Eindhoven Airport has become the second largest Airport from The Netherlands after Schiphol, and today transport around 1.6 milllion people. Some price fighter airlines like Ryanair and WizzAir offer cheap flights to destination like London, Dublin, Oslo, Stockholm, Milan, Rome, Pisa, Madrid, Barcelona, Faro, Porto, Sofia, Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw Prague, Boedapest.
Eindhoven is very well connected to other airports too, such as Dusseldorf, Köln, Amsterdam and Brussels. Those airports have trainstops. Lowcost airlines with a fly to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Boekarest, Edinburgh, Vienna, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Belgrade, Zagreb, Prestina, Athene, Istanbul and more. Also interesting airports could be Niederrhein (Weeze), Maastricht, Dortmund, Rotterdam and Chareloi,
About my Region:
Eindhoven is the biggest city in Brabant, but it's capital is 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) which is a very beautiful city. The region has many interesting places like old castles, windmills.
Painter Vincent van Gogh lived in Nuenen, a very beautiful village next to Eindhoven. His paintings can be seen in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
This old watermills,
Touristic Places
A comfortable way to travel through Holland is with train, as train reach the centers of all big cities in The Netherlands, but also Belgium and Germany. Including waiting time for transits the following cities can be reached from Eindhoven: 's-Hertogenbosch (0:20), Utrecht (0:50), Amsterdam (1:20), Tilburg (0:25), Breda (0:35), Dordrecht (0:55), Rotterdam (1:10), Gouda (1:15), Delft (1:30), Hague (1:30), Leiden (1:50), Maastricht (1:10), Valkenburg (1.39), Aachen (2:00), Koln (3:00), Antwerp (2:00), Brussels (2:30), Bruges (4:30), Paris (4:00). Some other interesting places like Keukenhof, Efteling, Safaripark, Dolfinarium, Volendam can be reached by bus from the nearest train station. Renting a car is also possible from €29 a day. Companies like Hertz, Europcar, eAutohuur
Brugge (Bruges) is the best preserved medieval town in Europe, and is situated in the west of Belgium, two hours with car from Eindhoven. It was founded in the 9th century by Vikings. From the 13th century onwards, Brugge became an international trading center. The produce of cloth and the role of Hansean wharehouse brought the city its wealth. The heydays resulted in the construction of numerous Gothic buildings and churches. Also, the Flemish Primitive painting school could flourish here. Already in the 16th century, Brugge's wealth had vanished. Until the 19th century it played only a marginal role. Its citizens were very poor. But this sorry state is the main reason that the whole town has preserved its medieval character so well.
Delft is one of the best-preserved, "historic" towns
in the Netherlands. It is known for its canals, walkways, and
Delft Pottery. Most visitors spend time at the Koninlijke
Porceleyne Fles (the Royal Dutch Delftware Factory).The Markt
features many shops selling pottery of various quality (beware
of imitations) and a number of good restaurants. See both the Oude Kerk (Old Church) and Nieuwe Kerk (with the tomb of
William of Orange). The city's best museum is the Stedelijk
Museum Het Prinsenhof (Municipal Museum Het Prinsenhof) that
features a fine collection of Dutch decorative arts.
You will also find a Vermeer Trail, named after the famous
artist who was born and painted in Delf
Leiden is a historic university town, Leiden has an attractive "Old Town" that hugs its main canal and a number of small but interesting museums. Leiden is, also, the birthplace of the famous artist Rembrandt. If you have time, take a boat trip on Leiden's scenic canals
Maastricht
Maastricht
is the capital of the province Limburg and is
one of the oldest towns in
the Netherlands. It is situated in the south of Holland, not far
from Vaals, the place where the three countries The Netherlands,
Belgium and Germany
meet
together. Vaals is only 3km from the westernmost city of German
Aachen.
Although Maastricht was permanent inhabited from the Celtic
Times around 500 B.C. it's main importance became during the
Roman Empire. Simular to cities like Aachen, Köln, Nijmegen,
Utrecht and Tongeren. Tongeren which is 20km from Maastricht is
the oldest town of Belgium and was the administrative centre of
the district under Roman rule. Maastricht is known from the
Maastricht Treaty in 1992 that laid the groundwork for the
adoption of the Euro. Maastricht escaped war damage in the 1940s
and is therefore rich in history and culture. However, a number
of different invasions over the years have contributed greatly
to the Maastricht of today, creating a distinctive pan-European
character. The city's name is derived from Latin Trajectum ad
Mosam or Mosae Trajectum, meaning "Mosa-crossing", and refers to
the bridge over the Meuse river built by the Romans during the
reign of Augustus Caesar. Maastricht has also an interesting
life under the ground. Over the centuries, the mining of marl in
the Caves of St. Pieter has resulted in the formation of a
labyrinth with over 20,000 tunnels, it's possible to
visit those caves (but take a
jacket). Another place are the
Kazematten, a 14km network of underground passageways or
mine galleries which was created between 1575 and 1825on the
western side of Maastricht. During times of siege, these tunnels
were used to approach and surprise the enemy from under the
ground. One of the most striking features of the Maastricht
defensive works is Fort St. Pieter, dating from 1701-1702. In
2007 it was completely restored, and today you can walk through
the long corridors and even get right onto the top of the fort,
where you will be rewarded with a magnificent view over
Maastricht, the Meuse valley and the Jeker valley. Near
Maastricht is you can find the ruines of
castle
Valkenburg. The castle
was blown up during the Franco-Dutch War in 1672 by the army of
King-Stadtholder Willem III to prevent it falling into French
hands so it couldn't become a threat for the safety of
Maastricht. In the middle of the city there is a mansion where
the criminal trials were conducted against the notorious gang of
Bokkenrijders in the
eighteenth century. The goat riders story is probally largly
based on a legend and evidence gathered by torture. The goat
riders where captured and imprisoned in the
Schelmentoren in Heerlen. The
goat riders legend can still found be back in the Efteling
Villa Volta.
According to the Legend, the house of Hugo van den Loonsche
Duynen, the leader of the Goat riders, became for eternal
haunted after his assault on
the Postel
Abbey in Mol.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam with its unique combination of history and cosmopolitan culture, offers everything to make it an unforgettable experience. The city of offers a wide variety of art and culture in over 60 theatres and 45 museums. Many old culture of Holland is saved in old paintings by painters like Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals . Many of those paintings are gathered in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Amsterdam has a long and eventful history. The origins of the city lie in the 13th century, when fisherman living along the banks of the River Amstel built a bridge across the waterway near the IJ, then a large saltwater inlet. Wooden doors on the bridge served as a dam; these protected the town from the IJ, which often flooded the early settlement. The mouth of the river Amstel, where the Damrak now is, formed a natural harbor, which became important for trade. You can taste the typically Amsterdam atmosphere around the 17th century channels. Print this walking map.
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam was build between 1648 and 1665, and was at that time the largest non-religious building in from the world, and stayed for a long time the largest administrative building in Europe. It was one of the candidates for title of the Eighth Wonder of the World. Next to the Palace is the Nieuw Kerk which is frequently used in Royal weddings, but is also the burial site for some Dutch heroes like Admiral Michiel de Ruyter and poet Joost van den Vondel.
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