Netherlands travel guide

Before you go to Netherlands

Amsterdam The Venice of the North and the Netherlands' most celebrated city — a compact marvel of 165 interlocking canals, 1,500 bridges and…
Rotterdam Europe's largest port and the Netherlands' architectural showpiece — a city rebuilt from near-total WWII destruction into the continent's…
Utrecht The Netherlands' fourth-largest city and one of its most atmospheric — a compact, canal-ringed medieval core built around the Dom Tower,…
The Hague The seat of the Dutch government and parliament, the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court — The Hague (Den…
Maastricht The Netherlands' southernmost and most distinctly un-Dutch city — a Roman-founded settlement on the Maas river that draws as much from…
Leiden One of the Netherlands' great university cities, founded in 1575 — the oldest university in the country, established by William the Silent…
Delft A perfectly preserved canal city that looks almost unchanged from the scenes painted by Johannes Vermeer, who was born and died here.…
Haarlem The elegant capital of Noord-Holland province and Amsterdam's most sophisticated day-trip neighbour — just 20 minutes by direct train.…