Netherlands Travel Guide 2023 | Top 10 Places to visit in Netherlands | Amsterdam Travel Guide 2023
The Netherlands, formerly known as Holland, is located in northwest Europe. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 20 million visitors were visiting this magnificent country on average. Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, has been ranked 3rd in the list of Top 10 city destinations in the World by Euromonitor.
⮚ US News ranked the country at 6th place in the list of Friendliest Countries in the World and 7th place in the Best Countries to Travel Alone list.
⮚ The United Nations World Tourism Organization also added the Netherlands to the top 20 Most-Visited Countries in the World
If you are planning to visit this land of flowers, sit tight as in this video, you will get the ten best places to visit in the Netherlands to make your trip a lifetime memory.
10: De Haar Castle
De Haar Castle, also known as the Kasteel De Haar, is located in Utrecht. It is the largest castle in the country, ranks among the top 20 most visited museums, and attracts more than 250,000 visitors each year. The foundation of the original castle was placed in the 14th century, but its new structure was made in 1892 and was built by PJH Cuypers.
09: De Hoge Veluwe National Park
The park is located in Gelderland province near Arnhem city and is recognized as one of the Netherlands’ best places for outdoor enthusiasts. It was established in 1935 and is spread over an area of 55 km²; it consists of sand dunes, heathlands, and woodlands; and is also home to rob deer, red deer, and other species.
08: The Windmills of KinderDijk
KinderDijk village is located in the south Holland province of Netherlands. The village is famous for its 18th-century windmills that were built in 1738 and 1740; these 19 monumental windmills were built to keep the low-lying land dry. It is known as the most complex windmill structure in the World that is helping to keep the soil dry for centuries.
07: Van Gogh Museum
This Dutch art museum in Amsterdam is acknowledged as the 2nd best art museum in the World and attracts more than 1.5 million visitors annually. The Van Gogh Museum consists of 2 buildings; Gerrit Rietveld designed the main building in 1973, while a new Exhibition Wing was opened in 1999, which Kurokawa Kisho designed.
06: Valkenburg Castle
The Valkenburg Castle, also known as the Kasteel van Valkenburg is the only castle in the Netherlands built on top of the hill. This ruined castle was initially built in 1115 by Lord van Suilen en Anholt. Today the remnants of this medieval castle take visitors back to the Middle Ages to explore the history it has to share.
05: Anne Frank House
Anne Frank House is a must-visit place while roaming in Amsterdam; the house is located on Prinsengracht, a canal close to Westerkerk. It is a biographical museum dedicated to Anne Frank, a 16-year-old writer who, along with her family, hid in this home during WWII and wrote her famous diary, imprinting her legacy into words.
04: Binnenhof
Binnenhof is also called the political heart of the Netherlands, located in the center of Hague, next to Hofvijver lake. This complex of buildings was primarily built in the 13th century in 1229 by Count of Holland Floris IV. The gothic castle was a functional residence of the counts of Holland, and in 1584 it became a political center of the Dutch Republic.
03: Rijksmuseum
The national museum of the Netherlands is located in the south of Amsterdam. The construction of the building was started in 1876 and was officially opened to the public in 1885; it was designed by the famous Dutch architect PJH Cuypers. The museum has more than 250 rooms and is packed with 5000 paintings of various maestros such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Gogh and many more.
02: Keukenhof
A trip to the Netherlands is incomplete if you don’t visit the Keukenhof, also known as the garden of Europe. This majestic garden is located near the city of Lisse and is spread over an area of 32 hectares; it is ranked as one of the largest gardens in the World.
01: Canals of Amsterdam
Canals are an important part of the capital city of the Netherlands. Amsterdam has more than 90 islands, 1,500 bridges and three main canals; these canals were built between 1585 to 1665 and were listed as the UNESCO world heritage site in 2010.
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