Top Netherlands Art & Culture - page 47

Escape the crowds of central Amsterdam on a day trip to the rural province of Friesland, renowned for its tulip-filled meadows and historic windmills. Letting someone else drive allows you to sit back and enjoy the scenery, while on-board Wi-Fi means you can upload your snaps to social media straightaway. Plus, you’ll tick off highlights such as the Enclosing Dyke (Afsluitdijk) and the city of Hindeloopen.

Take a break from the capital and discover some of the Netherland’s striking rural landscapes on this full-day tour, with round-trip transfer from central Amsterdam and complimentary lunch ensuring a hassle-free trip. Soak up the sights of the Beemster Polder, walk across the Afsluitdijk, visit the open-air museum Aldfaers Yard, and skip through tulip fields in Flevoland, while learning about the region’s history and culture directly from your expert guide.

I am a born and raised Amsterdam guy who knows how and where to walk (because the bikes come from everywhere:-). You are safe with me. Definately!! Also for pickpockets. I can smell them from a distance:-) Let me take you by the hand and show you in three hours all topics. Teach you the do's and dont's. I save time walking the most efficient and effective route. No commercial giftshop stops or any other other nonsense. I give you nice to knows no one else does. Let's have a good time together.

Discover Holland in one day!  Because Holland is a very small country, we offer you the oppportunity to have a good idea how Holland looks like. Get the best out of it with your private guide who is born and raised in Amsterdam around the summer of love and who has seen every little place in Holland! The unique selling points for this tour? The best of all different tours combined in a one day private tour! I am your private guide and also your driver, well mannered and well educated.  I am fluent in English, speak some German, Spanish and Portugese.

Hoorn is really a walking city and has an orderly center. Besides a large amount of national monuments, Hoorn has many hidden beautiful spots. During a city walk through Hoorn I will show you the big monuments, but I will also take you to the beautiful hidden gems. Foreign guests appreciate the special ‘Meet The Local Tour’. And especially for foreign guests, we also get to know contemporary culture and Dutch daily life. You will get acquainted with everyday Dutch customs and our peculiarities. What is typical Dutch local food? What does a Dutch House look like on the inside? Do they really pay tax in the Netherlands for keeping a dog? A 'Meet the local tour Hoorn' with Alette is an educational but above all fun activity! Local Guide Hoorn is valued with five stars at Google and five stars at Tripadvisor!

Explore Bruges and discover this medieval city listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Get picked up at your hotel or any other desired location. From here your private guide will drive you to Bruges in a comfortable vehicle. Once there, you will visit the historic center, join a boat tour, learn more about Belgium’s world-famous beers and see the historical houses that date back from the medieval times. Discover why the historic and beautiful city centre of Bruges was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Bruges you will visit the historic city center, the church of Our Lady and discover all about Belgium’s world-famous beers. Explore the charming area around the Dyver canal before you head over to the cobbled square of Walplein. After exploring Bruges by foot your guide will take you on a 1-hour boat tour of Bruges. This is included with the tour. You also get the option to do a Belgium Beer and Chocolate tasting. After the tour the guide will drive you back to your hotel.

Discover the most beautiful spots in Den Burg. Can your team handle this challenge? Become a legend on the island yourself! Play with your team (2 to 5 people) the "Legende van List en Bedrog"! It's the early morning of February 16, 1639, when a beachcomber finds a chest of golden ducats among the wreckage of a ship on the beach near De Koog. When the beach guardian arrives, he discovers an empty chest. The beach guardian had seen the beachcomber on the beach and immediately suspects him. He visits the beachcomber's hut and his family to conduct a search. But the golden ducats are never found... Who was this beachcomber, and where did he hide his loot? Find out in this exciting mission in Den Burg on Texel! Walk, puzzle, and explore Den Burg with family, friends, or colleagues. Uncover all the secrets and discover the most beautiful spots in Den Burg! But beware, you only have 2.5 hours to complete this mission!

Discover the best kept secrets in the city’s historic centre with the Secrets of scavenger hunt, an exciting GPS-based exploration game! Whether you want to play alone for personal excitement or with a group of people this is the game for you! Playing with more groups will turn into a competitive experience, perfect as a teambuilding activity. This game is a fun activity you can do while visiting a city. Solve the fun puzzles and questions, complete photo tasks and more in order to score as many points as possible and gain extra clues to help you with the final puzzle. You can even earn a spot on the leaderboard! Our scavenger hunt offers the maximum independence, you can play pause & continue whenever you want. HOW TO PLAY: Book the scavenger hunt, check the email we send you with the simple instructions, download the Loquiz App, access the scavenger hunt and you are ready to begin your gaming experience!

The struggle for the city rights It is September in the fateful year of 1672. The picturesque town of Blokzijl has just liberated itself from the troops of the Bishop of Münster, also known as Bommen Berend. In gratitude for this, the brave Blokzijl receives city rights from Prins Willem III. Unfortunately, not everyone is pleased about this! The drost of the nearby Vollenhove fears competition and will do everything in his power to obtain the city rights! In Blokzijl, a secret society is formed for a special mission: to smuggle the city rights out of town before the troops of the drost arrive! In this thrilling walking tour through the beautiful historic Blokzijl, you and your team will try to evade the drost and solve all the challenges! But be aware, there is only 2.5 hours to complete this mission! You can play at any time (during daylight) on your own smartphone. This mission is suitable for approx. 10 years and older. You'll walk about 5 km in a maximum of 2.5 hours.

Play with your team (2 to 5 people) the "De mantle van Sint Maarten" in the beautiful historical city of Sneek! Go back to the year 1517. The city of Sneek is threatened by Floris van Egmont. Your team has the secret mission to safeguard the mantle of Sint Maarten. But you only have 2.5 hours! Can you become the hero of the city? You can play this mission at any time (during daylight) on your own smartphone. This mission is suitable for approximately 10 years and older. You'll walk about 5 kilometers in a maximum of 2.5 hours. All puzzles, questions, and search elements are unique and tailor-made for this mission, based on stories and the history of Sneek.

Visit the beautiful summer garden “The Tulperij” Our country is beautiful in the summer, just like in spring, the fields are in bloom, with dahlias. These beautiful flowers, unlike tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, do not grow from bulbs, but from tubers. Also you can enjoy nice fresh cup of coffee and eat homemade cakes. After visiting The Tulperij we head to the Zaanse Schans, a beautiful preservation village filled with historical houses. You'll get to explore windmills, as both of us grew up in and around windmills, we know everything about them. It's in our family genes. The windmillgirls have great stories that we would love to share with you! What more could you want than to be guided by a miller's daughter and granddaughter?! Let us take you to the most scenic windmill places, picturesque villages, witness clogs being made and the best cheese farm to taste Gouda cheese in 30 different flavors!

Step back in time and witness the enchanting Dutch countryside at Zaanse Schans, where you can marvel at the magnificent windmills that stand proudly along the Zaan river. Take a stroll through this open-air museum and soak in the rich history of the area. Continue your journey to the picturesque Volendam, a charming Dutch fishing village nestled in the serene countryside. Stroll along the iconic De Dijk, and meander through the bustling harbor, before indulging in a cheese-tasting experience at the renowned Cheese Factory. Wander though the enchanting village of Marken, a once-island oasis now connected to the mainland by a narrow peninsula in the Markermeer. Don't miss the chance to visit a local clog maker, where you can witness the intricate art of crafting wooden shoes, still using a 100-year-old technique and an antique steam engine.