Destinations in the Netherlands
Canal cities, coastal towns and villages with room to slow down. Find the places that fit your trip, from a weekend in Amsterdam to a few days on Texel.
Start with the Randstad region or browse all our city, village and island guides below.
The Randstad: cities and countryside
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht form the core of the Randstad. Between them lies the Green Heart, a landscape of waterways, fields and smaller towns.
Use our regional guide to connect your city visits and discover what lies between them.
Explore the Randstad regionAll cities, villages & islands
Browse 64 destinations, from Alkmaar to Zwolle.
Alkmaar
Alkmaar travel guide
Almere
Almere travel guide
Amersfoort
Amersfoort travel guide
Amsterdam
Amsterdam travel guide
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn travel guide
Arnhem
Arnhem travel guide
Assen
Assen travel guide
Breda
Breda travel guide
Culemborg
Culemborg travel guide
Delft
Delft travel guide
Den Bosch
Den Bosch travel guide
Den Helder
Den Helder travel guide
Deventer
Deventer travel guide
Domburg
Domburg travel guide
Dordrecht
Dordrecht travel guide
Eindhoven
Eindhoven travel guide
Emmen
Emmen travel guide
Enschede
Enschede travel guideGiethoorn
Giethoorn travel guide
Goes
Goes travel guide
Gouda
Gouda travel guide
Groningen
Groningen travel guide
Haarlem
Haarlem travel guide
Harderwijk
Harderwijk travel guide
Harlingen
Harlingen travel guide
Heerlen
Heerlen travel guide
Helmond
Helmond travel guide
Hilversum
Hilversum travel guide
Hoorn
Hoorn travel guide
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden travel guide
Leiden
Leiden travel guide
Lelystad
Lelystad travel guide
Loosdrecht
Loosdrecht travel guide
Maastricht
Maastricht travel guide
Meppel
Meppel travel guide
Middelburg
Middelburg travel guide
Nijmegen
Nijmegen travel guide
Noordwijk
Noordwijk travel guide
Pijnacker
Pijnacker travel guide
Rijswijk
Rijswijk travel guide
Roermond
Roermond travel guide
Roosendaal
Roosendaal travel guide
Rotterdam
Rotterdam travel guide
Scheveningen
Scheveningen travel guide
Schiedam
Schiedam travel guide
Sittard
Sittard travel guide
Sneek
Sneek travel guide
Texel
Texel travel guide
The Hague
The Hague travel guide
Tilburg
Tilburg travel guide
Urk
Urk travel guide
Utrecht
Utrecht travel guide
Veere
Veere travel guide
Venlo
Venlo travel guide
Vlissingen
Vlissingen travel guide
Volendam
Volendam travel guide
Voorburg
Voorburg travel guide
Waddinxveen
Waddinxveen travel guide
Wassenaar
Wassenaar travel guide
Zaanstad
Zaanstad travel guide
Zeist
Zeist travel guide
Zoetermeer
Zoetermeer travel guide
Zutphen
Zutphen travel guide
Zwolle
Zwolle travel guideLooking for a shortlist? Explore our top cities in the Netherlands.
Goes harbour photo: Takeaway / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and cropped.
Choose where to stay along your route
Compare accommodation in three cities, or browse our destination guides above before deciding where to stay.
City streets, sea air or open countryside?
A favourite city can be the start of your trip. Leave time for a harbour town, an island stay or a day outdoors, too.
Start with the places that interest you, then choose where to stay and how to travel between them.
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