The Hague Vacations, The Hague Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

The Hague is the governmental city of the Netherlands. It is next to the Northsea and you can visit the famous Pier at Scheveningen beach. If you like a quiet beach, you can visit Kijkduin Beach. Other highlights are the parliament and Madurodam (a miniature "Netherlands").

It is the third largest city of The Netherlands and the provincial capitol of South Holland. The Hague has many museums and cultural institutions: the Museon, the Louis Couperus Museum, Panorama Mesdag, Mauritshuis and gemeente museum. Although a large and important city, The Hague houses no real university, though there is a vocational university called the "Haagse Hogeschool".

On the 29th of April, The Hague is celebrating Koninginnenach (Queens night). This free city event on the evening before Koninginnedag (Queens day) has grown to a popular tradition with almost 200.000 partying people.

The Hague is also organizing numerous festivals, like a two week festival in June with music ranging from classical to jazz, via pop,... After the move of the North Sea Jazz Festival to Rotterdam, The Hague started its own Jazz festival, human sized, with many great artists coming.

In the Hague you can also find the Vredespaleis (Palace of Peace) and the international high court.

For information about The Hague see also: Den Haag, Provincie Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.