Hidden Holland - Softcover

Naafs, Saskia; Van Eijck, Guido

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9460583350 ISBN 13: 9789460583353

Publisher: Luster Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

• An insider’s guide to Holland’s hidden gems and lesser-known spots
• Written by true locals, filled with independent advice, based on thorough research and the author's personal opinions
• An inspirational and practical guide to the country’s most interesting places, buildings, restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, neighbourhoods, gardens and cafés
• A recently updated edition in Luster’s successful and attractive Hidden series of regional and country guides

Hidden Holland is an alternative travel guide with inspiring stories about approximately 380 different and unexpected places all around the country. This guide entreats you to leave the beaten path, pointing you to locations that many people didn’t even know existed. Such as a forest full of miniature waterworks, a cellar with a mummy in a small Frisian church and secret NATO headquarters.

This guide introduces you to the lesser-known charms of the Netherlands through surprising places presented in original lists, such as: 5 artworks in unexpected locations, the 7 most authentic pubs, 5 cool repurposed industrial heritage sites, 6 local specialities you should try, and much more.

About this title

About the Author

Saskia Naafs and Guido Van Eijck are researchers and writers. They specialise in a wide range of topics, from politics and urban planning to education and housing. They are also the authors of The 500 Hidden Secrets of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Their work takes them to the far corners of their capital city, to places they probably wouldn’t have discovered otherwise.

From the Back Cover

New & fully updated edition 2023

Writers and researchers SASKIA NAAFS and GUIDO VAN EIJCK like to venture out and explore the outposts of their own country. They regularly make city trips and take long nature walks. They have already published two travel guides: 'The 500 Hidden Secrets of Amsterdam' and 'The 500 Hidden Secrets of Rotterdam'.

The Dutch love to travel but they tend to forget that there is also a lot to see and do in their own country. This alternative travel guide is a tribute to all these unique, beautiful, madcap and inspiring places. The authors will guide you off the beaten path, to over 380 places which will astonish you. This book includes over

60 eclectic lists including:

― mysterious mummies

― fascinating fantasists

― brutalist gems

― impressive waterworks

― former islands

― life achievements worth admiring

These hidden gems were photographed by ROEL HENDRICKX, an avid traveller, hiker and day tripper. Thanks to this guide he rediscovered some of his favourite places in the Netherlands and was pleasantly surprised by a bunch of new finds.

Edition details

• Publisher: Luster Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9460583350
• ISBN 13: 9789460583353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280