Half Day

Castricum: 40 km from Amsterdam and is only 25 minutes train ride from Central Station this wonderful recreation area. For € 5.20 a day you can rent bicycles at the station (tel: (0251) 65 40 35 for reservations) and cycling maps are available at the station restaurant. You ride through forests and meadows to the dunes on the beach. VVV Castricum, Dorpsstraat 62 (tel: (0251) 09th 65 20 Fax: (0251) 63rd 67 23 E-mail: info@vvvcastricum.nl) can provide further information.

Marken and Volendam: the two charming fishing villages among the most popular tourist destinations in the region and can be reached from Amsterdam easy marks is on an island, connected by bridge to the mainland, Volendam is situated on the banks of the IJsselmeer.. Both are picturesque with its old wooden houses very idyllic and many villagers still wear traditional costume. Visitors can wander through the ancient streets, on loan to create the local garb and practice in the fish trade on the Volendam fish auction.

Whole Day

The trip can be extended to a full day tour by a lunch (preferably fresh fish) and takes place before the Volendam museum visits, where among other things, which consists of over one million cigar bands collection of an old sailor is to visit. Volendam offers ideal conditions for a variety of water sports, especially windsurfing. Arrival is possible with the coach as part of an organized tour or with the excellent bus service from Amsterdam Centraal Station. The departure times of buses to convey some of the information hotline for public transportation (tel: (0900) 92 92). VVV trademarks, Monnickendam De Zark 2 (tel: (0299) 65 19 98) and the VVV Volendam Zeestraat 37, Volendam (tel: (0299) 47th 36 37 Fax: (0299) 36 34 84) give further information.
Tulips: Of late March to late May, the best time to visit the 28-acre Keukenhof Gardens, Stationsweg 166a (tel: (0252) 46 55 55 Fax: (0252) 46 55 65th E-mail: info @ Keukenhof . nl; Internet: www.keukenhof.nl), opening times: daily 09.00-18.00 clock, entrance fee: 11 €. In the planted after various theme gardens bloom of thousands of tulips, hyacinths and Nazissen. Haarlem is situated 8 km north of the Keukenhof. This stretches the Frans Roozen Nurseries and Tulip Show, Vogelenzangweg 49, visiting from late March to late May daily 08.00-18.00 clock (July to September daily 09.00-17.00 clock).

Haarlem: The city center of Haarlem can with many beautiful houses from the 16th and 17 Century and boasts two fine museums. The Frans Hals Museum, Holy Land 62, shows the artist’s paintings. Also worth a visit to St Bavokerk should have played on the historic organ with 5,000 pipes Mozart once. VVV Haarlem, Stationsplein 1, Haarlem (tel:. (0900) 616 16 00 (1 € / min) Fax: (023) 534 05 37th E-mail: info@wvzk.nl) can provide further information.

Rotterdam: The second largest city in the Netherlands is often overlooked by tourists, has to offer, however, quite a bit. Rotterdam has the largest port in Europe, and also a lively and stimulating atmosphere, which was reinforced by the recent status as European Capital of Culture yet. This south of Amsterdam and The Hague nearby town offers a number of world-class museums, an impressive city center and numerous shops. Even the nightlife is legendary, and a little less touristy than the one in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the red light district is much less ‘tame’ than the one in Amsterdam. During the last decades, Rotterdam was a kind of guinea pig and what the esoteric avant-garde ideas of some of the architects of the world is concerned, and so can be found throughout the city a number of impressive and unusual buildings. The Europoort is an attraction in itself, there are daily boat tours in this vast port. Trains run regularly from Amsterdam’s Centraal Station in Rotterdam. ANWB / VVV Rotterdam, Coolsingel 67, Rotterdam (tel: (0900) 403 40 65 Fax: (010) 413 31 24th E-mail: info@vvv.rotterdam.nl; Internet: www.vvv.rotterdam.nl ) gives more information.

Reference

Information about excursions in the surroundings of Amsterdam issued the Dutch Tourist Office (tel: www.visitholland.com).