The Dutch and their bicycles, they’re pretty legendary. While tour operators lure tourists to Holland for its tulips and windmills, it’s actually the unique Dutch cycle culture that stands out most. Bicycles everywhere.
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Celebrate the 100th anniversary of De Stijl with a cycle tour through Utrecht, visiting locations associated with the famous Dutch designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld.
Many cyclists come to Holland for a bike and boat tour. What is a bike and boat tour and why are these cycling holidays so popular? I went along on Boat-Bike Tours' Northern Tour to find out.
To get around Amsterdam by bike, there are two dedicated cycle maps available: one covers the whole of the city, the other the Amsterdam region. What's the difference between the two maps? Which map should you choose?
In celebration of the Van Gogh year 2015, we cycled the Van Gogh Cycle Route - a 335 km-long bike tour through the Dutch artist's homeland Brabant. What does this route have to offer?
Summer 2014 we cycled the Dutch section of the Limes Cycle Route which follows the northern border of the Roman Empire. How much can you still see of this Roman history? And is the guide book any use if you don't understand Dutch?
The ANWB fietskaart series consists of 20 separate cycle maps on a scale of 1:50,000 covering the whole of Holland. We went to Drenthe to put one of these maps to the test.
When the numbered cycle network was introduced, another type of map came on the market: the numbered cycle network map (knooppuntenkaart). How does it compare to a regular cycle map?
In June 2013 we cycled the Cyclists's Path. The only existing guide book is in Dutch. Is this a problem if you don’t understand the language? And what does the route have to offer? We decided to find out.