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Friesland
Overview
This unspoilt northerly province is the spot to take your foot off the pedal and go slow, Friesian-style, amid raw coastal nature and a profusion of namesake black-and-white cows.
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Friesland
The Eise Eisinga Planetarium is named after its builder, an 18th-century wool comber with a serious sideline in cosmic mathematics and astrology. Betweenā¦
Frisian Islands
Ameland's iconic red-and-white banded lighthouse stands 55m tall on the island's west end. The only lighthouse in the island chain that is open to theā¦
Frisian Islands
Just north of Nes village, this centre features an excellent seaquarium in which a number of North Sea species swim around, including manta rays,ā¦
Friesland
Nature lovers are in paradise in this tiny national park protecting the man-made watery shallows of Lauwersmeer, split between Friesland and theā¦
Friesland
Housed in the 18th-century mansion of a prominent Harlingen family, this museum deals primarily with the town's maritime heritage, in particular its roleā¦
Frisian Islands
Hidden in woods east of West-Terschelling is an extraordinary subterranean network of 85 bunkers used as a military radar station during WWIIā¦
Friesland
Displays in this small museum, inside the former town hall (1683) next to the church, focus on the town's seafaring history and traditional crafts, inā¦
Frisian Islands
Journey back in time to island life in the early 20th century at this tiny house-museum, inside the oldest building on Vlieland, dating to 1575. Theā¦
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