Netherlands holidays
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Why I love … ‘I used to look for crime fiction novels set in Amsterdam, but ended up writing my own’
Amsterdam’s trading and gin heritage fascinates crime writer Daniel Pembrey, while its canals and Red Light District provide an evocative setting for his books
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In the Dutch capital, Airbnb has been accused of driving up property prices and disrupting communities – while others say the website’s gentrifying tendencies are much exaggerated. So who’s right?
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Rush-hour bike jams, speeding scooters, ignorant tourists … Amsterdam may be the world’s busiest cycling capital but it is no two-wheeled paradise. ‘Bicycle mayor’ Anna Luten is working to smooth conflict and export the lessons learned
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Solar Weekend is the Dutch festival that puts the public in the spotlight – by allowing them to design its stages, art installations and attractions
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A’DAM Toren, a new multi-venue tower, is the latest addition to Amsterdam’s creative hub, where a former shipyard and warehouses have been transformed into the city’s coolest waterfront district
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The Dutch city has lined up myriad strange and wonderful experiences to mark Hieronymous Bosch’s death 500 years ago
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Station puts the Netherlands city on the map as a major European transport hub
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Follow our savvy guide and you can enjoy free gigs, art galleries and walking tours, stay in a cool hostel and refuel on cheap eats
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It doesn’t appear on many bucketlists, but Sloterpark, in the west of Amsterdam, hits the right notes with its pools, zoo, frisbee golf and numerous festivals
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Our writer’s father has MS, and cannabis helps with the symptoms. But that’s not the only reason for the pair’s jaunt to Amsterdam: he just loves to get high
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The new Yellow Backie scheme encourages locals to offer tourists a ride on their bike racks – and show them the city beyond the cliches
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On the first Sunday of September, volunteers from hamlets surrounding the town of Zundert, in the Netherlands, put on a huge parade of flower-powered floats. The Zundert Bloemencorso is the oldest annual flower parade in Europe and this year’s theme was local hero Vincent van Gogh
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Diverse map collection highlights fascinating information about Dutch capital, from areas attacked in second world war to development of its canals
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Visit Holland’s most charming and underrated city, take a break on the Cornish coast or explore Spain’s Picos de Europa. By Joanne O’Connor
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Shifting exchange rates mean more holidaymakers are making the trip across the Atlantic – but the upsurge brings problems for the Europe’s most popular attractions
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Rachel Dixon joins a new green cycle tour from London to Amsterdam – with plenty of interesting and delicious pit stops en route
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In the 1960s, Dutch cities were increasingly in thrall to motorists, with the car seen as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths – and fierce activism – to turn Amsterdam into the cycling nirvana of today
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Unnamed 42-year-old, who may have caused deaths of three British tourists in Amsterdam by selling them white heroin, hands himself in to police
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The author of The Miniaturist on the beguiling blend of tradition and modernity (and pancakes) in a city that provided the inspiration for her 17th-century-set debut novel and Waterstones Book of the Year 2014
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Join the party in Holland’s most underrated destination, find romance in Cornwall or pick up an exclusive Turkish villa bargain. By Joanne O’Connor
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Street performer Benjamin Stanford is fussy about his jazz, but says this tiny bar in Amsterdam never disappoints
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A great little place I know Cedar Lewisohn on the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, the Netherlands
The artist feels right at home at this utopian art and design institute, which also welcomes visitors for events and the best coffee in town
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Windmills, autumn mornings and cycling in the fog … Eelco Roos explores the Netherlands
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A new exhibition on pain and pleasure in art asks whether the face is truly the mirror of the soul. More than 50 works from the golden age of Dutch painting – on show at the Frans Hals Museum, in Haarlem, the Netherlands – embrace every emotion from despair to lust
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Wynand Fockink is an Amsterdam bar and distillery where small is beautiful and the liqueurs are plentiful – and potent
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Fresh tastes, clever design and a relaxed vibe are the order of the day for Amsterdam’s innovative and pop-up restaurants, writes Sam Gosling
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Travel tips: delight in Bergen, camp in the New Forest, and revel in a riad in Marrakech. By Joanne O'Connor
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A dramatic yet tasteful refurbishment allows The Hague's fine collection of golden age Dutch art to seduce and intrigue, writes Jonathan Jones
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From galleries, boat trips and concerts to the city's famous condom shop, there's plenty of great things to do in Amsterdam that won't cost you a guilder
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Kolenkitbuurt was a deeply troubled community when Dutch-led artists Cascoland were brought in to improve the residents’ quality of life. Their ‘bottom-up’ strategy has worked wonders
City breaks with kids City breaks with kids: Amsterdam