Difference between revisions of "South Holland"

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South-Holland [1] is a province in the Netherlands.

Regions

Cities

• Noordwijk aan Zee - Go to this little city. Historical center, and nice beach.
• Rotterdam - Formerly the world's largest port. Modern town centre built almost completely after WWII.
• The Hague - Government city. Has also a beach side neigbourhood called Scheveningen.
• Gouda - Historical city.
• Leiden - Another historical city, also very vibrant as it is a university city. Also a good gateway to some beach towns.
• Lisse - Gateway to the Keukenhof.
• Dordrecht - Historical city, near the Biesbosch.
• Delft - Old V.O.C. city. Very close to The Hague.
• Alphen aan den Rijn
• Zoetermeer
• Schiedam Historical city known for it's jenever, 5 largest windmills of the world.

Other destinations

• The Kaag - Nice area with lots of opportunities for waterfun. Good for walking, fishing, sailing and swimming.
• Nieuwkoop - Another nice place to have fun on the water.

Understand

Talk

Get in

Get around

See

• The windmills of Kinderdijk (on the Unesco heritage list)

Itineraries

Do

• Go sailing on the Kager Plassen.
• Go cycling through the polders or the coastal dunes or from historic town to historic town.

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out