherlands. The first section, Introducing the Netherlands, places the country on the map and puts it in its historical and cultural context. Chapters on the provinces and the capital, Amsterdam, describe the most important sights and places of interest. Features cover AMSTERDAM Amsterdam is divided into five tourist areas. The corresponding chapters all begin with a list of numbered sights and places of interest, which are plotted on the Area Map. The information for each sight follows this numerical order, making sights easy to locate within the chapter.

  

topics from architecture to tulip growing. They are accompanied by detailed and helpful illustrations. Travellers’ Needs gives specifics on where to stay and where to eat and drink, while the Survival Guide contains practical information on everything from the public telephone system to transport and personal safety.

    

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