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Romantic Places in the Netherlands
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Winding canals, windmills and a countryside that still looks like it did when
painted by the great 17th century Dutch artists.
-Southern
Provinces-
Beaches, a pretty green countryside, and French influences.
Zeeland
Beaches and cozy romantic
inns; where the Dutch learned how to conquer the sea.
Manoir
Inter Scaldes
Zandweg 2, 4416 NA
Kruiningen, Netherlands
T: +31
11 338-1753. 12 rooms. US$ 200-
www.relaischateaux.fr/scaldes
Picturesque house with thatched roof and garden nestled among the lakes and
polders of the islands of Zeeland.
Limbourg
Gentle rollings hills, castles and picturesque villages are found in the this province
bordering Belgium. Maastricht, a beautiful medieval city, is its capital.
Chateau St. Gerlach
Joseph Corneli Allee l, 6301 KK
Bad Valkenburg
a/d Geul, Netherlands
T: +31 43 608-8888. 58 rooms. US$ 250-
www.stgerlach.com
Centuries old estate that once housed a convent, Baroque church and farm buildings,
recently converted into a deluxe hotel with Kneipp spa.
Kasteel Wittem
Wittemer Allee 3, 6286 AA
Witten, Netherlands
T: +31 43 450-1208.
12 rooms. US$ 195-
www.relaischateaux.fr/wittem
Romantic 10th century castle ringed by moat and lawns that has been home
over the centuries to a knight, a baron and a prince.
Hôtel
Les Charmes
Lenculenstraat 18 - 6211 KR
Maastricht, NL
T: +31
43 321 74 00. 15 rooms. US$ 116-
www.hotellescharmes.nl
Located in the historic Jeker district, two adjoining 1725 townhouses were recently
restored and transformed into a charming inn.
-Northwest
Netherlands-
Tulips, cows, windmills and harbor villages abound
in North Holland, the name of low-lying province found on a peninsula between
the North Sea in the west and the IJsselmeer (Zuyder Zee) in the east. The province
also includes the cities of Haarlem, its capital, and Amsterdam, capital of the
Netherlands.
Amsterdam
Canals,
bicycles, a masterpiece-filled museum, and 17th and 18th century architecture
hailing from the Netherlands' Golden Age.
Hotel Seven Bridges
Amsterdam, NL
T: +31 20 623-1329. 8 room b&b. US$ 130-
www.sevenbridgeshotel.nl
Romantic getaway tastefully furnished with antiques; breakfast is brought to your
bedroom. Ask for a room with views of the peaceful canal or garden.
Seven
One Seven
717 Prinsengracht,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
T: 31-20
427-0717. 7 rooms, US$ 440-
www.717hotel.nl
1810 building with canal views. Stylish boutique hotel decorated by the
owners.
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