Delft Zuid-Holland
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Delft is a city in the province of
South Holland (Zuid-Holland), located between Rotterdam and The
Hague. Delft is well-known for its typically Dutch town centre
retaining many old and historical buildings, and with many streets
having canals in the centre. This beautiful small city is well
known for the Delft pottery ceramic products which were styled
on the imported Chinese porcelain of the 17th century. The city
had an early start in this area as it was a home port of the
Dutch East India Company. The painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)
was born in Delft, he used Delft streets and home interiors as
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Places to visit in Zuid-Holland |
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South Holland is a province situated
on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The
provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.
The province's major towns include many of the most famous old
towns of Holland including Dordrecht, Leiden, Delft and Gouda.
The province of Zuid-Holland is renowned for its friendliness
and hospitality, and your seaside holiday here can include the
numerous sports, cultural events, entertainment for children
and regional gastronomy. The region around Noordwijk is also
known for its bulb fields, where you can admire the fields of
flowering bulbs in April and May. Places to visit should include
the windmills in "De Kinderdijk", the city of Rotterdam:
reconstructed after World War II with lots of contemporary architectural
treasures, The Hague, "the Royal City", with sights
like the Mauritshuis Museum (paintings), the Municipal Museum,
the Binnenhof (seat of the Dutch Government), the miniature city
of Madurodam and the popular seaside resort of Scheveningen. |
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Where is Delft? |
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Delft is about 60 kms from Amsterdam
and Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol).
Delft is about 15 kms from Rotterdam
and Rotterdam Airport.
By Air - Amsterdam's airport Schiphol (www.schiphol.nl) is
the Netherlands’ main international airport and the third
busiest in Europe. Rotterdam Airport (www.rotterdam-airport.nl)
is much smaller but has handy links to the UK, Germany and Mediterranean
destinations.
By Ferry - Several companies operate car/passenger ferries
between the Netherlands and the UK. Stenaline (www.stenaline.co.uk)
sails between Harwich and Hoek van Holland, while P&O North
Sea Ferries (www.poferries.com) operates an overnight ferry every
evening between Hull and Europoort (near Rotterdam).
By Train - The Netherlands has good train links to Germany
and Belgium and on to France.
By Bus - Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and a few of Holland’s
smaller cities such as Den Haag and Utrecht, are well connected
to the rest of Europe by long-distance bus.
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