Tourist attractions Blaricum

The road is flanked by canals crossed by small bridges one of which leads to a house surrounded by a smart garden. Embedded between green isthmuses and flooded by gentle light, the lakes of Loosdrecht, which are in old peat bogs, stretch over around ..

The five bunkers one of which has six bastions (Turfpoort) have been converted into a museum. Canons, weapons, uniforms, engravings and an audiovisual presentation illustrate the lively history of the town. The high points of the visit are the listen..

Completed in 1931, this work by Duko (1884-1974) is a series of terraced, mostly cubic shapes, the volumes of which, all different and are superimposed on one another or harmoniously juxtaposed. The whole thing, which plays tricks on the eye with h..

This attractive Renaissance town hall has stepped gables and dates from 1601. The interior is furnished in the old style and is decorated with 17C paintings. It contains a model of the fortifications as they were in the 17C.

This old and massive brick fortress (13C) stands beside the IJmeer and the mouth of the Vecht. It has heavy angle towers and is surrounded by ditches. From 1621, the castle was the location for an intellectual and literary circle formed around P.C. ..

This beautiful double gateway was built around 1400. It is comprised of a reinforced bridge over the Eem made up of a lock, a double treadmill in the centre and the actual gate itself, which is flanked by turrets. This is a meeting place for the logg..

This beautiful Gothic tower from the 15C is 100 metres high and is the former belfry of a church destroyed in 1787. It is situated in a large, quiet square: Lieve Vrouwekerkhof (flower market every Friday morning). Built in brick, the tower is surmou..

These famous "rampart houses" built on or backing on to the first of the town's perimeter walls, have come to be a symbol of the town. They date back to the 15C. From Havik, taking the Bloemendalse Binnenpoort you'll see lovely muurhuizen b..

The widow of William Henry Singer built a cultural centre in 1956 near the painter's villa. It includes a theatre and a museum. The museum brings together fine collections displayed in rotation: French painters of the 19C and 20C (Corot, Boudin, Le S..

This museum recalls the life and works of Comenius, a Czech humanist persecuted as a result of belonging to the Community of Bohemian Brothers and who spent the last years of his life in Amsterdam. Comenius' research was mainly dedicated to education..

This Gothic church is dedicated to St Vitus. The wooden cradle vault is decorated with attractive 16C paintings illustrating scenes from the Old and the New Testament. From the 45m high tower (235 steps), there is an attractive view over the fort..

The old town hall serves as a setting for this exhibition, which brings together objects found during archaeological digs and photos tracing the history of the town and of the Gooi region. Also on display is a collection of Loosdrecht porcelain.

Of the many manors surrounding the small town, this castle is the most elegant. Built by Admiral Cornelis Tromp, son of the famous Admiral Maarten Tromp, this castle is comprised of a rectangular building and a small pavilion covered with a cupola, t..

This palace, the house of the Queen Mother Juliana, is an old hunting pavilion. Until the marriage of Princess Juliana with Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, it was the summer residence of the Dutch monarchs.

This museum with its old shops, herring smokehouse, farm and fishermen's' houses give a good insight into what daily life was once like in Bunschoten-Spakenburg.

Rebuilt from 1912 to 1927 according to the early plans, this castle was later converted into a museum. Furniture, family portraits (by Nicolaes Maes and Cornelis Troost) and antiques (porcelain from Loosdrecht) are exhibited there. The castle is surr..

A pretty moveable bribge takes you across the Vecht to the Loenen aan de Vecht. This river was once a major navigation route. It was duplicated from 1952 by the Rhine canal to Amsterdam (Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal). The road runs alongside this peaceful ..

Here in the middle of the woods you'll see animals from all around the world, including lynx, and swamp animals, cranes (Japanese garden), tigers... The Park also has an exhibit on "cuddly animals", an amusment area filled with climbing fra..

The collections of this museum mainly concern the history of the town and locality of Flehite (to the east of Utrecht). On display, you'll see archaeology, history, decorative arts, and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt memorabilia.

Following on from the chapel of the St-Pieters-en Bloklands Gasthuis hospice, this hall (1530) was used for the destitute and infirm townsfolk who could come here for treatment and shelter at the nobles' expense. They slept in wooden beds with wrap..