The show presents an intriguing look at four centuries of garden and landscape architecture in Europe using original design drawings, contemporary photographs and films as well as maquettes. The summer of 2008 will see Apeldoorn hosting the first Internat

Visiting Amsterdam can be an intense experience. So why not relax a little before you take off to your home country? XpresSpa has opened its first establishment in Europe at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Here you can enjoy massages, manicure, pedicure and f

Starting from the Dag van de Architectuur (Day of Architecture), on June 21 and June 22 2008, a new cycling map will be on sale which focuses on urban development and architecture in the south-eastern part of Amsterdam. The story of the exceptional urban-

Femke Halsema (Green Party) will open the Bag Museum’s new exhibition, Green bags: brand new and used materials on Sunday May 25, 2008.Bag designers are taking environmental concerns ever more seriously. The Green Bags exhibition puts this grow

Do you want to integrate deeper into your local Dutch community? Do you wish to buy your exotic veg at the Albertcuypstraat using the native tongue? But are you unemployed? Working a low paid job? A student? Broke? Try language...

Alkmaar is the biggest town in the region of North Holland and therefore also its centre for going out. There is a range of restaurants of various kinds, coffee houses, as well as theatres and museums. It is known that the city of Alkmaar had a

The Houseboat Museum gives you the unique chance to personally experience how exactly life is on board a houseboat in an Amsterdam canal. Unique location in the Prinsengracht canal on the edge of the Jordaan provide a fitting background for the museum ves

For my first post on Hollandtravelblog I'll tackle a Dutch icon: Windmills. There are over 1000 windmills in the Netherlands and if you spend any time in the country, you'll soon catch a glimpse of one. But if you want to see windmills at their ve

Sixt, winner of the prestigious “Business Traveller Award 2007” in the category of “Best Rental Car Company in Europe” has just opened a new car rental branch at Amsterdam central rail station. The new branch is ideal for tourists

For many years the ‘Orchideeën Hoeve’ (Orchids Farm) is a very well known fact by many nature lovers. In the area of exhibiting special plants and cultures in tropical gardens they are even as much as authoritative in Europe.On 5 April 20