Hortus Botanicus Leiden - South Holland, Leiden. One of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, set in 1593. Contains several orangeries and some very old plants. Large collection of Asian orchids. ...
... end of the road from Leiden, and served as a parking lot for horse-drawn traffic. Today, modern traffic travels through the square and side streets are packed with restaurants and nightclubs. The Stadsschouwburg, ...
... It is accessible by bus from the train stations of Haarlem, Leiden and Schiphol. It is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek).
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The Groene Hart (English: Green Heart) is a relatively thinly populated area in the Dutch Randstad. The major Dutch cities of Rotterdam, Den Haag, Leiden, Haarlem, Amsterdam and Utrecht lie around this ...
... Amsterdam, Delft, Dordrecht, Gouda, Haarlem, Leiden, Rotterdam, The Hague (Den Haag in Dutch), Utrecht, and Zoetermeer. Other centres include Alphen aan den Rijn, Amstelveen, Barendrecht, Capelle aan den ...
... found a patron in local art collector Pieter van Ruijven, who lent him some money. It seems that Vermeer turned for inspiration to the art of the fijnschilders from Leiden. Vermeer was responding to the ...
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... — the judicial capital of the world, the seat of government and the royal family
* Leiden — historic student city with the country's oldest university and three national ...
... and for what the Dutch call its "Burgundian" atmosphere. Leiden, the birthplace of Rembrandt and home to the oldest university of the country, is yet another beautiful place with canals, narrow ...
... (Bastions, gates, towers, etc.) remain.
The old town is still entirely surrounded by a moat. Several bastions to the north of the old town have been changed into a park.
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... (Bastions, gates, towers, etc.) remain.
The old town is still entirely surrounded by a moat. Several bastions to the north of the old town have been changed into a park.
Leiden ...
... heels during the nineteenth century. In 1815, at the same time as Leiden and Utrecht, the University gained recognition as a national college of higher education, but this was followed by discussions about ...
Slightly smaller, but certainly no less interesting for a city break are the Old Dutch towns of Zuid-Holland.
The cities of Delft, Dordrecht, Gouda, Leiden and Schiedam are a short distance away ...
... summer months? Visitors to Gouda are assured of a very special day out!
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Discover the history of LeidenLeiden boasts over 2,700 monuments:from almshouses to windmills ...
... bands parade slowly from Noordwijk aan Zee through Sassenheim, Lisse, Hillegom, Heemstede to Haarlem. In August there is another flower parade from Leiden through Rijnsburg to Katwijk aan Zee.
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... as the gates of Amsterdam, and another on Christmas Day sent them in the opposite direction to submerge the streets of Leiden, that the mind of the nation was seriously turned to the matter.
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... flower fields that have come to symbolise Holland can be seen in these areas around April.
South Holland
* The Duin- en Bollenstreek (Dune and Bulb Region) extends from Leiden to Haarlem ...
... against Spain the Dutch had realized that flooding low lying areas formed an excellent defence against enemy troops, as was demonstrated, for example, during the siege of Leiden, 1574. In the latter half ...
... against Spain the Dutch had realized that flooding low lying areas formed an excellent defence against enemy troops, as was demonstrated, for example, during the siege of Leiden, 1574. In the latter half ...
Leiden in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland.The municipality of Leiden has a population of about 120,000, but the city forms one ...
The Dune and Bulb Region stretches from the area around the lower reaches of the Old Rhine west of Leiden to just south of Haarlem.
Since it is not a municipality or administrative region, the ...
... of Amsterdam. It is accessible by bus from the train stations of Haarlem, Leiden and Schiphol. It is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek).
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Because of its history, the historical inner city of The Hague differs in various respects from the nearby smaller cities of Leiden and Delft. It does not have a cramped inner city, bordered by ...
... probably the Grote Kerk, begun in about 1305. Leiden, 20km (12 miles) northeast of The Hague, 40km (25 miles) north of Rotterdam), the birthplace of Rembrandt, was a famous weaving town during the Middle ...
... (UA) - University of Leiden - Free University of Brussels (ULB) - Royal Library (KBR).
Archives and Libraries
/Geschiedenis : Dossier Bedrijven [Dossier Business (History)] ...
... London, the Ruhr Area, Istanbul, and Paris).
The southern part of the Randstad (i.e. the part located in the Province of South Holland) is called the "South Wing" (Zuidvleugel). Including Leiden, The ...
LISFE is an annual festival held in the city of Leiden (The Netherlands) dedicated to the most original and creative form of filmmaking: short films.
Since 2009 LISFE is run by a multicultural ...