Friesland in the Netherlands: a unique holiday destination
Friesland has the greatest concentration of tourist pathways and waterways in Europe
Friesland (know in Frisian and officially as Fryslân) is one of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands and has already existed for more than 2000 years. The Romans were the first tourists and were extremely impressed by what they found... as you will be too! Over the centuries, Friesland has developed into a unique area of the Netherlands. Nowhere else will you find such a wide variety of landscapes, cultural history and leisure opportunities in a single region measuring just 100 km across.
These include:
• An extensive system of waterways that links all the lakes and historical locations.
• Four sailing and fishing areas: inland waterways, the IJsselmeer, the Wadden Sea and the North Sea.
• The largest fleet in Europe: traditional sailing ships, (motor) yachts, open motorboats, open sailing boats, fishing boats and ships designed for cruises and sea fishing.
• Separate roads and paths for cyclists and motorised traffic.
• Perfect signposting.
• Islands in the North Sea with huge beaches.
• All manner of active and passive leisure activities on land and water, even during the winter!
• Exceptional indoor attractions throughout the entire region.• Not only water but a great deal of green spaces such as pastures, forests (in the south) and nature reserves.
• Clean air brought in from the sea.
• Environmentally-friendly business, intensive care for the environment.
• A great deal of respect for the region’s own language, culture and history, as well as for those of foreigners.
• Friendly inhabitants (645.101 - 1 december 2008).
Packages and voyages
Friesland Holland offers unique holiday packages lasting several days, plus trips organised by a number of Friesland Holland partners together. The focus in the case of these all-inclusive full-service holidays is on offering a very wide range of services such as a breakdown assistance and luggage forwarding in the case of the Elfstedentochten (11 city cycling tours).
Your host: Albert Hendriks,
managing director Friesland Holland Tourist Information and Travel Service
• Uitgebreid stelsel van vaarwegen dat alle meren en historische plaatsen met elkaar verbindt.
• Vier vaar- en visgebieden: Binnenwater, IJsselmeer, Waddenzee, Noordzee.
• Grootste vloot van Europa: traditionele zeilschepen, motor- en zeiljachten, open motorboten, open zeilboten, visboten en schepen voor rondvaarten en zeevissen.
• Gescheiden wegen voor fietsers en gemotoriseerd verkeer.
• Perfecte bewegwijzering.
• Noordzee-eilanden met grote stranden.
• Alle vormen van actieve en passieve recreatie op het land en het water, ook in de winter!
• Bijzondere overdekte attracties, verspreid over de hele regio.
• Niet alleen water, maar ook veel groen: weiden, bossen (in het zuiden) en natuurgebieden.
• Van zee aangevoerde schone lucht.
• Schone bedrijvigheid, intensieve milieuzorg.
• Groot respect voor de eigen taal, cultuur en historie, maar ook voor die van buitenlanders.
• Vriendelijke bevolking. De provincie telt 645.101 inwoners (31 december 2008).
Arrangementen en reizen
Friesland Holland biedt bijzondere, meerdaagse vakantiearrangementen en reizen aan waarbij meerdere Friesland Holland-partners betrokken zijn. Bij deze all-inclusive-full-service vakanties worden veel diensten verleend, zoals pech-onderweg-service en bagagevervoer bij Elfstedentochten op de fiets.
Uw gastheer: Albert Hendriks,
directeur Friesland Holland Tourist Information and Travel Service
