Practical information

Everything you want to know about the Netherlands on one page. With general information, facts and trivia, the royal family, the national flag and the public holidays.

Travel to the Netherlands by train, car, ferry and air. Holland.com offers all the travel information you need to travel to the Netherlands.

Plan your trip in the Netherlands. Holland.com advices you how to travel through the Netherlands. The travel information you need to travel in the Netherlands.

Read up on the most important things to bear in mind, public transport traveling tips, and what types of tickets to use.

Find out when the Dutch go on a holiday.

At what time do shops, banks and post offices open?

Everything you need to know about the Dutch currency, ATM’s and tipping.

Visit a tourist information office for maps and plans of your destination.

How to communicate within and abroad Holland.

Power converters, drinkable water and other useful facts.

Additional information about the options and available aids during your holiday in Holland.

Everything you need to know aboutDutch medical care.

What can you bring along on your trip to and from Holland?

The weather in Holland is not always predictable, so you should know what to expect in what season and come prepared

Read all about the difference between Holland and the Netherlands here.

One of the greatest poetry festivals in the world.

The greatest international film festival in Holland.

The international art fair in Rotterdam.

The world’s greatest tennis players gather in Rotterdam for the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.

Drink, sing and dance wearing a colorful outfit during Carnival!