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Museum Vredegoed
Museum Vredegoed
3612 BA Tienhoven -
Gagelbos
Gagelbos
3566 MJ Utrecht -
Dunes of Soest
Dunes of Soest
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De Haar Castle
De Haar Castle
De Haar Castle is the biggest and most luxurious castle in The Netherlands. It is one of the top European historic houses. A visit to De Haar Castle will take you back to the glory days of the castle and will show you the breathtaking splendour that surrounded the international rich and famous in the early 20th century. You will be amazed at the very un-Dutch luxury in which the Van Zuylen family and their guests lived amidst a wealth of history and art.
Few castles in The Netherlands can equal De Haar for its ideal image of a medieval fortress with towers and ramparts, moats, gates and drawbridges. Like a real fairy-tale castle it rises majestically from parkland with impressive trees, old gardens and ponds. The castle is situated in the centre of The Netherlands, near Utrecht, and is easy to reach by car. There is ample parking space.
De Haar Castle ranks among the top twenty most visited Dutch museums. It is a historic monument alive with year-round activities such as guided tours (for adults and for children), exhibitions, theatre and events. De Haar Castle is a private foundation and depends entirely on its revenues from ticket sales, activities and events.
3455 RR Haarzuilens -
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VVV agentschap Breukelen
VVV agentschap Breukelen
Herenstraat 4
3621 AR Breukelen -
Boundary posts
Boundary posts
In around 1875, the Ministry of War erected some 350 boundary posts along the length of the Kromme Rijn. The blue stone posts, marked with the letter O (for Oorlog, the Dutch word for war) and a number, marked the new route for transporting water to the New Dutch Waterline. The posts used to line up with plot boundaries. Many have been removed over the years, but the water board has returned 18 of them to their original location along the towpath between Werkhoven and Odijk following the construction of an environmentally friendly riverbank.
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Ledig Erf
Ledig Erf
Tolsteegbrug 3
3511 ZN Utrecht -
Pannenkoekenhuis Bergzicht
Pannenkoekenhuis Bergzicht
3931 MH Woudenberg -
Vianen Municipal Museum
Vianen Municipal Museum
Voorstraat 97
4132 AP Vianen -
Brasserie Soesterduinen
Brasserie Soesterduinen
3768 MD Soest -
Rope museum
Rope museum
3421 SZ Oudewater -
TOP Winkelpolder, Vinkeveen
TOP Winkelpolder, Vinkeveen
3645AP Vinkeveen -
Muurhuizen (Wallhouses)
Muurhuizen (Wallhouses)
3811 Amersfoort -
De Kastanjeboom
De Kastanjeboom
3751 LC Bunschoten -
Canals and shipyards
Canals and shipyards
The Utrecht canals with their wharves and wharf cellars are unique in the world.
The 12th Century Oudegracht was built to change the course of the Oude Rijn river. Connecting the river Vecht in the north to the Vaartsche Rijn in the south, the Oudegracht was destined to become an elongated harbour. Large city castles were built along the canal and in the 13th Century, shipyards were built as second streets at water level. The deep cellars, serving as storage spaces, ran through to below the houses. Today, the canals and shipyards are home to shops, restaurants and private residences.
3511 AZ Utrecht -
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Fort de Batterijen
Fort de Batterijen
Overeindseweg 25
3439LP Nieuwegein -
Restaurant-Chalet Klein Zwitserland
Restaurant-Chalet Klein Zwitserland
3971 GM Driebergen-Rijsenburg -
TOP Bergse Bossen
TOP Bergse Bossen
Traaij 299
3971 GM Driebergen -
Inundation lock at Wijk bij Duurstede
Inundation lock at Wijk bij Duurstede
In 1870, the Kromme Rijn was given a key role in the New Dutch Waterline. Back then, it took almost a month to flood the area around Utrecht. This had to be speeded up. To this end, the river was widened, its bends were straightened and locks and dams were built. Near Wijk bij Duurstede, a large inundation lock was built that made Wijk bij Duurstede the ‘tap’ with which to turn on the New Dutch Waterline. This reduced the time needed to flood the inundation areas to between 4 and 12 days. The inlet is still used daily to transport fresh water to the city of Utrecht and the river Vecht.
3961CH Wijk bij Duurstede -
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TOP ‘t Jagershuys
TOP ‘t Jagershuys
3707 HW Zeist -
Dom Church
Dom Church
The gothic Dom Church was built as a cathedral for the bishop of Utrecht and dedicated to St. Maarten.
The interior with many lavishly decorated tombs is impressive. The Dom church draws many people daily for a guided tour or a moment of silence and peace. The free Saturday afternoon concerts (3.30 pm) have been a household word in Utrecht for over thirty years.
Domplein 0
3512 JD Utrecht -
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Volmolen
Volmolen
Plantsoen Noord 2
3811 GH Amersfoort -
National Military Museum
National Military Museum
3768 MX Soest -
Fortresses of the four Lunetten
Fortresses of the four Lunetten
3524 SB Utrecht
