Delft is one of the most delightful small cities in the Netherlands — a perfectly preserved Dutch Golden Age town of tree-lined canals, humpbacked bridges, and gabled merchant houses that is synonymous with three things: Johannes Vermeer, Delft Blue pottery, and being the final resting place of the Dutch royal family. Often described as a […]
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The windmills of Kinderdijk – one of the best known Dutch tourist sites | Netherlands Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Kinderdijk is a small village lying on the Lek and Noord rivers near Rotterdam and Dordrecht in the Netherlands. It’s a very popular destination for its large network of windmills. The […]
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