Sightseeing

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Contents 1 The Netherlands 1.1 Amsterdam 1.2 Delft 1.3 Den Haag 1.4 Rotterdam 1.5 Scheveningen 2 Belgium 2.1 Brussels 2.2 Brugge 2.3 Liege 3 France 3.1 Paris 4 Germany 4.1 Berlin 4.2 Munich 4.3 Stuttgart 5 Great Britain 5.1 London 6 Italy 6.1 Assisi 6.2 Florence 6.3 Rome 7 Other resources

The Netherlands

Amsterdam

• Markets
  • Flower Market
• Museums
  • Anne Frank House
  • Van Gogh Museum
  • Rijksmuseum

Delft

• Churches
  • Nieuwe Kerk- Second tallest in The Netherlands
  • Oude Kerk
• Delft Blue
  • De Delftse Pauw
  • Royal Delft
• Markets
  • Thursday Market - in the center
  • Saturday Market - in the streets just off the center
• Museums
  • Het Prinsenhof - court of Willem of Oranje (combined admission with Lambert van Meerten and Nusantara)
  • Lambert van Meerten - neo-Renaissance home with Delft Blue tiles (combined admission with Het Prinsenhof and Nusantara)
  • Military museum (legermuseum)- Free admission with ISIC card
  • Moulin De Roos - ancient windmill located north of the train station near the train tracks
  • Nusantara - Indonesian artifacts (combined admission with Lambert van Meerten and Het Prinsenhof)
  • Vermeer Museum - life of Vermeer and copies of all his works, just off the central square
• Other
  • Beestenmarkt - former animal market, near the main square
  • Winkeltje Kouwenhoven - Shop with old Dutch goods, including candy.

Den Haag

• Museums
  • M C Escher Museum
  • Mauritshuis - Art collection including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer
• Outside Views
  • Binnenhof
  • Palace Garden
  • Noordeinde Palace

Rotterdam

• Churches
  • Grote of St-Laurenskerk - free to visit
• Markets
  • Saturday Market - very large with a variety of items for sale (from food to furniture and clothes)
• Museums
  • Maritime Museum - models, videos, and a real boat in the harbor
• Tours
  • Spido Boat Tours - presented in Dutch, English, French, and German
• Other
  • Euromast - built in 1960 for the World's Fair
  • Oude Haven - old port with older sailing vessels

Scheveningen

Visit the North Sea and walk along the kilometers of beach. There is also a large pier with shops and restaurants.

Belgium

Brussels

• Architecture
  • Atomium - impressive, giant iron crystal built for the 1958 World's Fair
  • L'Hotel de Ville
• Other
  • La Grande Place

Brugge

Liege

France

Paris

• Churches
  • Notre Dame
  • Sacre Coeur
• Museums
  • Louvre

Germany

Berlin

City of Berlin's Website

• Churches
  • Berliner Dom - Berlin's Cathedral, ISIC discount
  • Kaiser Wilhem Gedaechtniskirche - church bombed during WWII
• Buildings
  • Bundesrat
  • Bundestag/Reichstag - seat of the German Parliment, free visit to the top (glass dome)
• Lodging
  • Eastener Hostel - small, cozy, and clean hostel right in Berlin's center
• Memorials
  • Holocaust Memorial - near the Brandenburger Tor
  • Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp - less than an hour away by S-bahn with free entry
• Monuments
  • Brandenburger Tor - only remaining city gate in Berlin
  • Siegessaeune - victory pillar, climb to the top
• Museums
  • DDR Museum - life in former East Germany
  • Museum Island - plenty of museums (free entrance Thursdays after 6p.m.)
    • Altes Museum - Egyptian museum
    • Pergamon Museum
• Sites
  • Checkpoint Charlie - third checkpoint between East and West Berlin
  • East Side Gallery (Berlin Wall) - a remaining section of the wall decorated by artists

Munich

Stuttgart

Great Britain

London

Italy

Assisi

• Churches
  • Basilica Saint Francis of Assisi - actually two basilicas built on top of each other
• Fortress
  • Rocca Maggiore - an old fortress with a great view of Assisi and the surrounding countryside

Florence

Rome

• The Vatican
  • Saint Peter's Basilica - go in the morning to avoid lines
  • Vatican Museum - go in the afternoon to avoid lines
• Catacombs
  • located just outside of Rome, by taking two buses
  • wonderful location to see up close history and cool off!

Other resources

• Wikitravel has information about what to see in cities all over Europe.
• Trip Advisor has many useful reviews of attractions.