Traditional Holland

Tulips

There once was a flower that was unable to settle down anywhere. From the mountains in Kazakhstan, the flower bulb wandered about in Persia, China and Turkey.
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Windmills

The first windmills were invented in antiquity, but it was the Dutch who really hit it off with this wooden giant.
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Bicycles

Holland is biking and biking is Holland. The Dutch head for the handlebars for both small errands as well as longer trips.
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Canals

Discover Holland from a different perspective and take a cruise through the canals.
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Dutch Icons

The Netherlands (or Holland) may be a small country, but it’s packed with world famous icons. Discover our bulb fields, windmills, cheese markets, wooden shoes, canals of Amsterdam, masterpieces of Old Masters, Delft Blue earthenware, innovative water-management and millions of bicycles. Find out more about these and other typical Dutch highlights.

Cheese

The Dutch are cheese-heads. Archeological digs have proven that cheese was already being made on Dutch soil thousands of years ago.
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Dutch Masters

Old Masters changed the art of painting forever with their brush strokes. Dutch painters such as Rembrandt & Vermeer developed a worldwide reputation in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Delft Blue

Delft Blue is the world-famous earthenware that has been produced in the city of Delft since the 16th century.
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Wooden Shoes

People from all over the world still think that the Dutch wear clogs or wooden shoes every day.
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Water

Water creates great benefits, but the Dutch always have to stay alert and protect themselves against floods.
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Eleven Cities Tour

The biggest ice-skating tour in the world. The first Elfstedentocht took place in 1909 and has been held 15 times in total.

Rijksmuseum reopened!

After 9 years of extensive renovation work, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam reopened its doors to the public on 13 April. We definitely recommend visiting the museum during your stay in Amsterdam.
The Mills of Kinderdijk

A UNESCO site with nineteen windmills.
Canals of Amsterdam

The best of the iconic canals of Amsterdam.
Van Gogh Museum

The masterpieces, letters and history of Van Gogh.
Royal Delft

Visit the only Delft earthenware factory remaining from the 17th century in Delft.
The Zaanse Schans

Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Volendam

The old fishing village Volendam is known for its costumes, music and fish.
Edam

For most people Edam is synonymous with cheese.