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Famous 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.
Famous landmarks
Famous icons
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Tulips
Read all about Dutch tulips here. When do they flower and where can you see the most beautiful tulips? Read all about Keukenhof as well.
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Windmills
Read all about Dutch windmills here. Which mills can you visit? Check out photos of the best windmills in Holland.
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Cheese
Discover everything about Dutch cheese. Visit the cheese markets and read more about the types and history of cheese.
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Dutch masters
From Rembrandt van Rijn to Rem Koolhaas. Discover the Dutch masters, both old and modern.
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Bicycles
We offer up to 7 reasons why cycling is the perfect way to explore Holland.
What does the Netherlands look like? Famous images of Dutch canals and channels and of course the flower fields known all over the world. Especially that one iconic flower: the tulip. Other well-known traditional things from the Netherlands are the windmills in the polders, Delft blue pottery and wooden clogs. Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh, Mondriaan... they are world famous painters from the Netherlands. Internationally, the Dutch Masters are held in high regarded. But the Netherlands is also known for its famous waterworks such as the Afsluitdijk or the Delta works, and for creating "new land" from the sea. To get somewhere, the Dutch like to take the bicycle. People grow up with Cycling in the Netherlands! In the city, in nature, to work, with bicycle bags, trailers or an electric motor. And do you know typical Dutch food? Cheese, herring, licorice and bitterballen... The Dutch love it.
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Discover the magic of the Dutch seasons
Enjoy the Netherlands all year round: colourful spring flowers, sunny summer vibes, autumn walks and fairy-tale winter splendour.