# The most beautiful places in the Netherlands

Villages, castles, nature and windmills: the places travel blogs and sites mention most often.

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- Feb 25, 2022 · Jasmijn de Jong
- https://even.best/en/l/517/the-most-beautiful-places-in-the-netherlands

## Top 10

1. **Giethoorn** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The 'Venice of the Netherlands', with canals, footbridges and thatched farmhouses.
2. **Kinderdijk** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nineteen 18th-century windmills, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3. **Amsterdam Canal Ring** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The 17th-century canals, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
4. **Keukenhof** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Flower park in Lisse with millions of tulips, open only in spring.
5. **De Haar Castle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest castle in the Netherlands, with towers, moat and drawbridge.
6. **Zaanse Schans** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Historic windmills and wooden houses on the river Zaan.
7. **Thorn** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The 'white town' in Limburg around the Abbey Church.
8. **Veluwezoom National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Forests, heathland and drifting sands in Gelderland.
9. **Marken** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Former island of green wooden houses, a protected village.
10. **Texel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest Wadden island, with dunes, seals and Ecomare.
11. **Valkenburg aan de Geul** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Limburg hill country with a castle ruin and caves.
12. **Nijmegen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The oldest city in the Netherlands, on the river Waal.

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