Tourist attractions Hegebeintum

This museum occupies two historic houses: the Eysingahuis (late 18C) and the impressive Chancellerie ( Kanselarij , 1566). Its varied collections illustrate Friesian culture, history and art: remains from archaeological excavations, objects and pho..

This 17C palace, the former residence of Princess Marie-Louise of Hesse-Cassel, today houses the Ceramics Museum. The collections in this museum are especially rich: porcelain and stoneware coming from Asia (Japan, China) and europe (Italy, Nethe..

This church is typical of the Northern Netherlands,with its steeple roofed with a stepped gable and its graveyard,. The interior is interesting because of the series of 16 memorial coats of arms which decorate the walls. These carved wooden picture..

Built on a mound, this church has a Romanesque crypt with two elegantly sculpted capitals. The interior is typical of Friesian churches.

The castle's beautiful park, on the outskirts of the forest, is accessible to visitors.

This 17C building is surmounted by a white pinnacle. In the 19C the façade was the subject of a Neoclassical reconstruction. Opposite are three attractive restored houses with stepped gables dating from early 17C.

This regional museum occupies the former Admiralty (1618) as well as the large building next door ( 18C). Note the small Renaissance gate of the Admiralty behind the garden wall. The museum presents a highly varied collection: Dokkum silverware, a ca..

A burial-ground and church were established here in memory of St. Boniface. The present Protestant building is Gothic in style; the chancel dates back to C15. Inside you will notice the very high gallery inserted above the side aisle, the large numbe..

Erected in a square, the statue of the bearded monk saint (1962) holds up the Bible to protect his head against Frisian attacks. The chapel (1934) is situated in a little park, the scene of an important annual pilgrimage.

In this museum, a large variety of photos and objects recall the harsh living conditions endured by the inhabitants of Ameland up until the 20C. Crops and fishing were not always enough for them to survive. They also had to poach and loot from shipwr..

This square accommodates a statue of Rixt van het Oerd : a woman with a hooked nose carrying a storm lantern. Legend has it that this widow lived off of what she found on the beach. One day when she had not found anything to eat for some days, she c..

This old cemetery has preserved some old steles, some of which are decorated with a weeping willow. Others are very narrow but are almost 2m high. Some tombs of British flyers who fell during the Second World War on the island are also found there.

These old ships' captains houses have more than two storeys and a small side lean-to. They have an entrance door which is slightly off-centre. Brick cordons or even a geometric frieze underline the storeys. Many anchors on the façades have a very old..

Meet in this centre before undertaking a tour of the island. Dioramas, photos and models will give you an insight into the different landscapes of the island: wadden, coastal areas, polders, woodland dunes, beaches. North sea fish from the live in th..

An animal on the way to extinction, the otter still has friends. The Dutch Foundation for the Protection of Otters has created a breeding centre for otters here (closed to the public) and a nature park in which you can discover all the richness of fr..

This cemetery contains some quite old and attractive tombs engraved with pictures of ships and weeping willows. The castle of the Lords of Ameland stood here up until 1828.

This 13C church was rebuilt in the 15 and 16C. It was laid waste again by the revolutionaries (Patriots) in 1795, during the Batavian Republic. The Nassau Friesians were buried here from 1588. The great organ chest (1727) is by Christian Müller. As..

Located in an old orphanage from the 17C, this museum is dedicated to Friesian wildlife: the composition and evolution of the ground, landscapes(wadden, woods, marshes, areas transformed by man), plants and animals. The permanent exhibition "Fri..

This wide main road is lined with elegant 18C houses. Some of them still have attractive stone façades: worth seeing are no.52 (sailing ship) and 58 (Pilgrim of St James).

The tall where Mata Hari lived has become a museum and a Friesian literature documentation centre ( Frysk letterkundich Museum en Dokumintaasjesintrum ). At no.43, you will see an attractive stone façade featuring a lion and a strong castle then at n..