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North Holland is a broad peninsula for the most part, located between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer. More than half of the province consists of reclaimed polder land situated below sea level. North Holland has five municipalities with around 100,000 or more inhabitants. They are, in order of size, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Zaanstad, Haarlemmermeer, and Alkmaar.
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DESTINATION AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam, the official capital of the Netherlands, lies on the banks of two bodies of water, the IJ bay and the Amstel river. Founded in the late 12th century as a small fishing village on the banks of the Amstel, it is now the largest city in the country and is a financial and cultural centre ...
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The earliest mention of the name Alkmaar is in a 10th-century document. As the village grew into a town, it was granted city rights in 1254. The oldest part of Alkmaar lies on an ancient sand bank that afforded some protection from the sea during medieval times. Even so, it is only a couple of metres above the surrounding region, which consists of some of the oldest polders ...
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AMSTEL RIVER
The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. The Amstel's name is derived from Aeme stelle, old Dutch for 'area abounding with water'. Amsterdam took its name from the river. The city developed out of a small fishing village called 'Amstelredam', built in the 13th century alongside a dam at the mouth of the river ...
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CHEESE MARKETS
A main attraction, especially in the summer months, is Alkmaar's cheese market , one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. The cheese market traditionally takes place on the first Friday in April and the last market of the season is the first Friday in September. Every Friday morning the Waagplein is the backdrop for this traditional cheesemarket ...
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DISCOVER HAARLEM
Haarlem is located on the river Spaarne, about 20 km west of Amsterdam and near the coastal dunes. It has been the historical center of the tulip bulb-growing district for centuries and bears the nickname 'Bloemenstad' (flower city), for this reason. Every year in April the bloemencorso (flower parade) takes place ...
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HUIS TER KLEEF
The ruins of the Huis ter Kleef castle are located in the city gardens of Haarlem. The castle is located about halfway between the Castle Brederode and the Haarlem City Hall, which were built respectively in the second half of the 13th century and 1370, and probably dates from that period, when it is referred to as Huis te Schoten...
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DISCOVER MARKEN
Marken is a peninsula in the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands, located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is a former island, which nowadays is connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. Also, Marken is a well-known tourist attraction, well-known for its characteristic wooden houses ...
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AMSTERDAM AIPORT SCHIPHOL
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the Netherlands' main international airport, located 20 minutes southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The airport is the primary hub for KLM, Martinair, Transavia, Amsterdam Airlines and Arkefly. It is considered to be an Airport City ...
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TEN BOOM MUSEUM
The Ten Boom Museum is a museum dedicated to The Hiding Place, the subject of a book by Corrie ten Boom. The Ten Boom family ran a watch shop (horlogerie) on the corner of an alleyway and the main shopping street of Haarlem, the Netherlands. During the Nazi occupation of Haarlem starting in 1942, they provided safe harbour for Jews ...
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DISCOVER TEXEL
Texel is a municipality and an island in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the biggest and most populated of the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea, and also the westernmost of this archipelago, which extends to Denmark. The next island in the archipelago, to the north of Texel, is Vlieland. the name is typically pronounced Tessel in Dutch ...
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ZAANSE SCHANS
Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the province of North Holland. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses; the ca. 35 houses from all over the Zaanstreek were moved to the museum area in the 1970s. The Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region ...
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