Tulips & Windmills

Capital of The Netherlands, Amsterdam is renowned for its museums, colorful gardens, abundance of bicycles and endless lattice of canals.

The Dutch Golden Age’s legacy lives on in gilded manses that line Amsterdam’s canals and in the lush paintings that adorn the Rijksmuseum.

Founded in 1300, Hoorn was named for its horn-shaped harbor along the Ijsselmeer, the artificial lake created by massive dams.

A picturesque former Hanseatic League city nearly destroyed in World War II, Arnhem is graced with an array of beautiful parks and gardens.

The South Holland village community of Kinderdijk includes a set of 19 windmills and other ingenious technologies built in the 18th century to control flooding. 

Antwerp’s Cathedral of Our Lady, Belgium’s largest Gothic church, is a masterpiece of murals and stained glass.

In the Middle Ages, the college town of Ghent became one of the richest cities of Northern Europe. The Lys River is your gateway to Bruges, an equally beloved town filled with picturesque houses and canals.

Much of the tranquil region of Zeeland lies below sea level, protected from North Sea tides by the vast Delta Works project and windmills.

City of charming canals, elegant gabled houses, Rembrandt and van Gogh, Amsterdam is a delight to explore.

Amsterdam’s patchwork of waterways forms about 90 islands that are connected by 1,500 gracefully arched bridges.