Amsterdam Free / Muiden
A city and former municipality in the Netherlands, the city was first referenced in books in 953. Now it's a small lovely town in the outskirts of Amsterdam (50mins away by bike) with one of the loveliest castles in Holland, surrounded by a moat, and a harbour packed with little cafes and some superb food. A great way to spend a sunny afternoon. On the way back to town, don't forget to bike through Haveneiland, a new modern neighbourhood development.
Muiden, Muiderslot and Fort Pampus | The Netherlands #1
In this first episode of the series 'History on Tracks', I visit the Muiderslot. This castle was originally built in the 13th century by Floris V, count of Holland, to control a key (trade)route to the city of Utrecht. After visiting the Muiderslot, I continue to the island Pampus, which was fortified in the 19th century to protect the city of Amsterdam from naval attacks.
Visiting a Real Dutch Castle! Muiderslot in Amsterdam Vlog!
This is Day 2 of my trip to Amsterdam as I visit a famous old Muiderslot castle in Amsterdam, Netherlands! I hope you guys enjoy!
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Zaandam, Netherlands | The World in 4K | Travel + Leisure
A short trip from Amsterdam, the city of Zaandam offers beautiful landscapes and a quiet escape from the big city.
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My personal Top Places to visit in the Netherlands and best to do in the Netherlands that shouldn’t be missed when visiting. This video can be your Netherlands travel guide.
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Almere Centrum 2008
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Scenes Around the Centrum
This all new production features digital photos and a video clip recorded with my Traveler Slimline X5 digital camera.
This video takes a look at the Centrum of Almere-stad. This is the business area right outside the train station. You'll notice the ultra-modern design of the station itself as well as other buildings in the area. Almere is a new city, being established less than 30 years ago after the land was reclaimed from the sea, the way the Dutch do.
Some of the sights you'll see include the original Dutch fast-food restaurant named Febo and some other shops in the Centrum. If you look closely and quickly you will also spot Aldi.
These scenes also show typical activities from shoppers, travelers and others as they enjoy the afternoon sun.
This video was edited with Vegas 7. The credits were created with Windows Movie Maker.
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Pampus Island Amsterdam- Fort & Food Festival
New Amsterdam Travel Video- Pampus is a man-made island that sits in the shallow waters of the Ijsselmeer. A fort was built to protect the city from attacks by sea and is part of the 45 fort defense network that form a 135 km. U- shape around the city. The fort never saw any wartime action and it's defense purpose lessened after the Ijsselmeer was closed off from the North Sea. The fort and island have been recently preserved and renovated and visitors are welcome to explore and learn about the history. This year the Proef Pampus Picnic (Taste Pampus) food festival was organized to create an island party with local food and drink, fort tours and events for children. Ferries leave from both Ijburg and Muiden and it's possible to go there with your own boat too. Fort Pampus Island is another great, interesting place to discover in the Amsterdam area.
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Over Time by Audionautix
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Over The Netherlands - Aerial of small town Holland
Aerial of the Netherlands. Views from :
Nijmegen - City along Waal river and bridge
Gennep - Small town in northern Limburg
Cuijk - Town along Maas river with the beautiful Martinus church and river transport. View from modern residential houses on islands in lake.
Buren - Historical walled small city
Wijk bij Duurstede - harbour,windmill and historical houses
Austerlitz pyramid
Hoorn - Harbour Town on IJselmeer lake, used to be base of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and Jan Pieterszoon Coen was born here.
Volendam - Harbour town on Ijselmeer, popular with tourists
Zandvoort and the Dunes along the North Sea
Muiden castle
Marken - Village used to be an island in the Zuiderzee, but now a peninsula in the MarkerMeer lake.
Afsluitdijk - Causeway seperating North Sea with the Ijselmeer, built between 1927 and 1932 as part of the ZuiderZee works.
Rottemeren windmills
Music : Porches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity
TRIP TO HOLLAND - THE NETHERLANDS
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Holland is a name in common usage given to a region in the western part of the Netherlands. The term Holland is also frequently used to refer to the whole of the Netherlands. This usage is generally accepted but disliked by many Dutch people in the other parts of the Netherlands.[1]
From the 10th century to the 16th century, Holland proper was a unified political region, a county ruled by the Count of Holland. By the 17th century, Holland had risen to become a maritime and economic power, dominating the other provinces of the Dutch Republic.
Today, the former County of Holland consists of the two Dutch provinces of North Holland and South Holland, which together include the Netherlands' three largest cities: country capital Amsterdam; seat of government The Hague; and Rotterdam, home of Europe's largest port.
Holland is situated in the west of the Netherlands. A maritime region, Holland lies on the North Sea at the mouths of the Rhine and the Meuse (Maas). It has numerous rivers and lakes and an extensive inland canal and waterway system. To the south is Zealand. The region is bordered on the east by the IJsselmeer and four different provinces of the Netherlands.
Holland is protected from the sea by a long line of coastal dunes. Most of the land area behind the dunes consists of polder landscape lying well below sea level. At present the lowest point in Holland is a polder near Rotterdam, which is about seven meters below sea level. Continuous drainage is necessary to keep Holland from flooding. In earlier centuries windmills were used for this task. The landscape was (and in places still is) dotted with windmills, which have become a symbol of Holland.
Holland is 7,494 square kilometres (land and water included), making it roughly 13% of the area of the Netherlands. Looking at land alone, it is 5,488 square kilometres in size. The combined population is 6.1 million.
The main cities in Holland are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. Amsterdam is formally the capital of the Netherlands and its largest city. The Port of Rotterdam is Europe's largest and most important harbour and port. The Hague is the seat of government of the Netherlands. These cities, combined with Utrecht and other smaller municipalities, effectively form a single city—a conurbation called Randstad.
The Randstad area is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe, but still relatively free of urban sprawl. There are strict zoning laws. Population pressures are enormous, property values are high, and new housing is constantly under development on the edges of the built-up areas. Surprisingly, much of the province still has a rural character. The remaining agricultural land and natural areas are highly valued and protected. Most of the arable land is used for intensive agriculture, including horticulture and greenhouse agri-businesses.
Image of Holland at home and abroad
The predominance of Holland in the Netherlands has resulted in regionalism on the part of the other provinces. This is a reaction to the perceived threat that Holland poses to the identities and local cultures of the other provinces. The other provinces have a strong, and often negative,[9] image of Holland and the Hollanders, to whom certain qualities are ascribed within a mental geography, a conceptual mapping of spaces and their inhabitants.[10] On the other hand, some Hollanders take Holland's cultural dominance for granted and treat the concepts of Holland and the Netherlands as coincidental. Consequently, they see themselves not primarily as Hollanders, but simply as Dutch (Nederlanders).[11] This phenomenon has been called hollandocentrism.[12]
Holland tends to be associated with a particular image. The stereotypical image of Holland is an artificial amalgam of tulips, windmills, clogs, cheese and traditional dress (klederdracht). As is the case with many stereotypes, this is far from the truth and reality of life in Holland. This can at least in part be explained by the active exploitation of these stereotypes in promotions of Holland and the Netherlands. In fact only in a few of the more traditional villages, such as Volendam and locations in the Zaan area, are the different costumes with wooden shoes still worn by some inhabitants.
Castle Muiderslot - Kasteel Muiderslot
An Aerial view of Castle Muiderslot in Muiden, The Netherlands