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Visiting Netherlands? Read brief travel information about the country.

The Netherlands is an archaic land of clogs windmills, tulips from the countryside, stunning medieval towns and beach resorts located on its wide swathe of coastline. Unremittingly flat it provides an excellent terrain for walking and cycling. It has also a cosmopolitan capital like Amsterdam that is one of the Europe’s great cities. Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht are urban localities that attract numerous tourists for their liberal policies towards drugs, abortion, same-sex marriage and prostitution.
The Netherlands shares its borders with the North Sea to the north and west, to the east with Germany and to the south with Belgium. Large areas of The Netherlands known as polder are extremely fertile. The flatness of the country contributes to rapid changes of the weather that sweep throughout quickly when the wind starts to blow. The country is featured by temperate maritime climate. Excessively hot winters are rare. They can be fairly cold. The summers are warm. Rainfalls prevail all year round.
80, 9% of the population is Dutch. The currency in Netherlands is EURO. US$ 1=0, 74 Euro
A great tourist and business destination is Amsterdam. The best overview of the capital of the country you can take during a canal tour. A booming cultural life of the city is reflected in those 20 theatres, 53 museums, 12 concert halls and 61 art galleries. Europe’s best nightclubs and jazz cafes are boosted during famous Amsterdam’s nightlife. When in Amsterdam, rent an apartment or a room in a bed and breakfast, they offer much more value then hotels.
If you are a gourmet don’t miss cheese market at Waagplein, open every Friday from mid-April to mid-September. If your vacation is during March till mid May A trip to Harlem will offer you a breathless view of Dutch tulip fields. It is worth visiting also Teyler Museum exhibiting drawings of Rembrandt, fossils, coins and scientific instruments. If you are looking for somewhere really cheap to sleep here is a good list of budget hotels in Amsterdam.

Eager to enjoy walking? You should go to the most southern province of the country, Limburg. There you can find wonderful footpaths. This region is famous also for its cuisine, the oldest town in the country Maastricht and important cultural centre in Munsterkerk.
Dare to explore the Netherlands “the land of tulips” it will astonish you through its scenery, amazing architectural masterpieces and artefacts. Take advantage during your vacation of best accommodation rentals listed on Gulivers.com.