Den Haag Vacations, Den Haag Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Den Haag (The Hague) is a beautiful city. It's the third-largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. It's located near the coast with Amsterdam in the north and Rotterdam to its south.

Den Haag is (together with Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht) part of the conglomerate metropolitan area Randstad, with a population of 6,659,300 inhabitants. 2,500,000 of them live in the four cities. 515,000 live in Den Haag.

Den Haag is the actual seat of the government, but not the official capital of the Netherlands, a role set aside by the Dutch constitution for Amsterdam.

Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands lives and works in Den Haag. All government ministries and foreign embassies are located in the city, as well as the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (The Supreme Court), the Raad van State (Council of State) and many lobbying organizations. Den Haag has a rich history with many beautiful buildings and houses from previous eras to prove it.

Den Haag houses a lot of international organizations and portrays itself as the international city of peace. The Peace Palace, the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the OPCW are just a few examples.

The famous picture, "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer, can be found at the 'Mauritshuis' one of the many fine museums of Den Haag.