best places to visit in the netherlands
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. Found within the Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is informally referred to as the “Venice of the North”, due to the large number of canals that form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Amsterdam is widely known for its party atmosphere, cannabis practice, and red-light district. However, the city has so much more to offer such as its beautiful canal ring, historical buildings, world-class museums, and famous attractions like the Anne Frank House, Vondelpark and Bloemenmarkt, and the floating flower market.
Maastricht
Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the south-eastern Netherlands.
Best known for its dynamic city square, the Vrijthof, Maastricht is home to the impressive Saint Servatius Church, the Saint Jan’s Cathedral, and the old fortifications, or Vestigingswerkens. Many annual festivals take place at the Vrijthof, with local favorites arriving in autumn and winter. This bustling town square also boasts amazing cafes, hip bars, and interesting galleries and shops. Other popular attractions in Maastricht include the St. Pietersberg Caves and the Helpoort, the oldest surviving town gate of its kind in the Netherlands.
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Continents:
EUROPE
The European continent is located completely in the northern hemisphere and mainly in the eastern hemisphere. Europe borders onto the Arctic Ocean in the North, the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the Mediterranean Sea in the South. There are 50 countries in Europe with a total of more than 748 million people living on the continent in 2021.
ASIA
There are 49 countries in Asia according to the UN. The 10 biggest countries are listed in the right column of this page. Two of the Asian countries, Russia and Turkey, also share part of their territory on the European continent. Additionally there are two countries that only have limited international recognition: State of Palestine and Republic of China/Taiwan and some dependencies. Asia is the most populous continent with more than 4.7 billion people living there. (2022)
AFRICA
There are 54 countries in Africa – and 9 dependent territories. More than 1.3 billion people live on the African continent. This means about 15% of the world’s total population live in Africa! Even though Nigeria is only a third of the size of Algeria, it is the most populous country in Africa, with more than 219 million people.
NORTH AMERICA
OCEANIA
Oceania is in a continental group consisting of 14 countries and includes Pacific islands and Australia. Often Australia is named as a continent, but this means that the many islands and countries except Australia would then be not included. Oceania in fact is mostly ocean and spans a vast area as you can see below.
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