Haarlem Vacations, Haarlem Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Haarlem is very close to Amsterdam and defenitely worth to visit. The city offers culture, history, pedestriated shopping-centres and nightlife can be around every corner.

Just have a look around the square (grote Markt) itself, one of the most beautiful of its kind in Holland. Come face to face with the late-Gothic saint Bavo’s church (Bavo-kerk), the 13th century townhall, the magnificent Burchers’ hall (Vleeshal) and the Fish auction hall (Vishal) and dream back in time.

The romantic city, situated along the river Spaarne, may take pride in a number of qualifications acknowledged throughout the country: Best shopping city of the Netherlands, City of Flowers, City of Jazz and City of Sports, all rolled into one. Less official perhaps is the title Most appetizing City of Holland, but anyone who is expected to choose from the multitude of restaurants, pubs, bistros and outdoor cafes, will undoubtedly become a champion of the legalization of that culinary title. Menu-advice: For starters wander a while through the historical city and retrace the path along small curiosity-shops, the shipchandlers on the Spaarne or the workshops of clockmakers, goldsmiths and stained-glass restorers. A delightful city, in more than one respect.